After the Akron Beacon-Journal’s music critic blasted the Akron Symphony’s first concert of the season, readers wrote in to protest. Why so harsh, they wanted to know, particularly when the performance got a standing ovation? The Beacon-Journal’s public editor writes that the orchestra must be held to a standard: “If it wants to charge major league prices for tickets, it shouldn’t expect to deliver minor league performances and not be called on it. Readers deserve honest reviews from the music critic, not flattering boosterism.”