Les cachetonneurs

As one rehearsal ends, bass player is networking among his regular freelancers on the fringes of the classical music scene. The job on offer means good money and rehearsing with veteran Austrian conductor for a private New Year's Eve concert. Roberto has five takers -a pregnant flautist, a kleptomaniac cellist, and an abrasive viola player- who join a nervy local clarinettist. Quite why this famous baton waver should have agreed to work with such a modest ensemble, it takes a while to find out. (timeout.com)