Just in: Chamber orchestra gets the chop

Just in: Chamber orchestra gets the chop

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norman lebrecht

September 08, 2014

The national broadcaster of Denmark, DR, announced 161 million kronor in budget cuts this morning.

The main casualty is the DR chamber orchestra, an ensemble of high calibre which will cease to exist in January.

DR president Michael Christiansen promised to use the savings to strengthen the DR national symphony orchestra, which has just appointed Fabio Luisi as chief conductor.

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