Ilona Oltuski
Advisory Board Member
Writer, Journalist, Curatorial Consultant
“With a penchant for artistic discourse, I have always been invested in experiencing the power of communicating through cultural dialogue. Sharing artists’ talents in concerts, through curation, and my writing has become an essential part of my DNA. At Althafen Foundation, I welcome the many opportunities to closely collaborate with those who bring great vision to their passion and to explore the many facets of the global sector of the arts that can impact local organizations and their communities positively.”
Ilona Oltuski, Ph.D., is a Berlin-born, New York City-based music journalist, art historian, and founder. Her organization GetClassical, showcases established and emerging classical performers in alternative, salon-style concerts, NYC classrooms, and written features that explore the artists’ process and place in culture.
She serves on the board of the Fritz Ascher Society, Rediscovering Suppressed Artists, the honorary board of the Anselmo Academy of Music and Arts, and as an arts-administrative consultant for the Turkish American Cultural Laboratories, New York. In Berlin, she is an artistic advisor to the Concert Series at the Noack Kultur Forum. Most recently, she has joined the Lera Auerbach International Archives as its curatorial advisor.
She holds a Ph.D. in Art History from the J.W. Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, and an M.A. in Arts Administration from the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences at Baruch College, The City University of New York.