Classical open airs increasingly popular
Open-air concerts by orchestras are becoming increasingly popular with audiences. The popular summer performances are a further indication that more and more people, including many young people, are interested in classical music, writes the German Orchestra Association (DOV).
According to the DOV, over 40,000 listeners attended the Staatsoper für alle concert with the Berlin Staatskapelle and Daniel Barenboim in Berlin on July 9. More than 30,000 listeners attended the Kassel State Orchestra's Summer Night Open Air on July 16. On August 17, 20,000 people listened to the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in Frankfurt, and 37,000 music lovers gathered for the NDR Classic Open Air on July 23 in Hanover. Many concerts are broadcast on screens or via livestream, on radio and television.
Symphony orchestras in Switzerland are also getting a breath of fresh air. For example, the St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra will be performing at its 16th Classic Openair concert in front of the Tonhalle St. Gallen on August 27. On July 8 to 10, the Musikkollegium Winterthur performed at its Classic Openair in Winterthur's Rychenbergpark.
