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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Suddenly Cancels Summer Season

The financially embattled organization surprised its musicians, and its audience, by shortening its season and cutting the players pay and vacation, it announced Thursday.
Marin Alsop directs the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at the Music Center at Strathmore, in North Bethesda, Md.

In a surprising announcement Thursday, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra abruptly cancelled its summer 2019 lineup of concerts.

The orchestra, which is in the midst of contract negotiations with its musicians, has struggled financially in the past decade, losing more than $16 million, according to. "We are

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