Musicians in uproar over orchestra’s AI image

Musicians in uproar over orchestra’s AI image

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norman lebrecht

February 24, 2024

Players in the Queensland Symphony Orchestra are up in arms over the latest marketing campaign, which features the orchestra sitting in the audience seats behind two anorexic, possibly ambisexual young listeners up front.

The hall itself looks nothing like the QSO’s Brisbane home.

The slogan reads: Experience the Orchestra.

Our informant spoke to musicians last night after an outstanding Mahler 7th symphony with chief conductor Umberto Clerici. The players were furious. When they raised concern s with the new Marketing Director, they were told to ‘stay in their lane’ and it’s ‘no one elses job to market’.

One of the QSO patrons has posted: ‘What is this disgusting AI image that you are using to advertise? Do you not support actual artists?’

They have a point.

two people having a date at a indoor classical music romantic concert

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