Suffering orchestras (2): Ecuador
OrchestrasRemember the Guayaquil symphonny orchestra which used to give major premieres until its conductor was fired?
Well, the new baton has no conducting experience. He needed two weeks of rehearsals to learn Brahms first symphony, the musicians tell us.
‘We have gone from performing with world class soloists to having water leaks over the soloist during the February 2nd concert (proudly posted on the orchestra´s instagram stories). With neither management, nor conductor, caring for the wellbeing of the audience and orchestra, who feared damage to their instruments.
‘Ecuador changed government in late November… Any report Slipped Disc can produce out of this information would be highly valuable in publicising (pictured) management´s real track record.’
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