Vienna Opera appoints Polish viola
mainThe Polish violist Barnaba Jan Poprawski won today’s audition for a viola section vacancy in the State Opera orchestra, gateway to the Vienna Philharmonic.
Poprawki, 35, has been subbing in the Vienna Phil for a while and is a member of Sinfonia Varsovia.
He will take the seat of Heinrich Koll, who is retiring in September.
But isn’t Heinrich Koll retiring in 2017 after getting retirement age of 66? Or did he just stepping down to tutti viola and is retiring now in age of 67-68?
If he can do a good Harold he’s my man.