The conductors of the BBC’s orchestras have denounced “irreversible, catastrophically damaging plans” to disband the BBC Singers and make 20% cuts to jobs in the broadcaster’s orchestras in England.
In a letter to the BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, and other senior managers, seen by the Guardian, conductors including Sakari Oramo, Dalia Stasevska and Semyon Bychkov write that they reacted with “disbelief” to Tuesday’s announcement of deep cuts to the BBC’s ensembles.
