People in the musical world said musicians of major orchestras have almost never risen up publicly against a world-renowned conductor over his management style.
Mr. Yu has won praise as a solid conductor with extraordinary management and fund-raising abilities, as well as strong ties to China's political elite, something vital for a conductor who is appointed by the Communist Party.
No opera director can exercise his follies without the support of opera management, conductors and singers.
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The large audience at Avery Fisher Hall seemed more than content with a few big tunes: an hour's worth of music stretched to almost twice that length with tepidly humorous commentary by the festival host and conductor, Bramwell Tovey, and bad stage management.
For want of any available conductor of comparable fame the management of the orchestra invited five guest conductors to divide the season among them.
After its first season under Henry E. Abbey had ended in a $600,000 deficit, its management passed to the conductor Leopold Damrosch and later to his son, conductor and composer Walter Damrosch.
In 1986, no major management represented a female conductor, and female music directors were found only at small regional orchestras.
