Orchestras ready to throw themselves into the pit

Fifteen musicians spaced 2 meters apart, in a huge empty vessel ... This is the show that was attended live on May 1 by spectators of the Mezzo channel and subscribers to the Digital Concert Hall of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. An experiment foreshadowing what could be the resumption of symphonic life in the coming weeks. Hit hard by the health crisis, which forced them to suddenly cease their activities, the big orchestras have been busy for several weeks imagining what could be after, while waiting for a slow return to normal . With a watchword: adaptability. "Since the start of confinement, we have been increasing the number of videoconferences between members of the Musical Forces, which bring together many French orchestras, in search of solutions,says Nicolas Droin, head of the Paris Chamber Orchestra. One thing that this crisis will have highlighted, moreover, is great solidarity in the community.

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