Half of UK musicians no longer play in EU
UncategorizedThe Musicians Union has published some research showing that 59 per cent of their members no longer find touring Europe to be financially worthwhile. Three-quarters of those who worked in the EU before Brexit said their bookings had declined.
The baritone Simon Wallfisch said: ‘I took it for granted as a young musician that I could work as easily in Munich as I could in Manchester. It is devastating to see how young British musicians today will never experience the world-is-your-oyster mentality I felt as a young musician, finding my feet in the mid-2000s.’
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