Pittsburgh enters 7th year without a concertmaster

Pittsburgh enters 7th year without a concertmaster

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norman lebrecht

May 22, 2022

The Pittsburgh Symphony has hired five new players, but its viola section is still depleted and its concertmaster’s seat has been vacant for six whole seasons.

The music director Manfred Honeck is brother of the Vienna Philharmonic concertmaster.

Has he set the bar too high?

Or is the pay too low?

One guest concertmaster after another has failed to het signed.

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