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Why does the BBC hate classical music?

May 6, 2008 · by Neil Schofield-Hughes | in Classical Music | tagged BBC young musician, dumbing down, Radio 3 | Leave a comment

Well, I said at the outset that this was a blog about culture as well as politics, and music is what I care about most and know about best. And, like quite a lot of people, I’ve been having some gloomy thoughts following the atrocious debacle of the BBC’s Young Musician of the Year 2008. […]

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