A few weeks ago I went to attend a piano concert; the pianist in question was a certain Kiss Marton (very good in my opinion). The concert started at 9:00 PM, by 9:30 PM there were only 7 paying spectators attending; I'll let you imagine the embarrassment on the part of the pianist and the discouragement on my part. The father was present in the hall and I felt obliged to apologize to him for the almost total absence of spectators in the theater. Enjoy the view.
And he is also good. Certainly the fact that only 6 people came to the concert says it all...
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.....how sad.
The other day I was also left bewildered because at a concert about 90% of the audience consisted of German and French tourists... few Italians despite the pianist being from the city and therefore I expected more participation... and yet!!!!!!!
..But what can we expect from a State and a School that do not educate in Art? In two generations, or perhaps even today, Music is or will be something for true specialists, and there will no longer be the discernment of what is played and/or listened to. Pessimism? I believe it's reality! Music no longer interests many. The spectator who leaves home and leaves behind their Multimedia wants something surprising and, above all, wants to be entertained. Thus, Theater, Music, and Dance are transformed into Brignano (who is excellent, by the way), into Karaoke, and into "Dancing with the Stars." Who in Italy would be willing to book at a high price to see and listen to Mozart's entire "Magic Flute"? In Salzburg, I saw with my own eyes people buying tickets for ā¬230.00 for the Festival with lines at the box office. As long as they distract us with chatter and discontent, it will be like this and it will only get worse. Forgive this "burst" of pessimism!
Regardless of the school, something I have emphasized several times is not directly responsible, in my opinion, the focus should be shifted to the stereotype. Music is something that should be instilled in the new generation from the earliest years of life, and I believe this is essential for future cultural growth.
As long as the 'cool guy' stereotype does not shift toward the well-behaved boy, who has passions and interests other than smoking weed on a wall, having a skinhead buzz cut with a mohawk, wearing ripped pants and swearing or blaspheming in every sentence, I believe classical music is doomed. But I am convinced that this historical period might help us change things a little. Parents are realizing that if you want to give your child a better chance, you have to make them study seriously and, above all, you have to make them abandon the 'do-nothing' stereotype by trying to make them understand that being that isn't cool, it's being an idiot!
This period helps us because there are no jobs for graduates, let alone for those who have never done anything in their lives and have no useful connections. This second point must also be carefully considered for a job.
Practical example: in a workplace, a manager could easily recommend staff when the company is growing, but I believe a manager would never recommend kids who have done nothing their whole lives and are now looking for office work... Let me explain better: if you can't do anything and you get in through a recommendation, depending on the job, there is even the risk that you might make a fool of the person who recommended you. Who would take on that responsibility?
Therefore, this period helps us; the number of people pursuing studies is increasing, people are elevating themselves culturally, and perhaps in 20 or 25 years, classical music will also come back into fashion... I am confident.
