In the main auditorium of the historic Concertgebouw, rows of students are hunched over laptops and notebooks, the glow of their screens illuminating the plush red seats.
Above them, violinist Hyunjin Cho and cellist Efstratia Chaloulakou perform - but the students aren’t being rude by ignoring the musicians. At this event, they’re meant to be studying - and the music is intended to assist rather than distract them.
