ABSTRACT
The contributions to museum studies take a closer look at the field from the perspective of cultural science, sociology, psychology, management, and curatorship as well as cultural policy. By contrast, “classical concert studies” or “concert studies,” as analogous to museum studies, exists neither as a concept nor as a field of work. It is difficult to find a similar compendium that deals critically with the concert in theory and practice or training programs with a focus corresponding to museum studies. The social and cultural-political relevance of the concert offers good reason to establish concert studies as a critical form of concert research. This chapter offers insights into the history and future of concert programming, through the chapter “From Program Leaflets to Listening Apps” by Christian Thorau, and into historical performance practice, with “Space, Light, Proximity: Aspects of Historical Performance Practice” by Beatrix Borchard.
