The musicians of the San Francisco Symphony have agreed to
return to the concert stage after reaching an agreement with the
management over a new contract. Although the agreement is subject
to the approval of the orchestra’s board of governors and of all
103 of its players, concerts are set to resume at Davies Symphony
Hall (right) on 2 April.
According to a statement from the management, details of the
agreement will neither be released nor discussed until the new
contract is ratified. However, it said that all the orchestra’s
concerts scheduled for the coming week will take place as
scheduled, including a week-long series of free concerts for
primary school children and teachers.
The musicians' most recent contract expired on 15 February. The
strike began on 13 March and resulted in the cancellation of a
four-date tour of the US East Coast. In 1996 a strike by the San
Francisco musicians resulted in the cancellation of 43
performances.
photo: J. Ash Bowie
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