This is my opening provocation from the digital session at the Association of British Orchestras conference in February 2022:
2020 saw orchestras adapt faster than at any time during our
For years, Skype had almost total market dominance. If you wanted to video call someone, you were going to use Skype. By the time a small competitor called Zoom was
Back in March I was on a panel called “A Digital Dividend?” at the Association of British Orchestras conference. As part of that, I was asked to give an opening
It’s been over a year since the pandemic began. During this time, we’ve seen a whole range of different digital performances, projects, and concerts. If you can cast
Since the COVID-19 pandemic it has felt like the classical music world has largely been on hold. Cancelled concerts, redundancies, musicians with no work, and even plans for the
As the end of 2020 comes into sight, plenty of orchestras now have a digital concert season of some sorts. It’s been great to see orchestras embrace the potential
