Why Was NY Phil So Hush-Hush About Guest Clarinetist?

“A deep-seated sense of secrecy permeates auditions, a result of laudable efforts to eliminate bias and favoritism.” But when the New York Philharmonic refused to identify a candidate, the Minnesota Orchestra’s Burt Hara, after he played a solo in a public concert, “the inherent tensions within the orchestra beast” became manifest.