Some conductors, not wanting to carry a tin cup as they wave their batons, have rejected important posts in the US for this reason, feeling that it would interfere with their art. Daniel Barenboim is rumored to have left the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in part because he objected to the fundraising demands that were being made of him.
Certains chefs d'orchestre, refusant de manier la sébile en même temps que la baguette, ont refusé des postes importants aux États-Unis pour cette raison, estimant que cela viendrait contrarier leur art. On dit que Daniel Barenboim a quitté le Chicago Symphony Orchestra en partie parce qu'il s'opposait aux exigences de collecte de fonds qu'on attendait de lui.