Archive - April 25, 2011

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Getting displaced by an orchestra that doesn't exist

Getting displaced by an orchestra that doesn't exist

This business about cheap Russian touring orchestras is getting out of hand: The Web site photograph depicted an elegant array of orchestra musicians in a glowing hall. A video clip showed an earnest young conductor leading players in a Tchaikovsky symphony. Below the picture, an official biography described the “Tschaikowski” St. Petersburg State Orchestra as[…]

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