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September 18, 2007
How to make a happy cellist
Watching the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in concert at the famous Opera House a couple of weeks back, I thought the principal cellist looked a bit familiar.
'Who's that?' I whispered.
'Nathan Waks,' said my neighbour.
'Never!,' I exclaimed.
The last time I was in Sydney, in 1995, Nathan Waks was head of music at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, a man of influence and authority. I could hardly imagine a BBC executive giving up the trappings and going back to play in an orchestra where he once held powers of hire and fire - and that's assuming anybody in the BBC would pass an audition to play any instrument in an orchestra of international quality. rest of the story here
How to make a happy cellist
Watching the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in concert at the famous Opera House a couple of weeks back, I thought the principal cellist looked a bit familiar.
'Who's that?' I whispered.
'Nathan Waks,' said my neighbour.
'Never!,' I exclaimed.
The last time I was in Sydney, in 1995, Nathan Waks was head of music at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, a man of influence and authority. I could hardly imagine a BBC executive giving up the trappings and going back to play in an orchestra where he once held powers of hire and fire - and that's assuming anybody in the BBC would pass an audition to play any instrument in an orchestra of international quality. rest of the story here
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