Conductor offers to cover orch’s fees for Welsh Proms appearance

Conductor offers to cover orch’s fees for Welsh Proms appearance

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norman lebrecht

July 09, 2014

The conductor Owain Arwel Hughes is having to offer a personal guarantee to pay musicians’ fees at this year’s Welsh Proms if ticket sales fail to meet expectations.

The Welsh Proms, which Hughes founded in 1986, lost their funding from Cardiff Council this year in a wave of local authority cuts.

The concerts are not connected to the BBC Proms.

More here.

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  • David Hutchings says:

    Was asked to pass in the following:

    Please note that The Welsh Proms do NOT start this Saturday as stated in the cull article but on Saturday 19th July

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