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Frontiers | Characterizing the Relationship Between the COVID-19 Pandemic and U.S. Classical Musicians' Wellbeing

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the economic and social wellbeing of communities worldwide. Within the general population, certain groups are at greater risk than others, namely, persons with pre-existing mental disorders and those disproportionately impacted by the economic strain of the pandemic (Diaz et al. 2021; Calderón-Larrañaga et al. 2020) . Classical musicians, who bear a disproportionately high incidence of mental illnesses, and whose subsistence is primarily reliant upon live performances (van Fenema and van Geel 2014), fall into both categories. The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly harmed the classical music industry, silencing the world’s concert halls and theatres. In an industry characterized by instability, a shock as great as COVID-19 may bring negative effects that far outlast the pandemic itself. This study investigates the wellbeing of classical musicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. 68 professional classical musicians completed a questionnaire compos ....

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