Principal Kyu-Young Kim quits locked-out St Paul Chamber Orchestra
St Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) principal second violinist
Kyu-Young Kim is leaving to join the New York Philharmonic
Orchestra. His departure appears to be the first to be directly
related to the SPCO lockout that has been in place since 21
October.
Kim (pictured) said in a statement: 'While I am thrilled at this
opportunity to play with one of the world's great orchestras, I am
saddened to be leaving the SPCO under these circumstances. In the
space of four months, the lockouts of both orchestras have changed
the Twin Cities from a destination metropolis for musicians to a
place that many of us are actively trying to leave.'
Kim was the SPCO's associate concertmaster from 2000 to 2005, then
left to play in the Daedalus Quartet in New York. He rejoined the
SPCO in 2011 as principal second violin.
Another Minnesota violinist, Peter McGuire, quit the locked-out
Minnesota Orchestra late last year to join the Tonhalle Orchestra
in Zurich as second concertmaster.
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