_About Us
About Us
Dilettante is not an IT company. It's an online classical music community that harnesses innovative and powerful technology to connect users with music, and with each other:
- Musicians can find the audience they need and the friends, fans and colleagues who support them.
- Music lovers can find the music they want with a powerful and intuitive classical music search engine, supported by the most comprehensive data set available.
- The curious can explore and discover new talent.
- The newcomer can step gingerly into an otherwise daunting world with all the help they need.
After working for many years in the classical music world, Dilettante founder Juliana Farha became convinced that classical will attract even bigger audiences if people can stop worrying about what they don't know and start listening. After all, the anonymity of the internet provides perfect cover for covert discovery. She is also passionate about supporting the aspirations of thousands of talented and committed young musicians who devote their lives to an uncool genre. Finally Juliana felt that classical music fans were getting a raw deal from the web, and she wanted to give them their own space. This site is her ideas made real.
Dilettante is a work in progress, and we've got big plans. Soon you'll be able to listen to unsigned musicians doing their thing, and click through to purchase downloads of recorded works. An events calendar will tell you about concerts you probably wouldn't find otherwise, posted by the performers themselves. And classified ads might connect you with the instrument you've always wanted to play.
In the meantime, we're looking for recruits. So go ahead: join the uprising. We're happy to hear your views and suggestions. Contact us by post or email:
Dilettante Music Limited
Suite 5
46 Manchester Street
London W1U 7LS
England
info@dilettantemusic.com