Can anyone tell us what the Met and New York Phil pay? Dont forget that to rent a place of 60m2 will cost you about 2000,- per month in Amsterdam. Hope you didnt have it on during the performance!! While its really not much for such a prestigious orchestra, to call about 6.000 gross monthly a good middle class income a salary not much above the minimum wage, seems a bit detached from reality. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | 1/17/18 | Carnegie Hall Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Genre: Classical music, Classical, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Active from: 1888, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Record label: Decca Records, Deutsche Grammophon, Teldec, MORE, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Eps: De Moldau, Watermuziek, MORE. Klaus Mkel, 26, Takes Podium at Storied Concertgebouw Orchestra Yes the neighborss grass is always greener. We as Dutch people and Amsterdammers should all be proud of this crownjewel of Dutch culture and image Nationally and Internationally. Its an easy trap to fall into when discussing about this subject. So Amsterdam might have to stick with me until my retirement (looks like around the age of 69,5 or something like that in my case, if I am still alive then). In other words, take home pay is not the issue in terms of whether you choose (if youre lucky enough!) Maybe ine thing should be done in the future, they should adjust the salarie to the livingcosts of the most expensive citys as Munich Stuttgart Frankfurt. Extras are 1.000/year (before tax) for recordings and radio/tv things, 8% holiday money (of course that is taxed as well), per diem when on tour plus a small compensation. Thats what ten years of high-level university/conservatory trainingand three different degrees (in music and languages)will get you BUT I got to be involved in the preparation and performance of NINETY different operas, and got to learn from many of the best conductors, directors and singers in the business. The Dutch term "concertgebouw" literally translates into English as "concert building". Does anyone have an idea of principal or sectional pay in Euro or know where I might . I was working at EMI when Rattle went to Berlin. There is room in the smallest bathroom for your score and a baton. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra on Amazon Music Unlimited To me it seems like a relatively good salary because it is twice modal income, and three time the average income. I have read Mr.Gibson(LSO)s interview. [25], The RCO has begun to issue CDs on its own label, RCO Live, as conducted by Jansons and Haitink among others.[26]. I was one of them was a repetiteur at a major Berlin opera house and I made under 3000 BEFORE tax. I didnt mean that in the literal sense of course but just to paint the difference in payment and quality. Those are the earnings before the tax apply (in Germany would go between 30-40-50 percentage), Also, any economy function different. Daarom houd ik naast de artiesten en musici op Bernard Haitink conducts Mozart and Bruckner With Mitsuko Uchida Munchner Philharoniker, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Symphonie Orchestrer des Bayerischen Rundfunks. Now a reports from a tutti player in the famed Concertgebouw orchestra of Amsterdam, living not much above the minimum wage: I have been a member (tutti) for about twenty years.
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