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Berlin Philharmonic plans Shanghai residency bit.ly/3iX2Kw1
The Berlin Philharmonic has announced plans for a two-year residency in Shanghai, beginning in June 2022. The first residency, which will mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Germany and China, will comprise four concerts under the baton of chief conductor Kirill Petrenko, as well as chamber music activities, masterclasses, concert introductions and other outreach and community projects. It will be billed as a ‘Festival of the Berlin Philharmonic’.
Wigmore chief counts costs of live streaming bit.ly/3cvOHMX
John Gilhooly, CEO and artistic director of Wigmore Hall, has revealed the London venue’s programme of live streaming concerts has been less than successful in terms of revenue generation. ‘Apart from the deluded, no one can say streaming concerts pays,’ he told the Financial Times.
Berlin survey paints worrying picture for freelance musicians bit.ly/3sXIK0S
A survey of freelance musicians in Berlin has found that 29 per cent believe they no longer have any professional prospects because of the Covid-19 pandemic, are planning a career change, or have already taken up another profession.
Conducted by the Landesmusikrat Berlin, the umbrella organisation for music associations in the German capital, the survey also revealed that only 22 per cent see the future positively and do not need any support. Of the respondents, 36.5 per cent said they continue to live exclusively from artistic activity, and 66.6 per cent of them give music lessons.
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