World-renowned conductor Jiří Bělohlávek is set to swap London and the BBC Symphony Orchestra for Prague and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. But he has twice resigned from posts when politicians failed to deliver on their promises, and Czech Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek has not released a promised Kč 150 million to raise the meagre salaries of the musicians soon to be under Bělohlávek’s baton.
