Novita77 of course they will pay in the end. How can they lose the face in front of Abu-Dhabi with Louvre? What will happen is that they will lose several key musicians, and the rest will become unsure and start looking for new jobs. Can you perform well when you don't know how you are going to pay your bills? Performance quality will go down...the usual story.

It's just annoying that something that has been open with such a show is based on lies and unhappy people. It always has been the case in Qatar and QF, but what happens to the orchestra is simply beyond belief.