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Mark Swed
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Mark Swed, the Los Angeles Times' classical music critic, is retiring after three decades covering orchestras, opera and the broader classical scene in Southern California. The news is being noted across the classical music world, with industry observers reflecting on his long tenure and the influence of his criticism on American music journalism.
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Mark Swed, the longtime classical music critic of the Los Angeles Times, has announced his retirement. Swed spent decades reviewing orchestras, opera, and contemporary works, becoming one of the most respected voices in American arts journalism. Colleagues and readers in the classical music world are paying tribute to his influence and reflecting on the loss of a prominent critic's voice.
- 3Readers bid farewell to retiring LA Times classical music critic Mark Swed●Letters to the Editor: Retiring critic Mark Swed’s classical music coverage will be dearly missed
Longtime Los Angeles Times classical music critic Mark Swed is retiring, and readers are using letters to the editor to praise his decades of coverage. Correspondents say his writing shaped how audiences in Los Angeles experienced orchestras, opera and new music, and that his departure leaves a gap in serious classical criticism at the paper and in American journalism more broadly.