By: Rgiarola
Now LA Times is trying to convince us that Dudamel do things more interested in music and not in money if compared with others in the list? Why the news was not “MTT is the top paid conductor in a...
View ArticleBy: paul myers
I know of very few conductors who negotiate their own fees. That is done by their managers. Furthermore, most organizations pay according to the drawing power of the artist . If the rumours one hears...
View ArticleBy: ed
They bring the crowds into the stadium, increase “record” sales (or whatever the medium is), create a new market with the youth- i.e. the audience of the future- maybe make the hedge fund managers on...
View ArticleBy: ed
Thanks for sharing these memories. Karajan could be a bit cutting too, could he not? (There is the story of Richter when he was recording with Karajan, confiding to the maestro that he too was German –...
View ArticleBy: ed
MTT is very fine, and has contributed much over the years to the cultural life of San Francisco, including with very innovative programming, but not every performance has been good by a long shot- I...
View ArticleBy: ed
The quality of playing of the SF Symphony was really improved under Herbert Blomstedt, whose repertoire was very traditional but whose sensibility was refined, artistic integrity unimpeachable, and...
View ArticleBy: Realist
Of course it should but it doesn’t. And conductors are hardly at the pinnacle of this growing income disparity over the last decades in ALL areas of western economies. The top CEO salaries of big...
View ArticleBy: Gary Brain
Karajan had such a quick mind. When he first came to Paris as chief conductor of the Orchestra de Paris they were rehearsing the ‘Rite of Spring’. Karajan conducted the entire rehearsal without a...
View ArticleBy: Norman Lebrecht
On the contrary, Gary. Karajan had lots of friends. He could be very agreeable and countless sycophants clamoured for his favour. He was never lonely.
View ArticleBy: Rgiarola
Realist, Hard work and skill, but lack of capacity to negotiate? The person will be just a good aide, maximum. The question always considered for salaries is “ROI” (Return of Investment). What benefits...
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