The CEO of Royal Albert Hall Sees Little Threat From Spotify
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Royal Albert Hall boss Craig Hassall may be stepping down, but the thrill of live performances there isn’t going anywhere.
Royal Albert Hall boss Craig Hassall may be stepping down at the end of this year, but the thrill of live performances at the venue — nicknamed “the nation's village hall” despite its grand decor — isn't going anywhere. “Everyone was saying streaming is the future” during lockdown, Hassall told Francine Lacqua on Bloomberg's From the Ground Up, a video series meeting those who have risen to the top and exploring their journey. “That's not the future, the future is live performance. There's that frisson when you go and sit in a concert hall. There's nothing to replace that.” Hassall knows that feeling all too well. It's what converted him from farm boy ...