Mark Swed

Certainly did not get to go to Walt Disney Concert Hall for every performance by Dudamel and our great local orchestra.

But I always felt like I was there with the reviews of Los Angeles Times classical music critic Mark Swed.

And like many of you.

I was dismayed to see that Mark was retiring, not that he hasn't earned it over his decades of covering classical music here in Los Angeles, but just to miss his voice on a regular basis.

My understanding is that Mark will still be contributing to the paper, but not be doing those regular reviews, which many of us had relied on.

Mark Swed became the classical music critic for The Times in 1996, three decades of service to classical music lovers and Times readers.

And we're so pleased to have Mark Swed with us today on AirTalk.

Mark, thank you for joining us and talking about your tenure.

There's no need.

Um, well, uh, Mark Swed, who is the, uh, chief classical music critic of Los Angeles Times, has, uh, recently retired.

He's been in that role since 1996.

Um, he was, um, a...

Right.

The news.

Mark Swed, the chief classical music critic of the Los Angeles Times, has retired.

Um, he's been the classical music critic there since 1996.