The competitors will undergo training as conductors, then will be judged by a panel of judges and orchestra members on how they perform when conducting.

Yep. “Get real” as in “reality TV”. Too bad it’s in the UK. We don’t get these particular reality shows. No conductors, no opera singers. Just pop stuff. Rats.

I read it here. (And no, I’d never heard of Blur before.)

What I’d really love is for them to all try being oboe players. Or, better yet, how about conductors attempting to become oboe players. Now that would be fun!