I picked up the latest BBC Music Magazine today, and it has this report:

It seems that the days of the musician may be numbered. Toyota has unveiled a Robot that walks, talks and plays the trumpet … The 120-centimtre-tall humanoid has a lung function, dextrous fingers and mechanical lips, and made its debut at a Tokyo hotel with an accurate, if uninspired, rendition of 'When You Wish Upon A Star'.

In a more ambitious display of android musicianship, the Tokyo Philharmonic recently chose a robot to conduct Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. The 58-centimetre-tall robot, made by Sony Corporation, appeared before 70 orchestra members and admitted, 'I'm feeling nervous.'

I'm sure that the Tokyo Philharmonic speaks for many orchestras in preferring a robot to yet another conductor, with yet another interpretation that they have to get with.