Amazon Studios recently filmed a pilot episode of Mozart in the Jungle, a proposed web video series that looks beyond classical music's image of polished perfection to reveal behind-the-scenes stories full of sex, drama and political infighting.
Violinist Joshua Bell makes a cameo appearance in this pilot episode, playing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. Other notable cast members include Malcolm McDowell of Clockwork Orange fame, who plays a conductor in this episode, and singer Bernadette Peters.
The pilot was inspired by Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music, oboist Blair Tindall's 2005 memoir of her professional career in New York, playing numerous high-profile gigs with ensembles including the New York Philharmonic and the orchestras of Broadway shows.
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