Years ago, when I met a famous concert pianist, I was surprised when he greeted me in a northern accent. A soft one, mind you, but completely intact. I’d assumed that, by the time a conductor or soloist reached a certain level of fame, the northern vowels would have been erased by Received Pronunciation or some painful mid-Atlantic hybrid.
from musicalchairs - Social Media http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/11/i-always-thought-the-north-and-classical-music-didnt-mix/
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