“Exactly what those objections are or why Baltimore’s management was willing to hurt relations with the players to rush this appointment [of Marin Alsop] through are unclear. Is it, for the players, personal? Do they dislike her as a conductor? Are they unhappy with her predilection for American music? And what about management? Is it interested in Alsop’s vision? Or is it out for the publicity of hiring a woman? The Baltimore Symphony is not in particularly good shape these days. It’s deficit has been variously reported as $10 million and $12 million. And the orchestra has hardly demonstrated strong artistic vision of late.”