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'For 20-odd years the orchestra has had a missing link'

FOR decades, Edwin Paling has harboured an immense irritation with his organisation, the RSNO. He has never spoken about it publicly until now, though around 20 years ago, during a tour of Japan, he dropped a heavy hint to this writer. In the course of an informal conversation on a plane, he said: "This orchestra is like a ship without a captain."

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MICHAEL TUMELTY, Music Critic

FOR decades, Edwin Paling has harboured an immense irritation with his organisation, the RSNO. He has never spoken about it publicly until now, though around 20 years ago, during a tour of Japan, he dropped a heavy hint to this writer.