We hear that the Orban regime has dismissed the entire management of the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. The purge includes General Director, Artistic Director, PR and Marketing departments.
The conductor Gabor Kali has been appointed General Director, as well as Artistic and Music Director, on Orban’s expressed order.
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