"That's a decision by a group of people, but they cannot wipe out history, legacy, and heritage," the orchestra's former music director Sebastian Lang-Lessing said of the Symphony Society's decision.
Since his controversial firing in April as the San Antonio Symphony's music director emeritus, the maestro has been tirelessly meeting with city leaders.
Musicians from the San Antonio Symphony picketed the home of Kathleen Weir Vale, board chair for the Symphony Society, Thursday to protest a proposed labor.