Why modern classical music is rubbish
Money being so hard to come by, classical musicians today rely almost entirely on the financial support they receive from foundations, the idle rich, no-show jobs at music schools - or Daddy. Because John Q Public has had so little to do with advancing their careers, there is absolutely no incentive for contemporary composers to write music that ordinary people might enjoy. So musicians write music for other musicians. Anyone else, you couldn’t pay them to listen to it.
Not entirely fair. I can think of several* pieces of contemporary classical music that aren’t completely unlistenable tosh, less enjoyable than a performance from a tone deaf chimpanzee with a toy piano.
* Three. No, sorry, I jest. Four.