Britain should follow Germany and increase state funding for the arts in the face of austerity, the concert violinist Nicola Benedetti has told The Times.
Ms Benedetti, 25, also said the public?s appetite for difficult works of art and music had been consistently underestimated, and classical music did not have to be dumbed down in search of wider appeal.
The award-winning violinist said music needed to be put back at the heart of education. She said: ?It?s an investment in society, not in the arts. It?s not a choice between the two ? the most potent message is what it could
Source: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/article3633138.ece
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