The Dilemma of Empty Halls

Autor: Joanna Lauer
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Musical Offerings, Vol 14, Iss 2, Pp 53-66 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2330-8206
2167-3799
DOI: 10.15385/jmo.2023.14.2.1
Popis: Today, live classical concert attendance is low, a fact which threatens the careers of professional musicians. This paper examines recent statistics of classical concert attendance, theories as to why attendance rates are low, marketing methods for target audiences, and finally, recommendations to solve the dilemma of empty concert halls. To encourage concert attendance, classical music must be tastefully marketed to present-day audiences through the experience of technically excellent, musical, and interesting live performances. Ultimately, the relationship between art and its audience (the consumer) reveals that the key to the dilemma is the audience.
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