LA Phil snatches Philly fundraiser

zandonai says:

He should try to get more arts funding from President Trump.

Michael B. says:

Bassion will have an awful lot of work to do if he expects to get money out of the Los Angeles entertainment industry moguls. The vast majority of entertainment industry executives are indifferent, if not actually hostile, to classical music. The entertainment industry is based on an economic model that functions most efficiently when everyone is watching or listening to the same thing. That economic model has no room for classical music. The days when cultured central European emigres played a huge role in the movie industry in California are long gone. Now, the only thing that matters to the industry is the bottom line. That is why, for example, you rarely see movies with snappy dialog, complex plot lines, or that depict intelligent people doing things that intelligent people frequently do (including enjoying classical music) come out of Hollywood. What juices the bottom line is special effects garnished with gratuitous violence.