The section that lays together plays together

As the first reviews come in for Blair Tindall's new book, an expose of sex, drugs and nepotism in the orchestral world, some comedy snippets are coming through.

The Times reports" Blair saying:

I got hired for most of my gigs in bed

And if you want to know who to date in the orchestra, Blair advises:

Instrument players had a sexual style unique to their instrument. Neurotic violinists, anonymous in their orchestra section, came fast. Trumpet players pumped away like jocks, while pianists’ sensitive fingers worked magic. French horn players, their instruments the testiest of all, could rarely get it up, but percussionists could make beautiful music out of anything.

It appears that Ms Tindall was bonking her way up the musical ladder while still at school where she found:

were the way to get ahead was by sleeping with the student concertmaster and the middle-aged professor.

But Norman Lebrecht assures us that the book's description of the New York freelance scene is much more colourful than here in Britain...




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