It seems like concert pianist or nothing? There is lots of work for studio players or joining a band. Creativity is king , there is only so much room to play cover tunes many pianists publish on youtube.
> There is lots of work for studio players or joining a band
Unfortunately not. There are more and more musicians, since more and more music colleges are springing up, and fewer and fewer gigs, because it is easier and usually cheaper to hire a DJ, and people are just as satisfied. One could get the impression that today musicians are trained primarily to educate new musicians, a kind of end in itself, as is already known in other non-STEM studies.
Unfortunately not. There are more and more musicians, since more and more music colleges are springing up, and fewer and fewer gigs, because it is easier and usually cheaper to hire a DJ, and people are just as satisfied. One could get the impression that today musicians are trained primarily to educate new musicians, a kind of end in itself, as is already known in other non-STEM studies.