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Expose young people to more diverse composers, urges Royal Albert Hall Artistic Director

Arts Professional
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Lucy Noble, the venue’s artistic and commercial director, says young people should have the chance to learn about female and ethnic minority composers as well as the “white male titans” of the classical music canon. A survey by the Royal Albert Hall found that while around two thirds of people were aware of Mozart, Beethoven and Bach, female composers had less than half this level of recognition.