Breaking: Austrian government saves radio orchestra
OrchestrasPlans by the national broadcaster ORF to scrap the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra were tonight ruled off limits by the federal Government after a musical outcry around Europe.
ORF was told to make its cuts elsewhere, amounting to 300 million Euros over the next three years.
The Austrian Culture Secretary Andrea Mayer said: ‘With our joint commitment to the continued existence of the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, we as the government are stating that the planned savings of this orchestra of international appeal are off the table.’
Next stop, BBC?
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