Tim Arnold wrote:

>What do you consider the big events to be? I've thought of the New York
>Metropolitan opera house; the Saltzburg festival, and some events here
>in the UK (eg the Proms) ...  but what would you lot call the Top 50 big
>events every year in classical music?
>
>What would you say the big trends are in classical music?

I see the big trends in classical music to be the media's attempt to reduce
human expression to marketing.  An example being the "Top 50 events every
year in classical music."

Karl