Three days after the Concertgebouworkest announced its new chief conductor, a promising young member of the first violins is leaving.
Sylvie Huang, 28, has been appointed concertmaster of La Monnaie Opera in Brussels.
Belgian by birth, Sylvia formed the GoYa quartet with three other C’bouw musicians.
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Well, why not? It’s a step up.
That’s called winning a better job.
“La Monnaie Opera”?
It’s another name for the Brussels Opera, long-considered Belgium’s “national” opera company. There is also a Flanders Opera in Antwerp, and perhaps still one in Liege? There also used to be a company in Ghent, but there has been consolidation over the years. My information may be out of date.
Exactly! Brussels (la Monnaie), Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (Antwerp-Ghent) and Opéra Royal de Wallonie (Liège). Ghent and Antwerp used to be separated houses but came together in 1989.
Concertmaster in a lesser orchestra is still generally a better job than section player in a bigger one.
Clearly she thinks it’s a better job.
I disagree.
Once established in a pit, it can be difficult to dig oneself back out and up onto the stage again, this time to front desk (should one wish to do so).
A stepping stone or two may be needed.
The house is called like this because it stands on the “Place de la Monnaie”, which means “Square of the money”, because they used to make coins there before the first opera house was built in 1700. In Dutch (the other language of Belgium) it’s called “de Munt”.
The food is better in Belgium!
A bit sad news but concertmaster job is always a big gig! So congrats! And actually when one is leaving, there’s two new comings – Principal cello’s violinist son Caspar win the job for their first or second violin section and they also finally got new principal bassoon from Italy succeseeding the retired Ronald Karten
Hugely overdrawn. Sure Marxists have long taken on the US for its racism. But to impute that people who take on racism and it’s systemic realities to this day are simply parroting a Marxist trope are simply advertising their ignorance. A lot of us are both anti-racist and anti-Marxist. Oddly, the term “critical race theory” has a lot more currency on the right than the left. So get over it. Our history is real, and so is systemic racism in many sectors of our society.
Ugh….But being in the pit?
Not sure why this is reportable news. What’s the conflict?
So what? It’s a better job!
New Chief Conductor might be just not very compatible with an working concertmaster. Usually, this pair may be quite decisive about succesful – or not – work together and both influencing a lot of all the performances. If they both are not at ease working together – the things turn usually not very pleasant. I would do it certainly if I’d not be very happy with upcoming boss’ change as it’d be quite distressing change in my life. Not all new conductors are just a honey’s spoon expected by all musicians. Concertmaster is a huge responsibility during most of her working time. If not at ease with the boss – it may turn a nightmare. I am glad for her anyway – in Brussels she will enjoy lots of great foodie and nicer people around. Big difference, congrats!
She wasn’t concertmaster at the RCO. It is very unlikely that her appointment at La Monnaie had anything to do with Klaus Mäkelä being named chief conductor (starting in 2027), though that seems to be SD’s insinuation.