Toronto Symphony Section Violin Audition
CONFIDENTIALITY BREACH - PLEASE READ & SHARE
Despite a clear confidentiality violation during the recent TSO section violin auditions, the finals on June 14 are moving forward. The TMA (Local 149) initially requested the finals be canceled due to the breach. However, TSO management intervened, and the process continues - compromised.
Unfortunately, issues like this can occur behind the scenes in any audition - but if a breach is blatantly exposed and deemed serious enough for the union to call for cancellation, allowing it to proceed undermines the integrity of this audition and potentially sets a troubling precedent.
This raises serious concerns:
Why is the audition proceeding despite the union’s initial recommendation to cancel?
Does the TSO’s solution - replacing one committee member and assigning new numbers - truly contain the breach?
What’s to stop the candidate from further leaking [or already having leaked] information to remaining committee members?
Attached:
📎 Report submitted via the AFM anonymous reporting app (this was not the first report)
📎 Response from an AFM representative via the same platform
I know hands down that this had happened to me where I was thrown out of the first round of an audition with Utah Symphony. Where a section violinist of the orchestra who was checking in candidates just happened to have their iPhone out, and then after I immediately checked in, they got on it and looked highly sus and when I looked back they were texting on it. I saw the iMessage app open from a 6’ distance. Even if I could prove it, they’d cover it up and get away with it. From what I’ve heard from various colleagues that there’s a lot of BS happening in Utah.