Music education is still on the rise
German professional orchestras and radio orchestras have further expanded their activities to reach new audiences. This is shown by the results of the 2017/2018 nationwide concert survey conducted by the German Orchestra Association.
Music education activities such as instrument presentations, chamber music performances and workshops in schools have increased by around 20 percent in Germany over the past two years, with over 6,000 events. In the same period, the number of children's, youth, family and school concerts rose by more than 25 percent to 2863. In contrast, the number of normal symphony concerts fell.
Overall, the situation of many orchestras has consolidated after some difficult years. At the end of 2019, the orchestras are awaiting UNESCO's decision on the inclusion of the German orchestral and theater landscape on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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