Горенштейновское хамство.MOV

June 25th, 2011 This is how Mark Gorenstein, the conductor, instructed the orchestra musicians to play with Narek Hakhnazaryan, an outstanding young cellist, in the finals of the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Gorenstein is an artistic director and conductor of the State Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation. “First thing. Do not worry about what he plays, this talent. Your task is to play what is written there in the score, and do it with me. Do not worry about this AUL* that is presented here to us - this is Nashimoto’s cousin, I’ve seen it already. We don’t need this. Yes, play with me, please. Everything else is not your buisness. That first thing. Second - you play too loud. In Dvorak. You forgot, that this is not trovbone. Whatever he whistles here, you should play softer than him.“ *AUL is small village in the mountains of some eastern countries. Though in Armenia they dont use this word. Here it sounds rude in this context. Gorenshtein wants to show that he ha