The “Court of Musical Euphemisms and Factual Economies” is now in session. Sorting out the twists and turns of choosing music directors for America’s major orchestras is a mysterious game. “For reasons I have never fathomed, US coverage of serious music seldom delves below the veneer of stability and tends to reiterate every last euphemism and half-truth without so much as a cocked eyebrow. Such complacency nurtures a system rich in abuses and absurdities.” – The Telegraph (UK)