Be a soloist with the Vienna Symphony – or get them to play your new work
I had an email through today from Talenthouse about one of their creative collaborations. The deal is you subject an audition by uploading your audio file, which is then voted on. There's a final selection round at the end, not voted on by the general public. They're also looking for new work to perform as well. This reminds me a bit of the YouTube Symphony concept, in that skipping the whole hothouse of competitions, etc – though here you're expected to do a fair amount of footwork yourself in getting people to vote for you. Interesting, maybe this functions as a lesson in PR more than anything else. Not necessarily a bad thing for those trying to get careers as private teachers, chamber musicians or whatever else off the ground.
Hear more about the project from Vienna Symphony Orchestra's Principal Conductor:
