Posted on 01/12/2012 3:41:48 PM PST by stylecouncilor
Concertgoers at the New York Philharmonic Tuesday night did not have to be musicologists to work out that the marimba was not part of the famous work.
Conductor Alan Gilbert halted the performance of Mahlers Ninth Symphony when the offending iPhone ringtone sounded -- and persisted -- a media contact at the symphony confirmed.
Just minutes from the end of the hour and a half-long piece, Gilbert turned to the phone's owner, seated close to the front of Lincoln Centers Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, according to an eyewitness account published by "Superconductor" blogger Paul Pelkonen.
In the ensuing pause, some in the audience reportedly called for blood, shouting: "Kick him out!" and "$1,000 fine!" the witness recounted.
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Ouch. For that, I sentence you to watch the musical "Paint Your Wagner".
The Clint Eastwood solo is to die for...
Are you sure it's not tinnitus?
Awww, poor dude. As a recovering Luddite, I can sympathise with his mistake. I’ve done the same thing in the doc’s office, thought I’d turned off the dang cell phone only to have it go ringading. Boy, was I mortified. That was when my personal geek squad gave me a tutorial on how to make sure the thing was really powered down. Hope folks cut the concert guy some slack.
I think that is the only problem I don't have with my ears...
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