Philly Orchestra goes for silly shirt
mainThis is the brochure of the coming Philadelphia Orchestra season.
Programme details to be announced shortly.
Clearly less important than the shirt.
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Is a conductor wearing a tacky shirt really newsworthy?
The shirt looks like a handmedown from the Netrebkos.
…and not for Bertrand de Billy.
LOL Norman, good one. Yannick is a medicore clown.
He may be a clown but he can probably spell better than you can.
It seems to be a sport to disparage YNS. Why? He’s young? Gay? I don’t get it. He’s made some terrific recordings with Philly. The new Rach 1 is superb – one of the best. I’ve really been pleased with his Mendelssohn, Schumann, Rachmaninoff, and Schmitt among others. YNS is a fine musician who paid his dues; he’s one of the brightest young conductors we have.
The shirt is stylish and you’re a mediocre speller, btw.
I’ve pointed out how ridiculously gratuitous some of the slamming of Yannick is on here, both by Norman and various posters. I would think it’s a combination of class warriors and musicians who have axes to grind or are ideologically driven.
It’s also due to this site’s unending hatred and contempt for virtually ANYONE AND ANYTHING associated with the Met and lately the city of New York in general.
Hopefully you play better than you spell or type!
I know a Renowned Maestro who, in the presence of his inner circle, routinely makes homophobic jokes with YNS as one of the frequent targets.
The Renowned Maestro is considered by many a “class act”.
Beyond the facade and the fashion choices, who is the cheap, mediocre clown?
No. Just No.
Oh my…do we need another mask on a frontcover!!!!…how bright the future seems…
That man needs a(nother) gay man to dress him. As Callas said in “Masterclass” – “You need a look. Get one.”
He does! His other half is a gay man….. they spend more of tacky expensive labels than the Met orchestra have been paid this last year. Money cannot buy taste or style.
And it looks like he’s kept the silly blonde dye job. Sometimes I worry he enjoys too much being a celebrity. What’s terrifying for those who love this orchestra is that it has staked its future 100% on him.
And the penny just dropped that someone in the PO admin has leaked this image to Norman.
I like that shirt, actually.
I agree with you, Greg!
Agreed. He has his own sense of style that isn’t limited to tails, a tux, or a nehru jacket. And naturally, there is a whole world of fashion out there, a lot bigger than the classical music world.
I like that conductor too………..a wonderful Parsifal at the Met a bit ago and a really superb Carmelites. Half the people on SD are deaf, I am certain of it. Who cares what they look like……try LISTENING
Apparently, the shirt is important enough for this site to devote a post to it…
Ridiculous. Cheap. Pandering. Embarrassing. (My opinion).
I agree! Wait, you’re talking about this SD post, right?
Not as silly as his hair.
Not as silly as the Nehru jackets that most conductors wear now. It makes them look like a Sean Connery-era Bond villain.
It’s also time to ditch the tux with tails. It’s anachronistic, and sends the wrong message to first time concertgoers.
Agreed. They can come out looking as ridiculous as “Kennedy” for all I care, as long as they are exciting and have something to say about the music. That’s a rarity nowadays. Eccentric point making is in vogue. These conductors all need to buy a bunch of Charles Munch recordings to see what conducting is all about………….
Maazel had “crazy shirts” too in his Cleveland years.
I think I’ll stick to the music…
What’s your deal?