French media are complaining that the Orchestre de Paris and its Finnish conductor were not seen on global television during the Olympic Games opening parade.
The only orchestra in view was the Orchestre National de France with its Romanian conductor Cristian Macelaru. They had borrowed cheap instruments from the O de Paris to play when the heavens opened and everyone got soaked.
Concertmaster Sarah Nemtanu said: ‘I would like to understand why, while we rehearsed the entrances, exits and bows, the cameras disappeared during the live television broadcast. Already, while we were following the ceremony on our cell phones, we were shocked that the Orchestre de Paris and its conductor, Klaus Makela, were neither seen nor mentioned during the scene of “Liberty”. This shows the place of classical music in our society.’
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