Mirga: I gave Covid-19 to our principal cello
mainThe Birmingham conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla tells the Times today that she caught Covid-19 as early as February and, while doctors assured her she was not infected, brought it to her orchestra the following month.
‘Our principal cellist, Eduardo Vassallo – I guess I brought the stuff to him. And he was very ill, in hospita, and put on a ventilator.’
During the hiatus, Mirga appears to have got married. She refers several times to ‘my husband’ without naming him. The reason they are based in Salzburg, she says, is to stay close to his children by a previous marriage.
Oh great, now conductors are super-spreaders. Totally irresponsible (chuckle), but hey, at least she’s hitched. Happiness all round, not least for NL, who has probably been missing his Mirga click-bait stories.
There has been no shortage of Mirga coverage or Mirga photographs on unrelated posts.
These days, everyone can be accused of being Typhoid Mary.
That’s because anyone can be a Typhoid Mary.
Not the same Anthony Sayer! Having survived the full Covid-19 ventilator experience myself, my heart goes out to Eduardo. Now retired from the BBC SSO, I enjoyed many of Eduardo’s guest principal sessions with us, not least a memorable South American tour.
…while explaining how to pronounce my surname.
I love my friends, and they love me
We’re just as close as we can be
And just because we really care
Whatever we get, we share!
I got it from Agnes
She got it from Jim
We all agree it must have been
Louise who gave it to him
She got it from Harry
Who got it from Marie
And everybody knows that Marie
Got it from me
Giles got it from Daphne
She got it from Joan
Who picked it up in County Cork
A-kissin’ the Blarney Stone
Pierre gave it to Sheila
Who must have brought it there
He got it from Francois and Jacques
Haha, Lucky Pierre!
Max got it from Edith
Who gets it every spring
She got it from her Daddy
Who just gives her everything
She then gave it to Daniel
Whose spaniel has it now
Our dentist even got it
And we’re still wondering how
Ah, but I got it from Agnes
Or maybe it was Sue
Or Millie or Billie or Gillie or Willie
It doesn’t matter who
It might have been at the club
Or at the pub, or in the loo
And if you will be my friend
Then I might . . . (Mind you, I said “might”)
Give it to you!
I was thinking someone should post that, and there it is! But here’s the old man himself performing:
https://youtu.be/R6qFG0uop9k
The woman is a liability in (at least) three senses:
1. Musically – poor thing, she just doesn’t have a clue.
2. A health liability – Clearly utterly reckless re COVID. And also jigging about so much on the podium that someone will lose an eye, sooner or later.
3. A liability in terms of much-needed women in the industry. She’s no role model, alas, and that’s a crying shame.
FM
Oh dear, FM
When I read your initial comments on UK orchestras a while ago, I thought that you might have some good ideas to put forward, or maybe, some insight.
Unfortunately, you are showing that you are negative about almost everything and that there is no substance to back up your sweeping generalisations!
You sound like the spectator, that stands on the side lines, and criticises world class players because, of course, you always know better.
That is a pity, because nobody will take what you say seriously.
“I thought that you might have some good ideas to put forward, or maybe, some insight.”
LOL. You’re new here, aren’t you. Well, live and learn. Trolls become easier to spot after a little practice.
Hello Bruce,
I take your point.
I’m not that new but “Hope springs eternal”.
And why do you think that M G-T is “world class”?
Oh dear, Derek,
It’s a pity you’re making things up – ‘UK orchestras’???? As a whole? When?
I think your imagination is going wild. Or else you’re just too hyper-sensitive about the subject.
But you would be, wouldn’t you? As I said before, we’ve met.
Clearly, dear Derek, you (and others) are taking what I say VERY seriously: you’re all totally triggered when I write anything truthful that exposes your dirty industry.
FM
FM’s destructive comments are sour and misplaced. All the same, MGT might be less of a health hazard if she reined in her exuberant gestures. I prescribe a course of watching Sir Adrian Boult (former CBSO chief of course) and Vernon Handley on YouTube. Both fine cases of less being more.
Um, according to NL, this happened back in February and March. We, and therefore she, had far less knowledge about this pandemic back then, than we do today.
I’m very sorry to hear that principal cellist Eduardo Vassallo was so ill. I hope he’s made a full recovery.
I guess it’s the price you pay for being so close to the conductor!
At last someone thought it necessary to be concerned about Eduado ! Thank you.. Does someone have information?
He played in the concerts on November 4th, prior to the latest lock down.
Thank you Derek !
And – just ignore Firing Back – everyone should !!!
Stweart, thank you.
I’d prefer people stopped getting so triggered by my truthful comments about the industry as well.
Alas, Derek – a CBSO crony – always gets wheeled out to defend the orchestra, so your advice to him is probably moot.
I respectfully suggest you just look away when you see my posts – and, if you happen to actually hear anything about the industry that touches on the truth, just stick your fingers in your ears – you’ll be happier.
FM
PS – Please give this a thumbs down
more virtue signalling and pc diversity identity politics. and then they wonder….where o where have the audiences and funding gone? …..even the ‘smart’ people were dumber than stale dog feces.
Oh for the days when conductors ranted and raved and threw chairs. Now conductors rant and rave ahtishoo ahtishoo, all fall down.