We're Playing Classical Music All Wrong
Monday, January 19, 2015 - 15:00
in Mathematics & Economics
Look lively! Stokkete/ShutterstockBy Clive Brown, University of LeedsAfter a very drawn out and fraught construction, the Philharmonie de Paris is finally open. The 2,400 seat concert hall was conceived with ambitious plans to democratize classical music, and is situated, in line with these aims, on the boundary between the city’s affluent center and its banlieues. Whether it will succeed in these ambitions remains to be seen. read more