The BBC National Orchestra of Wales are being required to play a concert with Roberto Minczuk, the conductor who has dismissed half the members of the Brazil Symphony Orchestra and been boycotted by leading soloists. Like the players in Liverpool and Odense, the Welsh musicians are going about their business as true professionals. But before [...]
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Roberto Minczuk, ebattled music director of the Brazil Symphony Orchestra half of whose players he has sacked, has cancelled next week's concerts in Salt Lake City. The official word from Rio (below) is that he is detained there by ... Read Post
A Saturday concert in which a youth orchestra replaced the Brazil Symphony Orchestra, half of whose players were fired, was abandoned wothout a note being played when the conductor Roberto Minczuk was greeted with audience boos and ... Read Post
Roberto Minczuk, who required all players in the Brazil Symphony Orchestra to re-audition for their jobs, has been made to step down as artistic director of the orchestra under pressure of international protest. A committee of three... Read Post