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Man’s iPhone marimba ringtone halts entire New York Philharmonic

January 12, 2012 |

Apple
Mobile
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Occurring on Tuesday night during a performance of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony by the New York Philharmonic, a man's iPhone erupted in the familiar marimba ring tone during the closing moments of the performance. Seated in the first row of Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, the man with the ringing iPhone watched as conductor Alan Gilbert halted the orchestra, turned toward the direction of the ringing and asked audience… Read More