UK classical musicians ‘cannot make ends meet’
mainA 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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