[joen_cph]

... they have great skill by my estimation (which is also something I look for) ...

Good to hear.

Sandor Vegh was a great musician.

 

[joen_cph]

Would you watch a nude performance? My point being, if the music is to your liking, but the performer is dressed quite provocatively, would that be difficult for you to endure? If yes, that is still caring about appearances.

Nude performances have happened you know, Gulda being the most well-known one, as well as ballets etc. One was a huge artistic and commercial success here, back in the 70s. At the most prestigious Royal Theatre. This might surprise you. It's very good that conventions, prudishness and narrow-mindedness is being challenged at times. Over time, musician- and public-appearance have certainly loosened a bit in recent decades in many places, and that's overall a blessing.

I basically don't care much about the looks, and it has definitely not influenced my choice of preferred musicians, not to say recordings. I had a bit of a crush on one of the ABBA women and a local pop singer here, when I was 15. Some lesser talented musicians have exploited their looks for commercial reasons, but I'm not buying it any more.

 

[joen_cph]

Well, here's a different angle to the OP's question
- a cancelled concert with the world-famous King's Singers, because of 'sexual attraction' issues ...

Florida college cancels singing group's concert due to 'lifestyle that contradicts scripture' | CNN

Pensacola Christian College canceled an appearance by The King's Singers, a prominent British a cappella ensemble, after saying it learned "one of the artists openly maintained a lifestyle that contradicts scripture."

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