‘Help us or LSO fails’: Sir Simon Rattle’s plea over Covid and Brexit Ed Vulliamy © Getty Images Sir Simon Rattle says Covid had concealed the impact of the red tape created by leaving the EU.
Sir Simon Rattle and his top team at the London Symphony Orchestra have appealed for government support to help them survive the difficulties created by Brexit and Covid.
The orchestra depended on international touring – much of it in Europe – for 40% of its revenue before the coronavirus, with tours cancelled by the pandemic.
Now, as the LSO prepares to welcome back its first live audience for 14 months to the Barbican on Tuesday, principal conductor Rattle told the
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