Osmo Vänskä Threatens to Resign

Osmo Vänskä Threatens to Resign

Minnesota Orchestra music director Osmo Vänskä has tightened the screws on the dispute between players and management, threatening to resign if the lockout is not resolved soon. In a letter to the orchestra's board sent on Tuesday, he says the dispute has already cost the orchestra several of its players and concertmaster Erin Keefe had told him she has been offered positions elsewhere. No concertmaster, no music director, Vänskä told the board, stating: "my own position as music director may become unsustainable." The tipping point for Vänskä will be if the orchestra loses four planned concerts at Carnegie Hall starting November.