Klarinet Archive - Posting 000161.txt from 1998/01

From: Fred <fsheim@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Wiener Philharmoniker
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 08:17:26 -0500

At 11:31 AM 1/4/98 EST, you wrote:
snip..

>The Vienna does not merely discriminate against women. Non-central Europeans
>are also barred. Many Asian musicians study at the music conservatory in
>Vienna, but none may join or audition for the Opera (and thus the
Philharmonic
>as well).
>
Did James Galway play in this orchestra before he went solo? If so, could
this comment be incorrect?

Fred