I happen to agree. My daughter plays violin and sings classical voice. It is so much lonely work, hours every day. I feel that free market forces should ultimately drive demand and hence services rendered, even if that means we end up with Michael Jackson instead of Mozart. Since we do however live in a free country they have the right to strike. As an aside our whole family got the chance to see this orchestra perform in Vail this past summer and it was a fantastic experience, and while Bose makes a good sound system it really is best live.
They have the right to strike and the public has the right to ignore them. I was on the verge of buying tickets for my family to a couple of their concerts this season (that’s why I noticed the article about their strike), now I won’t. I think they are paid quite well, certainly I know plenty of people who are struggling by on only small fractions of $128K per year, and I have other things to do with my money and time.
I don’t at all begrudge classical musicians six-figure salaries, but these folks have that already, they are simply clawing for more.