The Musicians Union has published some research showing that 59 per cent of their members no longer find touring Europe to be financially viable. Three-quarters of those who worked in the EU before Brexit said their bookings had declined.
The baritone Simon Wallfisch saaid: ‘I took it for granted as a young musician that I could work as easily in Munich as I could in Manchester. It is devastating to see how young British musicians today will never experience the world-is-your-oyster mentality I felt as a young musician, finding my feet in the mid-2000s.’
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