Leadership crisis at the Orchestre de la Suisse romande
The Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR) and its orchestra director Henk Swinnen are parting ways by mutual agreement. It has also been announced that Jonathan Nott's appointment to the OSR has not yet been finalized.
According to the "Journal de Genève", the OSR Foundation is keeping quiet about the reasons for Swinnen's departure. It is therefore also unclear whether Swinnen is leaving the orchestra voluntarily or involuntarily.
Moreover, the ensemble is currently without a chief conductor. The OSR will not have a new chief conductor for several months: The plan is for Jonathan Nott to officially succeed Neeme Järvi, who relinquished the post in 2015, in January 2017.
According to the OSR itself, the contract with Nott has not yet been signed. OSR Foundation President Florence Notter and Vice-President Sylvie Buhagiar will travel to London to "resolve the situation".
