The BBC Proms kicked off this weekend, and petty quibbles aside, there’s little doubt that the two-month festival remains the premier summer music event in the world. “For range of concert, the Proms is unmatchable, as audiences from every corner of the globe are happy to endorse. And, if you are willing to stand, as thousands are, you can get in for a fiver.”
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The Changing Nature Of The Orchestral Business
Michael Linton says that orchestras aren’t in danger of fading from the national cultural scene, so long as they recognize the evolution of their role in it. “Music managers typically think that their job is to present the highest level of musical performances possible and pay for them by selling seats and catching grants. It isn’t… Music executives’ real business is developing communities of patrons. And educating their children.”