Just chanced across this on the BBC World Service. Bound to be repeated several times.
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"Petroc Trelawny looks at the new global enthusiasm for western classical music. Is it genuine or a short cut to national esteem?"Originally posted by Pianorak View Post
Well, the Proms gave it a good outing last season! I did once read that in China all those millions of pianos were sold to middle-class parents who thought it was The Thing To Do to have their children learn the piano/the western classical repertoire.It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world. -
the BPO and Sir SR drew 40,000 to the big screen in the square in Taiwan last year [for Boulez and Bruckner 7], shown in the doc on Sir SR last nightAccording to the best estimates of astronomers there are at least one hundred billion galaxies in the observable universe.Comment
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Quite recently I heard somebody eminent - I am fairly sure it was Stephen Hough - say that he was certain the future of classical music was in the east.Comment
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