Reforms at St. Gallen Concert and Theater
With the change in management in summer 2023, Konzert und Theater St.Gallen is restructuring its organization. Among other things, the contracts of Concert Director Florian Scheiber and Kinsun Chan, Head of the Dance Company, will expire at the end of the 2022/2023 season.
The dramaturgy, which shapes the artistic signature as a "think tank", will be strengthened. According to the press release, it thus "makes an important contribution to ensuring that the cultural institution is perceived externally as more than just the sum of its four divisions". In terms of personnel, the contract of Chief Conductor Modestas Pitrenas will be extended for a further four seasons until 2026/2027.
The contracts of concert director Florian Scheiber and dance company director Kinsun Chan expire at the end of the 2022/2023 season. It was decided earlier that the contract of theater director Jonas Knecht will also end at the same time.
An eight-member, broad-based management team runs the theater collaboratively and transparently. In addition to the director with overall responsibility, this includes the heads of the four divisions (concert, music theater, drama, dance), the heads of dramaturgy, scheduling and technology as well as the CFO.
The head of the dance division and the drama division are to be filled by summer 2022. The search for the head of the orchestra office and the CFO position will begin in the following season. The Board of Directors would like to take this opportunity to thank the departing colleagues for their great commitment.
