It'll take more than Bach and a beer to give the young a taste for the classical

New research suggests young people are put off by formal concert formats. But educating them is what will really engage them – not just allowing them to bring in a drinkSo young-ish people, aged from 24-36, hate classical music. OK, that's a wee bit of an exaggeration, but research published in the Journal of New Music suggests that the traditional concert format, as exemplified in concerts by the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) and London Chamber Orchestra (LCO), are off-puttingly formal and ...

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