Will anyone notice New Year’s Day now the concert’s been tamed?
mainThere used to be a bit of a blood-pressure rise as the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra prepared to usher in the New Year with one woman on stage, maybe two, and a dinosaur conductor who made anachronistic advance comments.
All gone.
The orchestra these days has a dozen women in its ranks and this year’s conductor is Christian Thielemann who has learned never to say anything remotely controversial.
So are we on the edge of our seats?
You tell me.
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