Comments on: philharmonic not blameless http://www.nobleviola.com/2008/12/24/philharmonic-not-blameless/ Life on the working end of the viola. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bob priest http://www.nobleviola.com/2008/12/24/philharmonic-not-blameless/comment-page-1/#comment-12971 bob priest Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:10:24 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/wordpress/?p=1647#comment-12971 I bet the NY Phil folks would've kept their mouths and attitudes shut if Kaplan had personally paid them to play on that occasion. Then again, imagine if Donald Trump had a non-union orchestra that paid triple scale. The players would live in constant fear of being called into his dressing room to hear the immortal phrase, "you're fired!" PS AND, no one would dare say that Trump didn't have "the right hair" for the job! I bet the NY Phil folks would’ve kept their mouths and attitudes shut if Kaplan had personally paid them to play on that occasion.

Then again, imagine if Donald Trump had a non-union orchestra that paid triple scale. The players would live in constant fear of being called into his dressing room to hear the immortal phrase, “you’re fired!”

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AND, no one would dare say that Trump didn’t have “the right hair” for the job!

]]> By: Cameron Kopf http://www.nobleviola.com/2008/12/24/philharmonic-not-blameless/comment-page-1/#comment-12959 Cameron Kopf Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:44:58 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/wordpress/?p=1647#comment-12959 Very, very interesting article. It truly does go to show that the relationship between musicians and conductor is often tempestuous. Especially when the conductor is perceived as being an amateur. Or vice-versa. Very, very interesting article.

It truly does go to show that the relationship between musicians and conductor is often tempestuous. Especially when the conductor is perceived as being an amateur.

Or vice-versa.

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