CONDUCTOR Sir Simon Rattle has hit out at cuts by Arts Council England and their effect on the British classical music scene. Pulling no punches, the British-German conductor described the recent cuts as an “an act of cultural vandalism” which is “illiterate”, “shortsighted in the most astonishing way”, and “a real violence to the British music scene”.
Sir Simon told Australian media: “The type of cuts that are going on, countrywide, are making a mockery of the government’s claim to do levelling up.”
