Moron alert: marimba ringtone stops Mahler symphony dead, moments from the end >>

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via doctom666:

In the ensuing pause, some in the [NY Philharmonic] audience reportedly called for blood, shouting: ”Kick him out!” and “$1,000 fine!” the witness recounted.

Gilbert quietly employed shame until the offender — described as an elderly man by another blogger — confirmed that the phone was off.

Before continuing with the concert, Gilbert apologized and explained that normally it’s best to ignore such disturbances, but he said this was “so egregious that I could not allow it.”

This was the first time Gilbert has stopped the orchestra for a violation of the “cell-phones off” rule, a media contact at the symphony said, but at least the second time that it has happened in the symphony’s history.