[However, why is it that the principal bass of Dallas, Nicolas Tsolainos, made his way to the recent Boston Symphony SECTION audition? He would have recieved about a 30 grand paycut, on top of a lower position in the orchestra.
The base pay at Dallas is $74,100 and $99,580 in Boston so I'm really not sure what you mean.
[What this shows is that it is about the opportunity to play in a "better" orchestra, not so about a higher paycheck;
Well I'm quite sure that playing in the better orchestra is very important factor. However, I think it would be naive to think that a drastic cut in pay wouldn't also be a major consideration. These talented, and hard working musicians, all have wives, kids, families that depend on them. And I think, based on my discussions with symphony level musicians, that money and standard of life does play an important part in the decision making process. My point was really that SF may be looking to 'steal' someone from another major symphony, situated in a city that provides a better standard of living. As an example, Cleveland, has a base salary of $96,460 according to my information and I'm quite sure that a salary of that level, in that city would provide a far more comfortable standard of living that $97,500 in SF. In other words, perhaps SF may be unrealistic. Of course, this is only a theory on my part. But I do think money plays an important part in the decision making process. All important? Probably not but very important for sure.
The base pay at Dallas is $74,100 and $99,580 in Boston so I'm really not sure what you mean.
[What this shows is that it is about the opportunity to play in a "better" orchestra, not so about a higher paycheck;
Well I'm quite sure that playing in the better orchestra is very important factor. However, I think it would be naive to think that a drastic cut in pay wouldn't also be a major consideration. These talented, and hard working musicians, all have wives, kids, families that depend on them. And I think, based on my discussions with symphony level musicians, that money and standard of life does play an important part in the decision making process. My point was really that SF may be looking to 'steal' someone from another major symphony, situated in a city that provides a better standard of living. As an example, Cleveland, has a base salary of $96,460 according to my information and I'm quite sure that a salary of that level, in that city would provide a far more comfortable standard of living that $97,500 in SF. In other words, perhaps SF may be unrealistic. Of course, this is only a theory on my part. But I do think money plays an important part in the decision making process. All important? Probably not but very important for sure.
