Surprise Appointment: Dutoit To Philadelphia
According to Peter Dobrin:
"In a surprise move made without the knowledge or approval of its full musician membership, the Philadelphia Orchestra has appointed Charles Dutoit chief conductor and artistic adviser."
Dutoit, of course, quit the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal in 2002.
Here are a few snippets from the Montreal Gazette story announcing his resignation.
"Three days after a blistering denunciation authorized by players who he raised to international fame, Charles Dutoit stunned Montrealers and the musical world last night by resigning as music director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
"It is with great sadness that following hostile declarations made by the president of the Quebec Musicians' Guild, Mr. Emile Subirana, shared by a majority of the (MSO) musicians, I see no other choice but to announce my resignation as artistic director of the MSO, effective immediately," read the terse statement, issued to the media not by the orchestra but by Dutoit's personal assistant.
Claiming a mandate from an "overwhelming" majority of musicians in the MSO, Guild president Emile Subirana wrote an open letter Monday ascribing an abusive and arbitrary rehearsal style to the conductor, who had not long ago announced the orchestra's 2002-2003 season, festively styled as his 25th."
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