Your Questions About Musicians Union

Nancy asks…What was Charles Dutoit's dispute with the musicians union in Montreal that prompted him to storm out in 2002?What exactly precipitated Charles Dutoit's storming out of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra on the eve of his 25th anniversary with them? Wikipedia says it was a "bitter dispute with the musicians' union," but what exactly was that dispute about--if in fact that is even the reason he left so suddenly?admin answers:Here's a piece from the New York Times about it. Make of it w

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