Former pop singer Myleene Klass – now trying to make a career in classical music, says classical music has to get hipper, not dumber: “Donning a leather jacket doesn’t just suddenly make you accessible, it is the whole package. I think that’s what the classical world needs to give. Let’s get everything to the same edgy degree that the pop world’s got at, because it looks stronger on the television – none of this soft-focus classical nonsense. Let’s make it edgy, let’s make it current, let’s make it exciting.”