Jeffrey Kahane has left his function as music director of the San Antonio Philharmonic, his publicist stated in a Monday morning assertion.
The departure of the revered conductor, pianist and educator comes because the orchestra, fashioned from the ashes of the San Antonio Symphony, finds itself with out a common place to carry out and has canceled at the very least 4 set of concert events dates since December.
Philharmonic CEO Roberto Treviño was unavailable for quick remark.
Kahane’s publicist, Katy Solomon of Primo Artists, stated he’s not permitted to provide interviews in regards to the matter. Nonetheless, in his assertion, the conductor praised the Alamo Metropolis and its followers of classical music and stated he was grateful for his time with the orchestra.
“I’m deeply grateful for the musical experiences I’ve had with the San Antonio Philharmonic and to the neighborhood of music lovers on this great metropolis that I’ve come to like a lot,” stated Kahane, who was appointed the Philharmonic’s music director for its inaugural 2024-2025 season.
“Each distinguished visitor artist and inventive accomplice who has labored with the Philharmonic will attest to the facility, ability, and fantastic thing about the orchestra’s enjoying. The archival recordings of our concert events will stand as a long-lasting testomony to the terribly excessive stage of inventive achievement the San Antonio Philharmonic has come to characterize.”
The assertion didn’t embody any details about Kahane’s future plans.
Kahane joined the San Antonio Philharmonic after a decades-long affiliation with the San Antonio Symphony, which collapsed throughout a fiery labor dispute.
As musical director of the fledgling group, he helped form its inventive id whereas supporting it as a “vital donor,” in line with his assertion. He additionally fashioned partnerships with internationally famend artists who carried out as company throughout its concert events.
Latest turmoil
Nonetheless, the San Antonio Philharmonic grappled with many hurdles throughout Kahane’s tenure.
After trumpeting a deal in October 2024 that may make downtown’s historic Scottish Ceremony Cathedral its everlasting efficiency house, the masonic lodge that owned the constructing hit the orchestra with an order to vacate roughly a yr later.
Treviño has repeatedly instructed the Present that the orchestra is negotiating a brand new deal to play within the corridor. Nonetheless, a authorized submitting by the Scottish ceremony accused the orchestra of not making good on a promise to pay $750,000 for repairs on the century-old construction.
Going through a scarcity of a everlasting efficiency house, the orchestra late final month scrapped its Classics VI | Symphonic Strings concert events scheduled for Feb. 13 and 14. The collection was the group’s fourth cancellation since late final yr, though a kind of — its Vacation Pops reveals — had been later relocated to Sea World San Antonio.
Kahane served as music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra for twenty years and now’s its music director laureate. He’s carried out concertos with the New York Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony together with recitals with classical-music superstars Yo-Yo Ma and Joshua Bell.
Kahane teaches a small class of gifted pianists, coaches chamber music, and infrequently teaches educational programs on the College of Southern California’s Thornton Faculty of Music.
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A brand new authorized submitting by the Scottish Ceremony additionally alleges the orchestra did not finance repairs to the constructing during which it staged concert events for months.
The orchestra’s cancelations come days after the house owners of its major venue ordered it to vacate the premises.
A letter obtained by the Present signifies the masonic lodge is giving the orchestra till this Friday to vacate.
