“Two more former students of William Preucil have accused the suspended Cleveland Orchestra concertmaster of sexual misconduct,” writes Adrian Ma in Sunday’s (10/7) Ideastream (Cleveland). “The Cleveland Orchestra suspended Preucil earlier this summer following allegations of sexual assault first reported by The Washington Post,” and Preucil resigned from the faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music in July. “The new allegations are from two violinists, Emilia Mettenbrink, currently with the Minnesota Opera, and Raffaela Kalmar.” The alleged incidents occurred at the New World Symphony in 2005 and the Cleveland Institute of Music in 2003. “In a statement emailed to ideastream, a CIM spokeswoman said … ‘The Institute’s administration understands the weight of its responsibility to students…. In recent years, CIM has refocused and formalized its efforts to identify instances of sexual harassment and enforce its policies regarding it. CIM has adopted clearer policies and procedures for reporting this type of activity, as well as enforced regular training requirements to ensure understanding and compliance among our staff and students.’ … The Cleveland Orchestra has not responded to questions as to whether it was aware of Mettenbrink’s allegation.” The orchestra will share findings of its ongoing independent investigation into allegations against Preucil, said spokesman Justin Holden.
Posted October 9, 2018
