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peg goldberg longstreth, in her review of the concert for the naples daily news, called [daniele] gatti an "incredibly rude, ill-mannered, churlish, boorish young conductor ... i have seen many gaffes and disasters onstage or during performances in my lifetime. i have seen children wet themselves during their student recital; a graduate student in voice (whom i was accompanying) suddenly vomit all over everything during her doctoral recital; an organ short out and go totally silent during the procession of an ultra-socialite's wedding. i have seen parts break or fall off instruments. reeds split. strings break. professionals forget their parts and flee the stage. i have seen musicians topple off stage; chairs break; batons suddenly take leave and fly through the air."
"but until wednesday, i have never seen a highly touted, internationally much heralded conductor blow his stack, come back on stage following a standing ovation and berate the audience." she concluded by calling gatti a "pretentious, angry little twit."
- tim page, "conductor daniele gatti, leaving on a sour note," washington post february 14, 2004
posted February 16, 2004 in music.