Many orchestras and larger ensembles have adopted a model of a matinee followed by an evening performance in an attempt to reach larger numbers of people amid limits on audience sizes. This was how the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Simon Rattle marked their return to London’s Barbican Centre on Tuesday, repeating their programme of Britten, Fauré and Dvorak for two sets of spectators.
Music lovers returning to the concert hall for the first time since early 2020 will also notice that social distancing measures mean the majority of events do not include an interval. This is also the case for longer performances, such as Opera North’s run of Beethoven’s
14 May, 2021 â By Michael White
Nishla Smith is in concert at St Bartâs on May 19
Put up the bunting and balloons, itâs finally arrived: normality (or something of the sort). From May 17, Boris Johnsonâs arbitrary rules allow us back into the concert halls that have been closed to audiences for most of the past year. But as the numbers they can take will be a fraction of before, it wonât be easy to get tickets â which is why many venues will still be livestreaming their shows so you can watch at home.
An example is the
Wigmore Hall, which bounces back to sub-normality on Monday night with a hot-ticket programme by cellist
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2021-01-26T12:39:00+00:00
A high-profile series of live-streamed concerts has been a good – but expensive – way to reach audiences, says Wigmore Hall artistic director John Gilhooly
When it began live streaming chamber music concerts in June last year, London’s Wigmore Hall was hailed as a beacon of hope for players and audiences alike.
In an interview with the Financial Times, the venue’s chief executive and artistic director John Gilhooly has now laid bare the cost of the initiative, which has included performances by the likes of Steven Isserlis, Mitsuko Uchida and the Heath Quartet, and which continues into 2021.