‘Sexual harrassment’ conductor is kept off stage

‘Sexual harrassment’ conductor is kept off stage

Orchestras

norman lebrecht

June 17, 2024

The SWR Symphony Orchestra has notified the media that its incoming artistic director Francois-Xavier Roth is unavailable for this summer’s concerts, ‘following allegations of sexual harassment.’

The Finnish conductor Eva Ollikainen will replce his all-Schoenberg concert in JMJuly with works by Sofia Gubaidulina, Richard Strauss and Jean Sibelius.

Roth has been accused of sending dick-pics to female orchestra members.

SWR takes the information against Roth very seriously and will examine it carefully. The broadcaster’s primary goal is to ensure a transparent and thorough investigation.

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