Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra have agreed to a 20 percent pay cut to help the organisation weather its crisis.
Music director Osmo Vänskä and President/ CEO Michelle Miller Burns will each come down by 30 percent. Other staffers take 20 percent.
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Disappointing news, but this cannot come as a surprise to anyone.
Not slashing players, but player pay.
It’s happening n all sorts of industries. It can hardly be surprising it is happening in the arts.
That’s one way to reduce payroll.
I’m sure the Minneapolis Police Department could help out.
Just kicking the can down the road unfortunately….
I applaud everyone for making this difficult decision. It is practical and the generous offer by the music director and executive director makes it even more meaningful. This organization realizes that in order to protect the future, you must sacrifice during the present.
Well said, Leonard.
Here here!
Sacrifice is important. How much of your net worth have you given back so that musicians can survive? 10% would be a good start considering how astronomical conductor’s fees and salaries are. A conductor must feel pretty bad inside knowing that they will make in just a few concerts what your average orchestral musician makes annually.
Much deserved for the horrendous anti-police actions last week. May the Minnesota Orchestra go from weakness to weakness.
How can you possibly blame the Minnesota Orchestra for what happened to George Floyd? or any subsequent anti-police protests?
Weakness to weakness?
YOU are the morally weak one! Shame, shame.
Maybe by “horrendous anti-police actions last week,” the troll means the decision not to use the police dept. as security at their concerts any more? Because that was super, duper horrendous.
/eyeroll
You don’t live in Minnesota.
You don’t live in a black neighborhood.
You don’t keep the door to your flat unlocked or your possessions just lying about round town.
You don’t leave your wallet or purse sat out somewhere relying on hope nobody takes it.
You are however, paying to fund the government and police through any taxes you pay. THINK ABOUT IT!
Hi, I am an orchestral musician who has been furloughed and need to make extra cash, can you tell me if trolling pays well?
Unfortunately, with no ticket revenue coming in now or for the foreseeable future, this is something that had to happen. This will also be the case for most, if not all, of the other music institutions shortly, if it hasn’t already. I hope they find a way to weather this.
Osmo is a lion. I think he goes to the Concertgebouw.
That’s wise.
Times like these prove that we need to start shutting down orchestras as the demand simply is not there. It would be best to keep a handful of orchestras going in the world. This would elevate standards significantly as it would be incredibly difficult to win a position. Anyone caught playing on “cruise control” wouldn’t last very long.
Rethink this. Orchestra, the music, the dedication, are national treasures. They should be supported in anyway possible. Preferably by the audience.
There is NO MONEY! States like New York are BROKE according to Cuomo.
Rethink that.