Politicians confirmed last night that the Metropole Orchestra will lose its Euro 7 million government grant from next August, when it will have to disband. The Metropole plays mostly pop and jazz, but with an original twist, or tweet. More here (in Dutch).
An online petition (in Dutch) can be found here. Over 10.000 signatures so far.
http://petities.nl/petitie/voorkom-dat-het-metropole-orkest-verdwijnt
The orchestra is saved for the moment, apparently:
http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/3380/muziek/article/detail/3365418/2012/12/18/Metropole-Orkest-krijgt-subsidie-tot-2017.dhtml