The San Francisco Symphony has appointed a new associate concertmaster Jason Issokson (pic), replacing Nadya Tichman who retired three years ago.
Also joining are oboist Brooks Fisher, second violins Hyeon Jin Cho and Kingston Ho, cellist Sarah Chong and first violin Yvette Kraft.
Last week the players voted to authorise a strike as contract talks remain stagnant.
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Preservation Hall jazz club in New Orleans has named Japanese pianist Mari Watanabe as a winner of this year’s Legacy Awards. Watanabe, 59, is the first Japanese musician to be recognised in the homeland of […]
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The Orchestre classique de Montréal has found a new Music Director. He is Andrei Feher, 33. Romanian born, he has been music director of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra. The post New baton in Montreal appeared […]
