Over the past two years, the MeToo movement has reached many fields. Classical music is no exception.
resigned as general director of Los Angeles Opera after 20 women accused him of sexual harassment.
The school is full scholarship for every student. During that first year, I experienced what’s called “grooming.” My teacher was always very, very complimentary. He would say “oh, you’re my favorite, you’re the best,” and all that kind of stuff. And then, little by little, he started doing things that were not at all appropriate, like having me sit next to him on the couch, and kissing me, and putting his hands under my clothes, and stuff like that.
So, I picked myself up in the third year and learned a lot of pieces I really wanted to learn, and things went a lot better. But it was still just too hard to stay in the same school. And even though I’d be sure to not be there in the hours when I knew [Brodsky] might be coming down the stairs or something, it was just crushing.
Then in 2013, the former Dean—Fitzpatrick—wrote an essay for a very well-known classical music blog called “Slipped Disc.” He made himself out to be such a protector and patron saint of children, talking about how well he did with them and how well he protected them. I had never been so angry in my life.
It’s also the one-on-one lessons and the 7 hours of practice a day in classical. It’s so preposterously intense, and it takes over your whole life from a very, very young age. I think it’s easier for people to take advantage of children in classical than it is in other types of music, where they tend to be older when they’re getting into the field.
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