It has been awhile since we examined the world of rare string instruments but a recent post by fellow Inside The Arts blogger Lynn Harrell has kick started the conversation. His article, Dealers And Stealers, examines the issue from a perspective not often discussed in an open forum. Lynn starts out talking about “…dealers out there who scour the schools and prestigious music festivals in search of innocent young very promising string players for the purpose of cultivating a prospective sale of one of their fine instruments.” It just gets better from there…
When Did “Older” And “Exciting” Become Mutually Exclusive?
Since publishing yesterday’s post about the Boston Globe article examining the New Hampshire Music Festival’s abandoned plans to revamp the festival’s artistic structure, the Globe article has been attracting some fascinating comments. One theme throughout those comments is the notion that younger musicians equal exciting performances. Some comments replying to that sentiment supported the notion that musicians get lazy, sloppy, and lackluster with age and subsequent complaints from these musicians are …