Drop-in outdoor performances and dementia-friendly concerts will be exempt from the ban.
Staff will be on standby to assist those who aren’t sure how to silence their phones, or any scheduled alerts or alarms.
Nicola Benedetti is confident that the festival can return to its once phone-free existence.
“Views on this have been widely and boldly expressed in recent months and we are acting in communion with our beloved audiences, and extraordinary artists,” she says.
“The late, great Alfred Brendel -whom we pay tribute to in our Queen’s Hall series this year – said it best: ‘The audience’s contribution is concentration and silence – it’s an electricity the musician can charge from’.
“That electricity is real, I’ve felt it from the stage my whole life. We encourage our audiences to switch off their phones, and let the art do the rest.”
