The worry is not about the future of the city, which bursts with elan, but where future musicians will come from. Those studying music at university are vastly more likely to hail from private schools, or from abroad. The Royal College of Music took in the sixth-lowest. Despite outreach efforts 49% of members of the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain are from private schools. Exclude state school pupils, and future musicians will be drawn from the top.

Source: The Guardian September 08, 2017 17:48 UTC