It’s been about 18 hours since the news broke that Oregon Symphony concertmaster Jun Iwasaki was leaving the OSO for the concertmaster post with the Nashville Symphony. I’ve had quite a few thoughts flit through my head yesterday, but I thought that it would be better to just sleep on it and see what would
Oregon Symphony concertmaster of four years Jun Iwasaki is leaving for a new post with the Nashville Symphony beginning with the 2011-2012 season. From the Nashville Symphony press release: Nashville Symphony has appointed Jun Iwasaki as the orchestra’s new concertmaster. Currently concertmaster of the Oregon Symphony in Portland, he will officially assume his post at
I’m sad that I’m going to miss this concert – the season opener for the Portland Youth Philharmonic – at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Saturday night. For one thing, it’s an all-American concert – a relative rarity in concert halls these days. In addition, it’s an opportunity to hear OSO concertmaster Jun Iwasaki as