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| Queen Maxima with Daniele Gatti (right) earlier this year. Photo: Wesley de Wit | Hollandse Hoogte |
The Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam has sacked chief
conductor Daniele Gatti with immediate effect, following last month’s report in
the Washington Post in which he was accused of sexual assault in 1996 and 2000.
‘These accusations and Gatti’s reactions in this respect have caused a lot of
commotion among both musicians and staff, as well as stakeholders both at home
and abroad,’ the orchestra said in a press statement on Thursday.
‘In addition,
since the publication of the article in the Washington Post, a number of female
colleagues with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra have reported experiences
with Gatti, which are inappropriate considering his position as chief
conductor,’ the statement said, without going into details.
‘This has
irreparably damaged the relationship of trust between the orchestra and the
chief conductor,’ the statement said.
All concerts planned with Gatti, who
joined the Amsterdam orchestra in 2016, will proceed with other conductors.
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