By Robert D. Thomas
Music Critic
Southern California News Group

Kent Nagano, former music director of Los Angeles Opera, and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal— which he has led since 2006 — have announced that Nagano will step down from the Montreal orchestra when his contract ends after the 2020 season.

The OSM announcement HERE did not include any comments from Nagano, other than to say this was a joint announcement.

Nagano, who will turn 66 in November, has been general music director of the Hamburg State Opera since 2015. He had been principal conductor of L.A. Opera in the 2001-2002 and was music director at LAO from 2003-2006 when he stepped down concurrently with taking the Montreal position.
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