Orchestral career development: Personal progress

There was a time when politicians spoke of social security, the common good and public value. Today’s political trendsetters favour mantras about the survival of the fittest and self-reliance. The pursuit of wealth and status has become a  competitive sport, played out by nations and individuals in a rough ‘global race’, in which neighbours are beggared and devils take the hindmost. It’s no wonder that depression and stress-related illness are reaching epidemic proportions worldwide.