At least 95% of voting members approved a strike against the Philadelphia Orchestra. The four-year deal is set to expire on Sept. 10, 2023.
to authorize a strike," management said in a statement."We will continue to negotiate in good faith towards a fiscally responsible agreement that ensures the musicians’ economic and artistic future."
Pianist Yuja Wang performs with the Philadelphia Orchestra led by music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin during opening night at the Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall on Oct. 6, 2021. The orchestra completed its summer residency at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Saturday. Music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin wore a blue T-shirt supporting the union during an open rehearsal at Saratoga on Aug. 11.The 2023-24 season at Philadelphia's Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Cultural Campus is scheduled to open Sept. 28 with Nézet-Séguin conducting a program that includes cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
The orchestra filed for bankruptcy in 2011 and emerged a year later. Musicians struck on Sept. 30, 2016, causing cancellation of that season's opening night, then announced an agreement two days later.
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