29 year old bassist punched in the face by 80 year old conductor for walking incorrectly

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John Eliot Gardiner pulls out of BBC Proms after punching bass soloist
theguardian.com
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He has long had a reputation for being tempestuous and rude to performers, according to a 2015 Spectator article by the commentator Damian Thompson, who wrote that for all the conductor’s undoubted talent, “one art eludes him: good manners”.

So he was always an a-hole, but this time, he was affected by alcohol and went too far.