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The philharmonic’s website describes the piece being “presented in a memorable solo by the horn, followed by other appealing woodwind solos.” Solo horn, indeed. An audio recording of the incident has been making the rounds on Twitter, though it’s not entirely clear where the clip originated from.

“I think everyone felt that was a rather lovely expression of somebody who was so transported by the music that it had some kind of effect on them physically or, dare I say, even sexually,” audience member Lukas Burton told the Times.

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Personally, classical music can’t bring—or I should say, has never brought—me to climax, but as far as public indecency goes, this seems to be as elegant as it gets. And props to the rest of the audience who seemed to let the moment, excuse me, come and go without much fanfare. A duet to remember, indeed!