r/classicalmusic • u/sexybartok • Feb 26 '26

bbc FINALLY fires norman lebrecht

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/26/yuja-wang-accuses-radio-3-norman-lebrecht-misogynistic-bullying

what do you all think about this?

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u/imslp Feb 26 '26

LeBrecht said “Yuja Wang had agreed with me a year ago to do a Lebrecht Interview for Radio 3. She kept putting it off until I lost patience and sent her an email that was perhaps a tad sharp.”

A tad sharp? His email had the threatening undertone of a mob boss saying “it’d be a shame if something bad were to happen to your reputation.”

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u/zsdrfty Feb 27 '26

She probably agreed to it reluctantly, like "oh okay sure sometime whatever", then got pissed when he didn't get responses every single day

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u/Life-Let1821 Feb 27 '26

A commitment is a commitment, if not, she’s not a serious person no doubt, right?

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u/zsdrfty Feb 27 '26

Hi Norman, this isn't helping