Gary Ginstling became President and CEO of the philharmonic in July 2023, having spent a prior period of eight months as the orchestra’s executive director.
has abruptly stepped down after just one year in the job, following an independent investigation into the orchestra’s workplace culture.
The orchestra’s associate principal trumpet, Matthew Muckey, and principal oboist, Liang Wan were fired from the orchestra for sexual misconduct but then allowed back before being dumped for a second time over a 14-year-old rape allegation, which they have both denied. Both Muckey and Wan are suing the philharmonic and the musicians’ union Local 802 after being ousted for the second time in four years.
Ginstling responded by suspending Mackey and Wan with pay, and announced a fresh investigation into the orchestra’s “culture” by an outside attorney.In the article Cara Kizer, 44, a former horn player with the Philharmonic, accused Muckey and Wan of drugging and raping her in their rented condo in Vail, Colorado, during the 2010 Bravo! Vail Valley music festival.
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