Brucknerhaus boss Kerschbaum has been released with immediate effect

This decision by the supervisory board was preceded by heated discussions. As reported, the CEO of LIVA was accused of compliance violations such as well-paid self-commitments in his own company. Mayor and Supervisory Board Chairman Klaus Luger (SP) will appear before the press at 1 p.m. We are currently reporting.

On Tuesday, the first details of an extensive report with massive allegations against the artistic director of Linzer Veranstaltungs GmbH (LIVA) emerged. The tenor and cultural manager is said to have anonymously received the hearing commission’s questions in advance before his appointment in 2017. His close relationship with commission member Brigitte Fassbaender was also known; she is also said to have stood in for Kerschbaum on the commission.