Esa-Pekka Salonen: I think its so important to engage in these things. Why would we be any different to other art forms? Why wouldnt we have to engage with our audience? Thats one of the problems that classical music has had, we think we are the mountain to which everyone else has to come. I cannot assume that people automatically want to come to a concert, listen to something written 200 years ago, performed by people wearing clothes from the 1880s, conducted by a man or woman making ritual movements that seem to be vaguely connected with what is going on. Our duty is to communicate to the world and let people know what we are doing. It is an arrogant and stupid thought that classical music should somehow exist in a bubble. Samaa mieltä? Ei, juu, miksi?
Posted on: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 09:10:59 +0000
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