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And before that, a composer who greatly admired Mozart. Well, to be honest, almost all composers greatly admired Mozart, at least those that came after him. And the composer I'm specifically referring to is Mendelssohn. And we heard the scerzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream, and that was played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under conductor Seiji Ozawa. The Boston Symphony, by the way, I read about a week or two ago.

Braced for some industrial action because there were discussions between the musicians' union and the managers of the orchestra about new contracts and pay rises and things, and they couldn't come to an agreement, and so a strike is on the cards. And if economists are to be believed, we're going to be heading for an economically different difficult time, at least globally, economically difficult. And so, I think if that's true, then

More orchestras are going to come under pressure with their finances and how much they pay their musicians. So, yeah, the Boston Symphony Orchestra might not be the last one to experience such problems. Exactly, 20 to 5. You're listening to the classical fix on SAFM 1042107 nationwide. And a quick reminder: if you'd like to send me a message, the WhatsApp line number is 06141041111111111.