Winnipeg Symphony Music Director Departs

Andrey Boreyko concludes his short tenure as music director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. “Soon after taking the reins from former maestro Bramwell Tovey in 2002, he discovered WSO was in a “tragic” budget bind that threatened its existence. He and the musicians made financial sacrifices, the WSO rallied and Boreyko later extended his contract for an extra year to see the orchestra through its current season. But he bemoans the lack of public support for classical music in Canada.”