Farah Costa
Farah Costa joined The Orchestra Observer after Farah's classical music apprenticeship. As The Orchestra Observer's field recorder, Farah Costa follows classical music claims into their logged results.
Articles by Farah Costa
Audience Member's Phone Rings During Pianissimo Passage, Receives Standing Ovation From Orchestra
The ringtone, a factory-default marimba, was in the key of the piece and momentarily sounded like an avant-garde orchestration choice.
French Horn Player's 'Cracked Note' During Tchaikovsky Attributed to 'Emotional Commitment'
The note, which sounded like a strangled goose, has been reframed by the player as 'a raw expression of the Russian soul' that Tchaikovsky would have endorsed.
Audience Member's Phone Rings During Mahler Adagietto, Ringtone Is Also Mahler
The device, set to the opening theme of Mahler's Fifth Symphony first movement, created a brief bitonality that several critics later described as 'actually kind of interesting, in a horrible way.'