Young People Talk About the Conductor's Alcohol Use and Inappropriate Relationships: "He Wasn't a Safe Adult"
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The young people told Yle that alcohol use has been visible and physical limits have been exceeded. Erkki Lasonpalo denies some of the allegations.
According to Yle, the use of intoxicants and the violation of physical boundaries characterized conductor Erkki Lasonpalo's activities in youth orchestras for years.
Lasonpalo admits to Yle that he has an alcohol problem but denies any inappropriate behavior. The youth accuse conductor Erkki Lasonpalo of drunken behavior and inappropriate intimacy, Yle reports. Yle has interviewed 25 young people who have played in youth orchestras led by Lasonpalo at the Espoo Music Institute and the Vivo Symphony Orchestra.
Erkki Lasonpalo admitted to Yle that he has an alcohol problem. He admitted to kissing a young orchestra member, but denied other allegations of physical abuse.
According to an article published by Yle on Wednesday, Mikkeli City Orchestra director Erkki Lasonpalo behaved inappropriately while conducting the youth orchestra Vivo and the Tapiola Young Symphony Orchestra.
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