Jim asks:

> A point more on topic.  Can soloists really command 40K a performance?
> Maybe my father should have steered me in the direction of his father's
> line of work--though it wasn't so lucrative in those days.

Domingo gets 100K, most of the big soloists get 40K for a weekend of
performances.  That's more in two weekends than I make all year.  My
average fee is 500-1000 for a concert, depending on who and where and
how much time is involved.

Kevin

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