I check Apple Music for new releases from time to time, and I usually look at the Classical genre. This week, I was struck by the range of dour expressions on the faces of the musicians.
Matt Haimowitz looks like he’s desperately trying to smile, but forgot how.
Bill Murray – he’s on a classical album – and Jan Vogler look like they’d rather be somewhere else. To be fair, Bill Murray looks a lot happier than he usually does.
Richard Narroway looks like he’s holding the wrong instrument, and is trying to figure out how to explain this to the photographer.
Benny Anderson, of ABBA fame, is questioning whether he really want’s to be part of this “classical music” thing.
Mari Samuelson looks like she’s preparing for future mugshots; but with killer makeup, just in case.
But Yo-Yo Ma saves the day, with that infectious smile of his, as if to say, “To hell with this, I’ve been doing this since I was a kid, and it’s not a big deal any more.”
