UK classical musicians ‘cannot make ends meet’

UK classical musicians ‘cannot make ends meet’

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norman lebrecht

May 03, 2018

A survey of 285 musicians in seven orchestras across the UK has found that 44 percent struggle to pay their bills.

The Musicians Union says average wages have stagnated at around £30,000 a year and musicians are having to take extra jobs in order to pay for their instruments, insurance and other working costs, quite aside from their living costs.

Here’s a BBC report.

As a point of reference, here’s what musicians earn in German orchestras.

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