A report in The Guardian on a classical music event in June of the following year said:

In June, there was a short season of classical music events including a two-week stay by the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Between 1965 and 1990, the abbey became popular for cultural functions, in particular for classical music events, conferences and exhibitions.

This Christmas weekend there are not a lot of classical music events to choose from.

Anthony Tommasini, writing in the New York Times, named the concert one of 2011's best classical music events.

Yet in New York there are affordable and even free classical music events of the highest quality almost year-round.

And his satire has an easy target given the serious and pious air that attends most classical music events.

At least 17 other classical music events were scheduled in New York.

It was the pop equivalent of the Prom at the Palace, a classical music event.

"The classical music event itself is somewhat anachronistic in this day and age," Ms. Moss said.