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Yuja Wang doesn't have sleeves, but her marketing probably skews a little younger, and she has the chops. I'm not saying this to be cynical, but I guess if you have the chops, then the marketing can serve to actually expand your reach to a younger crowd. (Although maybe Hahn-Bin, ahem, Amadeus Leopold, has evolved in the years since becoming somewhat of a classical-music media-darling, so my judgment could be unfair). Is Hahn-Bin doing something revolutionary? All the makeup doesn't really reflect anything particularly groundbreaking in the music-making. Is Hahn-Bin in the upper-echelon of soloist? I think not. Hahn-Bin is another performer that seems to have a perfectly adequate technique and is largely an empty marketing exercise. I don't know who was taken by that, but I imagine that there were people that thought they were witnessing something really out there. The contrast between the marketing and the performance was silly, with the normalcy of the playing rendering the whole marketing exercise to be absurdly banal. When it came time for the concert, he played fine, though I wasn't blown away.

Speaking of Cameron Carpenter, I went to see him play the Poulenc Organ Concerto, because when am I going to be able to hear that piece? Beforehand, I saw some promotional videos that were almost comical in their pandering to some kind of liberace-style edginess, with all kinds of blurbs about taking classical music in new directions and about being avant-garde. You know, now that I think about it, so much of classical music is about marketing, not to take away from the musicianship.

We need you out there making music (hopefully not putting your health on the line) Mary Ellen, the stats seem to really hit populations in their 70s. Choose what is best for you.Ĭhristian Lesniak Edited: August 17, 2020, 3:47 PM I do not generally care what others think within logical limits, but these are something I do not need to express myself creatively. I would advise against them unless it's something that you want to be defined for, and do not mind the possible consequences. That said, in my experience, people who wear them likely do not care what others think. Some teachers are very strict and/or opinionated and may not take you seriously if you wore tattoos. The more conservative your audience, the more of a problem it will be. As an orchestra member, I cannot imagine being able to show off tattoos unless these covered your forearms or neck for the ladies. If it shows there, I would deem it 'distracting', but considering that some players move around so much regardless, it may not be a big deal. In terms of classical, you really do not have the chance to show off tattoos onstage (remember, we will have concerts back at some point) unless you are an outlier.

Certain 'conservative' airlines are (were?) very strict about this, though I did see a crew member with a tatto once (likely not a very strict airline.)

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But it shouldn't matter, and my opinion should not sway you one way or the other.īear in mind many workplaces have certain (generally hypocritical) standards where you would not get hired if your skin showed a tattoo. It has never been my thing, and I live in NYC, and not much of a prude. Adalberto Valle-Rivera August 17, 2020, 1:03 AM