From the OP link:
"She said: "The audiences for many of our greatest cultural events - I'm thinking in particular of the Proms - is still a long way from demonstrating that people from different backgrounds feel at ease in being part of this.
"I know this is not about making every audience completely representative, but if we claim great things for our sectors in terms of their power to bring people together, then we have a right to expect they will do that wherever they can."
A BBC spokesman defended the Proms saying: "We are proud that the BBC Proms is world-renowned for the way it combines excellence in classical music with an ongoing commitment to bringing it to the widest possible audience.
"Indeed, this has recently been recognised by three nominations for audience development in the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards."
The Proms were founded in 1895 to give everyone the chance to hear live classical music with low ticket prices.
It is the biggest classical musical festival in the world with more than 70 concerts in the Royal Albert Hall over eight weeks in the summer. "
... and it's still going strong!
And - oh, I do like tuning into the Last Night especially.
Silly woman - I take her point but: it's called 'tradition'!
Maybe she'd like everyone to "feel at ease" at the Download, Isle of Wight, V, O2, Day Out and Glasto festivals too. Oh, and my son's band does a pretty sick<edit 'tight'> metal gig.
