A college in tune with the times

Norman Lebrecht

THERE HAS NEVER BEEN a worse time to go to music college. Fees are astronomical, expenses sky-high. In London, you will spend £9,000 a year on tuition and twice as much on living costs. Any major US college will set you back $80-100,000 a year, for three years. Still thinking about it? Let’s assume your gifted child has done well enough to win a scholarship. Even better, a full upkeep grant of the type that the Curtis Institute (Philadelphia) and Colburn School (Los Angeles) offer. No costs, then, to the parents. But what kind of care will your child receive? One recent Christmas, Juilliard threw all foreign students out of its dorms in order to save on heating. Curtis has a long history of student rape, now independently investigated. At…

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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2023

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