“Classical music is defined, in part, by where it’s played. If it’s at Avery Fisher Hall, it’s probably classical; if it’s at CBGB, it’s probably not.” And while it might take more than a dingy club setting and a fully stocked bar to convince some audiences to give classical a try, an increasing number of young classical performers seem to believe that it really is the forbidding stodginess of concert halls that separates them from rock stars. “The studied formality of the concert hall is increasingly unfamiliar to today’s audience, not to mention ticket prices that can put off even diehard music lovers… In a club setting, people aren’t under the same social constraints as in a recital hall.”