Kansas City lands a concertmaster

Kansas City lands a concertmaster

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norman lebrecht

May 20, 2022

Kansas City Symphony has hired Jun Iwasaki as its next concertmaster, starting September.

He was previously concertmaster of the Nashville Symphony.

Comments

  • Nathaniel Rosen says:
    May 20, 2022 at 10:47 pm

    Son of the great cellist Ko Iwasaki.

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  • MacroV says:
    May 21, 2022 at 11:56 pm

    Kansas City seems to be becoming a more significant orchestra, with a decent number of its players winning jobs in the top-tier orchestras. But is it a better job than Nashville?

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    • just saying says:
      May 24, 2022 at 2:14 am

      I would venture that Nashville has become too expensive to live in and has outgrown itself, much like Austin. Kansas City sounds like a nice alternative.

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  • Larry W says:
    May 22, 2022 at 7:21 pm

    Jun was head of a fabulous first violin section in Nashville.

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