@asymco: The Theater of Disruption - relevance for classical conserts also?

Hoon Lee (from IMDb)

Horace Dediu in another great podcast with actor Hoon Lee discuss disruption in the theater and performing arts. Dediu made me think of what could be done with classical concerts.


I've some experience in live classical consert production. I actually have a small concert hall in my house, and in 7 years from 1975 I offered 7 concert yearly, with the best musicians I could find. The conserts was financed by public funds.


During the 7 year of high quality concerts, however, the public diminished from a average of 60 to 20. And at twenty I decided to quit.


After that I've always been looking for ways to revive the classical concerts, and your discussion gave me some ideas.


Based on my experience I very well remember the immense value of the natural sound and sight. I even denied the National broadcasting in Norway to tape concerts.


But also the silent communication between the musicians and the public are extremly valuable; When you come to a concert, or theater, you know you have to be present in your mind. You have to concentrate just here and now. In recorded music you can always take a break, and listen better another time. But this can easyli become a false strategy. I, at least, almost never go back to the recorded stuff.


The reason I prefer live radio and TV to recorded ones may be just that. I know this is a one-time happening, and that's make me aware, awake and consentrated.


Finally there is also communicated other experiences both ways. The musicians often feels if the public is "taken", and that inspires them even further.


Here are some thoughts that may relate to all live acoustic performances:

• You cannot provide people with real sound and view. So we have to educate people to come for that.
• We can give them the next best experience: A realtime performance.
• Broadcast every performance in realtime world wide. 
• Just accept a finite number of viewers.
• Perform you show in all the worlds continents so that people can come and experience you live.
• Make economic productions with for instance Apple devices
• Distribute a season globally as an app. 
• Let people reserve realtime and real shows from the app.
• Let people pay a small amount for each show.
• Use youtube recorded shows to create interest.