Simon says: It was like this under Thatcher. We say: no it wasn’t
NewsIn another of his political interventions, Sir Simon Rattle treated his Barbican audience to a burst of historical analysis.
Reading from a script, he showed how out of touch he is with UK conditions. Under Margaret Thatcher, arts organisations were rewarded for raising private subsidy and showing entrepreneurial skills. Their state grant was not cut. Thatcher herself went to concerts and opera, always paying for her own ticket. Brexit had not happened, Europe was not at war. England’s leading conductors did not live in Germany.
Here’s his discourse:
Sir Simon Rattle's speech on the parlous state of classical music in the UK from Barbican concert tonight 1/3 pic.twitter.com/LV0IEIofGO
— Erika Johnston
(@operabinoculars) April 23, 2023
He then conducted the uncut BBC Singers (pic).
Read our concert review here.
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