luminary

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The art-world luminary on the power of stress, why museums should never issue statements and whether art should be considered an asset class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

This summer he was a luminary of the prestigious Salzburg Festival and Saturday conducted the world premiere of his ravishing Horn Concerto at the Lucerne Festival that was broadcast on a Swiss radio station.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

Much like York, who was eventually collected by Jacqueline Kennedy and revered by the elite, Anderson has transformed from an outsider to a luminary, celebrated by the glitterati and beyond.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

At the time, the Comédie de Genève cited differences in “work philosophy” and “values” between its team and Lupa, 80, a longtime luminary of European theater.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024

The evening’s speaker might be a graduate student assigned to explicate a recent paper from Europe, or a visiting luminary discussing his own work.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik