SEATTLE 〓 Thomas Dausgaard suddenly resigns as music director of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra

2022/01/13

The Seattle Symphony has announced the sudden resignation of music director Thomas Dausgaard. His term was due to expire in the 2022/23 season. Moreover, he suddenly notified the orchestra of his resignation by e-mail.

Dausgaard was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1963 and is 58 years old. After studying at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen and the Royal College of Music in London, he became Principal Conductor of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra in 1997. He has been the Principal Conductor of the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra since 2004.

He first conducted the Seattle Symphony in 2010. He became Principal Guest Conductor in 2014 and has been Music Director since 2019.

The official reason for his resignation is said to be a “pandemic.” However, Dausgaard told The New York Times that “the orchestra was ruled by fear,” and his true reason appear to be elsewhere.

Photo:Seattle Symphony Orchestra


    Click here for details ▷


How about this ?

  1. TORONTO 〓 Andrew Davis got a surprise present from the orchestra

  2. ROME 〓 Daniele Gatti entered the pit of “Rigoletto”

  3. BARCELONA 〓 Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra extended the contract with music director Kazushi Ono

  4. SAN FRANCISCO 〓 Michael Tilson Thomas Succeeds in Surgery to Remove Brain Tumor

  5. BERLIN 〓 Staatskapelle Berlin celebrates 450 years

  6. VERONA 〓 Arena di Verona has announced details of this summer

  7. BERLIN 〓 Christophe Eschenbach will be the principal conductor of Konzerthausorchester Berlin

  8. Marlboro Music Festival 〓 Festival announced that Jonathan Biss would assume the role of co-artistic director with Mitsuko Uchida

  9. MUNICH 〓 BR-KLASSIK reposts behind-the-scenes documentary of Netrebko and Villazon’s “La Traviata”

  10. LAS PALMAS 〓 Opera Las Palmas presents its season

  11. WARSAW 〓 Applications for the Chopin International Piano Competition exceeded 500

  12. SALVADOR 〓 Pianist Maria João Pires is out of action for the time being due to a heart condition

  13. ROME 〓 Andrea Obiso has been appointed concertmaster of the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

  14. PARIS 〓 Opéra national de Paris has announced its lineup for the 2024/2025 season

  15. MOSCOW 〓 Violinist “Anastasia” was arrested

  1. No comments yet.

  1. No trackbacks yet.