Quickies: Playing on the Wii, Pyongyang, Polish Janitor-Pianists
The New York Philharmonic is going to perform in North Korea next year, following in the footsteps of the Philadelphia Orchestra (who played in China in 1973) and the Boston Symphony (who played in the USSR in 1956)
Next year Nintendo are going to unleash Wii Music, which will let people “conduct” a virtual orchestra. While I don’t think it’ll endanger any jobs, if it’s anything like their previous efforts it’ll be tonnes of fun - and hugely popular. There’s more information and a few (pretty horrible) videos here.
A polish janitor, spotted via webcam playing Chopin in the chapel, has been newly employed full-time as a pianist. Story and video here.