The musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra are considering a vote of confidence in the leadership of music director Daniel Barenboim, who announced last month that he would step down from his Chicago post in 2006. If passed, the resolution would be a symbolic but powerful statement from the musicians that they disagree with members of the CSO’s management and board who have long been frustrated with Barenboim’s leadership and personal style. The idea for a musicians’ vote appears to have been born out of a conversation in which several musicians asked Barenboim to reconsider his decision to step aside, and Barenboim’s reply that he would reconsider only if a majority of the orchestra wished him to.