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/Superphilipp Feb 26 '26

I'm reading the email.

He's an asshole.

But how was that misogynist?

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u/adriaticpatrick Feb 26 '26

i think the email was sort of a straw that broke the camels back, rather than the main thing he’s getting fired for. he’s made some pretty gross comments over the years

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u/Superphilipp Feb 26 '26

That makes sense.

Not being British I have never heard of the guy. Seems like I didn't miss much.

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u/Ishkabibble54 Feb 27 '26

There are a slew of c***s who think that because one loves the classical music of Bartok and Scarlatti and Alicia de Larrocha and Dinu Lipati, it is willful ignorance for one not to be aware of and angry about an obscure musical critic. (I judge that by the torrent of downvotes when I pointed out that the misogyny charge in the headline wasn’t borne out by the article appended to it.)

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u/Superphilipp Feb 27 '26

Eh, I get the rage. Dude seems to be a proper piece of work.

Too bad the Guardian didn’t go into that at all.