Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:50:07 +0100 (Reuters) - Chinese singer Yi Wang performs with the China Philharmonic Orchestra during a ceremony marking the start of the Chinese "cultural" year in Germany, in Berlin January 30, 2012. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)
Man's iPhone marimba ringtone halts entire New York Philharmonic
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:30:11 +0100 Occurring on Tuesday night during a performance of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony by the New York Philharmonic, a man’s iPhone erupted in the familiar marimba ring tone during the closing moments of the performance. Seated in the first row of Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, the man with the ringing iPhone watched as conductor Alan Gilbert halted the orchestra, turned toward the direction of the ringing and asked audience members in the general vicinity to turn off the smartphone. ... (Source: Digital Trends)
Musicians of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra use tramway accessories ...
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:50:08 +0100 (AP) - Musicians of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra use tramway accessories during the traditional New Year's Concert at Vienna's Musikverein, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. This year's concert was conducted by Latvian maestro Mariss Jansons. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
Latvian conductor Mariss Jansons conducts the Vienna Philharmonic ...
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:30:08 +0100 (AP) - Latvian conductor Mariss Jansons conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra during a dress rehearsal for the New Year's concert 2012, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, at the golden hall of Vienna's Musikverein. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
Mariss Jansons of Latvia conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ...
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:50:05 +0100 (Reuters) - Mariss Jansons of Latvia conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra during a rehearsal for the traditional New Year's Concert in the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein in Vienna, December 29, 2011. The concert will be broadcast by over 70 television networks and 300 radio stations worldwide on January 1, 2012. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner (AUSTRIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)