Row breaks out as orchestra bosses say young audience members CAN film concerts ... trends now
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A row has broken out after orchestra bosses have given young audience members permission to film concerts on their phones - despite a star singer stopping a show to complain about it.
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, one of Britain's leading orchestras, said it will challenge the conventions of the concert hall by allowing mobile phone filming.
But the decision has caused a backlash from traditionalists who still believe in the strict ban on personal recordings.
Last month high-profile tenor Ian Bostridge even stopped an ongoing performance at the city's Symphony Hall to lambast audience members who were using their phones.
After the third song in Benjamin Britten's Les Illuminations on April 17, Mr Bostridge stopped his performance after becoming 'distracted' by at least two people filming.
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, one of Britain's leading orchestras, said it will challenge the conventions of the concert hall by allowing mobile phone filming
Last month high-profile tenor Ian Bostridge (pictured) even stopped an ongoing performance at the city's Symphony Hall to lambast audience members who were using their phones
However the orchestra changed its audience recording policy in 2023 to allow filming.
The star tenor subsequently said he was unaware of the change in orchestra policy, which he described as
