Well, that’s a relief if true. It was sounding like the anarcho-syndicalist commune from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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]]>Wonder how having multiple shadow MDs signing off on appointments got by the musicians and into the CBA.
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]]>Yes, a trial by fire hazing is goos!…I just saw your updates too…perhaps the balance of the violin section might be awaiting some sort of sign-off from all the rest of the LAPhil’s “music director committee”…! Salonen tends to conduct in Philly yearly, doubtful that Harding has been around there, or Minneapolis, or DC or Houston much recently…
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]]>The “young guy from Philly ” is Marc Rovetti.
And while on one hand I agree that sitting 1st chair for a mix of warhorse with big solos and 2 new pieces is indeed impressive, on the other I’d point out it is quite typical for the LA Phil.
I suppose I could look his name up, but it MUST be said that the “young guy from Philly” really showed extraordinary character & poise (with truly grand musicality) to essentially be up there auditioning as “a guest concertmaster” for a lesser role in the violin section, on TWO world premieres, in front of Yo Yo Ma, Dudamel & all of your assembled future colleagues on Dudamel’s farewell week AND solo in Heldenleben?! Some might call that heroic in fact…
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]]>Yes, yes, and yes. . . . FYI: I added some additional information since your comments that addresses some of that. Now that the Concertmaster chair is filled with a top-notch candidate, I’m very interested to see how things play out with the 2nd and 4th chairs.
]]>Thanks for the comment. I’m not sure how much of a problem that is, particularly given that she doesn’t have a job with the BSO right now, so it’s not like she’d be giving something up if he were to come here. . . . If you haven’t already read the additional information I added as an update to the original post, both Nathan AND Akiko’s old LA Phil jobs are still open. Some questions (and a few answers) as a follow-up with that:
– Could the LA Phil offer Nathan his old job back? Yes, in the current audition setup.
– Could they offer Akiko her old job back without auditions being open for that specific position and without her being a finalist for the Concertmaster job? That’s not clear, and depends on the language in the latest Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
– Would the LA Phil musicians welcome them to their old jobs? Odds are extremely high.
– Would they be interested in coming back, even with Nathan taking a demotion back to the 2nd chair after 2 years with the BSO? Depends on how desperate they are to get out of the firestorm in Boston lately.
Will be interesting to see how things progress.
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