Nolan was able to share a few personal moments with the musician, commenting: "I loved the fact that after having worked with him, I had just the same fascination with his talent and his charisma.
One of the musicians commented, 'I cannot believe it, because it's much easier for prisoners to phone each other.'" This anecdote was served up to demonstrate the difference in schooling between American and Russian musicians.
While as an overall group players were satisfied with the service, a small percentage of musicians commented that the limited music and instrumental knowledge of the attending physical therapist hampered their ability to identify the cause of performance-related problems.
This isn't the first time that the 25-year-old musician has commented on sexism in music, telling Spin last year, "The more I've had to work in this industry, the more I've just been shocked at the way people behave".
Said, who gave lectures and led discussions among the musicians, once commented that, for Goethe, art was "all about a voyage to the 'other,' " adding, "It's become quite rare to project one's self outward, to have a broader perspective".
The musicians' comments add fuel to rumours that the Rolling Stones and Fleetwood Mac are set to headline the 2013 festival.
Everyone always mentions Marin Alsop – who on Saturday will be the first woman to conduct the Last Night of the Proms – and Simone Young, but the truth is that behind closed doors, off the record, musicians' comments about these women tend to be less than positive.
