Gen Z interested in classical music

[EERecordist]

Gen Z and young millennials' surprising obsession

A radical new wave of artists are sweeping the previously elite world of classical music – with a little help from fashion. Daisy Woodward explores how classical got cool.

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[Gilvan]

As a diehard heavy metal fan, i must agree with some people from new generations.
After decades with the most radical music in the world (trash and death metal) , in the last ten years i discovered
the great classical masters, specially Beethoven , Mozart, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky and Mahler.
I became a great fan of classical music myself.

 

[StigErik]

This is quite interesting, or maybe it isn't? Truly great music will live forever I guess.

I discovered heavy metal and classical at the same time during my early teens. For me, Deep Purple or Black Sabbath was just as interesting as Beethoven or Mahler.

 

[Sokel]

That's really good news.
Even if not as preference ,even as a trend as it will allow new people to instantly recognize patterns in their future hearings.
Whatever music one plays or listens to,classical must be the base.
After all is a smart thing not to re-invent the wheel.

 

[Keith_W]

IMO classical music and other types of live acoustic music (like jazz) is inherently more "human" than other types of music. The sounds are produced through human effort - dragging a bow across string, blowing into a wind instrument, singing, etc. all require human lungs and muscle. This is not the same as plucking an electric guitar or playing an electronic instrument where the sounds are generated by speakers and electronics. Because of the limited SPL of human-powered music machines, we have to sit closer to the musicians and it feels more intimate. It's not like sitting with 40,000 screaming fans in a football stadium, where the performer is a ant-like speck in the distance and the music thundered at you through giant speakers.