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In an interview with Jessica Duchen of UK’s iNews agency,

Gražinyte-Tyla explained that her choice to step down was a
personal decision.

“I would love to continue, but I feel it’s the right step for me not to

be a music director at present,” she said. “It’s a huge gift, but also a

huge responsibility.”

She felt the need to “step away from the organizational and
administrative responsibilities” of the position and focus more on

her “purely musical activities.”

As Principal Guest Conductor, Gražinyte-Tyla will perform regularly

with CBSO both in the UK and abroad.

“I have such admiration and great fondness for the musicians of the

CBSO and I am absolutely delighted that we shall continue to make
music together in the coming years,” she stated.

Achievements so far in her CBSO tenure include nine international
tours including visits to Vienna Musikverein and Lucerne Festival;

receiving Gramophone’s Record of the Year; and directing 13
premieres and 17 works by living composers, among other

programs.

Gražinyte-Tyla is a graduate of music conservatories in Zurich,
Leipzig, Italy, and Austria — where she completed conducting and

choral studies at the University of Music and Fine Arts, Graz. Her

mentors included Christian Ehwald, George Alexander Albrecht,
Johannes Schlaefli, Herbert Blomstedt, and Colin Metters.

“We’re delighted to be continuing our relationship with Mirga and

are hugely grateful to her for the unending energy, passion and

creativity she pours into her work with us,” said Stephen Maddock,
CEO of CBSO.