We do a lot of light classical programming with that, too... obviously... a lot of Tchaikovsky music, Grieg, things like that which have become less classical with classical concerts.
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Classical music is something that we're very passionate about, but we always thought it was presented in a stuffy way.
That makes classical music work, the ability to improvise.
Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.
Obviously classical music tends to be stuff that is usually at least a hundred years old.
Actually, I've had very little classical training, although I love listening to classical music very much.
New music is absolutely integral to classical music.
We have to go and show these people what classical music is. We say sometimes that classical music has a small audience, but it's because people don't have the chance to be closer to it.
It's not that people don't like classical music. It's that they don't have the chance to understand and to experience it.
But still as compared to many, many orchestras in the world, I think you find a lot more new music and living composers on our programs than many other places.
Whenever I visit a city, I like to see what classical music concerts are on offer.
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