KillingClassicalMusic

Answers to this question will likely be different depending on what market we are talking about.  So, I’d like you to answer about individual places as well as broader categories such as entire countries or regions.  What do you think is the biggest threat to classical music funding?  Declining ticket sales?  Investment markets collapsing endowments?  Legislative changes?  What?

Some people say classical music is dying, others say it’s not.  Whatever the case, funding (whether through donations or more business-like means) is essential to the success of any endeavor.  So, what are your thoughts?  What has been your experience?  Hopefully we can discover some root problems and start solving them