IN PRODUCTION: MUSIC OF THE FUTURE: HOW CLASSICAL MUSIC IS REINVENTING ITSELF

Opera and classical concerts are out. Audience numbers have been declining for years. Young audiences just don’t seem to want to know anything about classical music anymore, preferring to go to festivals and electro concerts. They are socialized with pop music and don’t care much about what Brahms and Beethoven have to say. It almost seems as if the industry has lost touch. Is classical music still relevant or has it already fallen out of time? Can young musicians still successfully save it through the 21st century? And if so, how? Written and directed by Frauke Schlieckau. A Bottega Berlin production for Neue Zürcher Zeitung / SRF / 3Sat. 30 min.