Vienna Festival loses its head, again

Vienna Festival loses its head, again

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norman lebrecht

October 20, 2022

It was made known this morning that the director of the Wiener Festwochen, Christophe Slagmuylder, will leave next summer, a year before his contract is up. His predecessor, Tomas Zierhofer-Kin, lasted just three years.

Slagmuylder, 55, is returning home to Belgium to become head of the Palais des Beaux-Arts (Bozar) in Brussels.

Vienna is left looking hapless.

A decade ago, its Festwochen was one of the strongest attractions in Europe.

 

Comments

  • Fritz Grantler says:

    Wasting more taxpayers money…..

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