In this piece, Steve Vettese addresses a concerning behavior involving Alex Klein, former principal oboist of the Chicago Symphony and Calgary Philharmonic, who sought and announced an autism diagnosis only after being terminated from his Calgary post.

In his reply, oboist Alex Klein detailed accusations against two of his former students. He claimed that #1 had fabricated an affair and shared altered screenshots online to make it look legitimate, and that #2, his former student who he hired on as a teaching assistant, tried to report him on #1 student’s behalf. In the same email, Alex made several misogynistic and defamatory remarks about oboist Katherine Needleman. He made crude insinuations about how she was obtained her

"This isn’t just about one individual—it’s about dismantling a culture that allows abuse to persist in classical music institutions."