In the struggle for a new concert hall in Munich, Bavaria’s Art Minister Markus Blume wants to slim down the project significantly. “I want a billion-dollar project to become a million-dollar project,” said the CSU politician to the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” (Saturday). “We need a different scale.”
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The minister said about the smaller dimensions: “We are focusing more on the “concert hall” from the “concert hall” again.” The latest cost estimate is around 1.3 billion euros, said Blume. “It is clear to me: In these times of war, of upheaval, of uncertainty, our commitment can only be fulfilled if we set up the project in such a way that we can actually realize it.” He emphasized: “That’s why the motto for me is: lose weight.”
The Free State is planning the concert hall, which will primarily be the venue for the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO). In view of the estimated cost increases, Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) gave the project a pause for thought, but planning continued.
Söder’s concerns received some support in politics and society, but also a lot of criticism. Star conductor Sir Simon Rattle, the new head of the symphony orchestra, and the director of the Bavarian Radio, Katja Wildermuth, had also repeatedly called for the project to be implemented.
After the pause for reflection, Blume announced a “dialogue phase”: “We will therefore discuss the concert hall plans with everyone involved and concentrate on the essentials.” It was always about building a concert hall for Munich’s world-class orchestras, especially for the symphony orchestra. “It’s not concrete that’s important, it’s what happens inside. That is our claim.”
Regarding the schedule, the minister said: “We should agree on key points relatively quickly and then translate them into concrete planning considerations. All of this will definitely happen during this legislative period.”
In the new coalition agreement, the CSU and Free Voters agreed to stand by the concert hall, but to “redimension” the plans. If you continue to focus on the really big thing, you’ll never reach your goal, Blume said in the interview. “I am therefore promoting a solution that can be implemented in the foreseeable future.”
Blume said that a project like the concert hall could be loaded with all sorts of wishes. “But then it remains a billion-dollar project and has to be postponed from legislature to legislature in the hope of better times.”
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In the struggle for a new concert hall in Munich, Bavaria’s Art Minister Markus Blume wants to slim down the project significantly. “I want a billion-dollar project to become a million-dollar project,” said the CSU politician to the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” (Saturday). “We need a different scale.”
The minister said about the smaller dimensions: “We are focusing more on the “concert hall” from the “concert hall” again.” The latest cost estimate is around 1.3 billion euros, said Blume. “It is clear to me: In these times of war, of upheaval, of uncertainty, our commitment can only be fulfilled if we set up the project in such a way that we can actually realize it.” He emphasized: “That’s why the motto for me is: lose weight.”
2023-11-10 20:56:53
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