Classical Musicians Struggle For Acceptance: Has it really come down to this?
By KURT LOFT, The Tampa Tribune
Published: January 19, 2008
CLEARWATER - Selling classical music isn't unlike hawking ice in Alaska or potato chips in the Sahara desert.
Outside the big cultural hubs, Beethoven and the boys are struggling, their once-flourishing fan club reduced to a cult, a niche audience. Consider this week's recital by the Tokyo String Quartet at Ruth Eckerd Hall, which will be lucky to sell 500 tickets.
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Classical Musicians Struggle For Acceptance
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