Cleveland nabs violinist from the New York Philharmonic.
OrchestrasThe Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst have appointed Jason Yu of the NY Philharmonic to be Assistant Principal Second Violin. Seoul born, Yu has played seven years in the NYPO.
Cleveland has also recruited Luke Sieve of the Atlanta Symphony as bass trombonist.
Atlanta loses yet another- what’s going on there??
Atlanta is and has not been a 52-week orchestra for many years and their concert hall is lousy. That’s at least two things against them. Plus the pay is less than Cleveland…
I’m not sure what you mean by “yet another”, but the answer is simple. Cleveland is one of the top jobs around and a far superior and lucrative one compared to Atlanta. Luke Sieve just took an audition and won.
It was a national audition for Luke sieve…no mentioned of this bass trbn audition even on the Cleveland orchestra website…and I checked this site very often…nowhere was announced, but good for him…
George Curran, bass trombone of the NYPO was previously an ASO member
Atlanta Sym is great, but nowhere near the level of the Cleveland Orchestra… one of the top musical ensembles in the world.
As always, there is no “nabbing.” He went to audition for a better job and won.
Good for Jason. He’s a great player and a very sweet person.
It was a national audition for Luke sieve…no mentioned of this bass trbn audition even on the Cleveland orchestra website…and I checked this site very often…nowhere was announced, but good for him…
Non-story. Chance Gompert is the bass trombonist with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra! Luke Sieve played with ASO only during 2021-22 while still a grad student at New England Conservatory, so ASO did not just “lose” him to Cleveland. Evidently Sieve was with ASO while auditions for the position were taking place. The Strad is accurate when it says: “Fellow Cleveland appointment bass trombonist Luke Sieve worked at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for its 2021–22 season.”
First off, congratulations to these young musicians.
Secondly, I am not questioning their abilities or their hiring. But I understand that major orchestras all have training/development orchestras. Why is it we never hear of hires coming from them; it is always someone coming from a different orchestra? Why is that?
Major American orchestras do not have training or development orchestras per se, except in the case of the Chicago’s Civic Orchestra. The smaller American orchestras including those with less than 52 week seasons do often serve as a career springboard, but not in an official capacity. Most major cities have youth orchestras, but these are simply auditioned orchestras for local teenagers.
Luke Sieve wasn´t a regular member of the ASO this season,and also the one before
Congratulations Jason! I am sure that most people commenting on this thread congratulates you as well, although seems to be talking about something else.