The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra’s president and managing director Jon Limbacher has given notice he will retire a year from now. Limbacher, 62, will have led the group for nine years.
Six months ago, Kyu-Young Kim resigned as artistic director, apparently over Limbacher’s plans to reduce the concert season.
A small cloud has become a big one.
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