NY Phil Cellist Quits To Be Paramedic

Longtime New York Philharmonic cellist Nancy Donaruma is retiring from the orchestra to become a paramedic. “After 31 years in the top-tier orchestra, playing with conductors including Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta and Lorin Maazel, the 59-year-old cellist will go from a hefty six-figure annual income to a ‘low five-figure’ salary.”