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    "parsed_content": "Performances in N.Y.C.Fall Show Lineup\u2018The Holes\u2019\u2018America, Who Hurt You?\u2019\u2018Garry Starr\u2019\u2018Paranormal Activity\u2019AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTCleveland Orchestra Players Walk Out, Forcing Cancellation of PerformancesThe strike, which began early Friday, is the latest labor action to unsettle classical music at a time of financial turmoil and uncertainty.Listen \u00b7 3:54 min Share full articleThe Cleveland Orchestra rehearsing at its home, Severance Hall. A high-profile European tour that was to begin next month is now in doubt.Credit...Daniel Lozada for The New York TimesBy Adam NagourneySept. 25, 2026See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra m\u00e1s de nuestra cobertura en los resultados de b\u00fasqueda. Add The New York Times on GoogleAgrega The New York Times en Google Musicians at the Cleveland Orchestra went on strike early Friday morning after their union and management reached a deadlock over wages. It was the second work stoppage to force a major classical music organization to shut down since the fall season began.After a final performance on Thursday, the orchestra, one of the most prestigious in the nation, announced that in response to the walkout, it was canceling performances scheduled for Friday and Saturday. The orchestra was set to head out on a high-profile European tour next month. That tour is now in doubt, officials with the orchestra said.The head of the union\u2019s negotiating committee, Elayna Duitman, a violinist with the orchestra for 16 years, said in a statement late on Thursday that management\u2019s actions had left the musicians \u201cno option but to go on strike.\u201d\u201cWhile our music director and C.E.O. are among the highest-paid in the country, the musicians are expected to accept pay that doesn\u2019t even keep pace with inflation,\u201d she added at a news conference in Cleveland on Friday morning. \u201cOver the last six years, we have lost 10 percent of our purchasing power to inflation, and 20 percent relative to our peer orchestras. This is not how you invest in a top-tier artistic institution.\u201dAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTAndr\u00e9 Gremillet, the president and chief executive of the Cleveland Orchestra, described the strike in a statement as being as \u201cpremature as it is unnecessary,\u201d saying management was expecting negotiations to continue with both sides trading offers.The contract with the union, Local 4 of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada\u200d, expired on Aug. 30, though it had been extended through Sept. 23 to permit negotiations to continue.\u201cWe are deeply disappointed by the union\u2019s decision to strike after we clearly communicated that we had more to offer and wanted to keep negotiating,\u201d he said. \u201cThe union made this decision without having received anything close to our best offer.\u201dThe strike arrived as the orchestra was gearing up to celebrate its acclaimed music director, Franz Welser-M\u00f6st, who is retiring this season after 25 years. He is the longest-serving music director in the orchestra\u2019s history.The walkout also came after members of the San Francisco Opera orchestra went on strike on Sept. 12, in another dispute over wages. That opera, another highly regarded company, was forced to cancel its opening night and stay dark for most of the first week of its new season. The union and the opera then announced a tentative four-year deal.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTLabor strife is not unusual for major orchestras. Classical music institutions are struggling with declining revenue, attendance and donations, and are searching for ways to cut costs, often by looking to payrolls. That has created a tense backdrop for already fraught labor negotiations.According to the Cleveland Orchestra, the union demanded a 25 percent total increase in salaries over the next three years. In a statement, the orchestra said that was \u201csimply not sustainable for the institution.\u201dJonathan Sherwin, the union\u2019s vice-president who retired from the orchestra after 29 years of playing bassoon, said the union was only trying to make sure that members of the orchestra were paid fairly.\u201cThe great musicians in the Cleveland Orchestra should be compensated fairly,\u201d he said.Sherwin added that the players wanted to have \u201ca voice in the audition process,\u201d referring to the highly competitive proceedings through which the orchestra recruits players.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT",
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