Classical music isn’t going anywhere but groups will spend the season trying to grow their audiences.
Tradition isn’t disappearing. Bruckner, Mahler, and Rachmaninoff are all on the Philadelphia Orchestra schedule. Philadelphia Chamber Music Society programs are once again awash in Haydn, Schubert, and Beethoven this season.
Which programming philosophy will listeners endorse — the traditional canon, genre-blending, works about social justice and the environment? Most likely all of the above. Groups today find themselves catering to an ever-growing spectrum of tastes and interests.
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