Since his controversial firing in April as the San Antonio Symphony's music director emeritus, the maestro has been tirelessly meeting with city leaders. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX ClassicalMusic SymphonyStrike SanAntonioArts TexasArts
His goal: winning public funding for the troubled orchestra and ending the months-long walkout by its musicians.
The county invested more than $100 million to turn the old Municipal Auditorium into the Tobin, the downtown performing arts center that opened in 2014, while the city contributed $40 million in real estate. More than $50 million subsequently stemmed from private donations. The musicians have been on strike since Sept. 27, balking at a contract offer that would slash the number of full-time musicians from 72 to 42, eliminating four positions and converting 26 more to part-time. While the Symphony Society, the orchestra's managing body, said the cuts are needed to bring its budget in line, outside experts called them draconian.
However, he said discussing public funding before resolving the strike is putting the cart before the horse. The musicians shouldn't be forced to sign a contract calling for such substantial reductions, he added. Indeed, they already agreed to an 80% pay cut during the 2021 season due to the pandemic.
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