Susan Wadsworth: “The way young pianists play is just phenomenal”
The sudden closing of international borders last year had an immediate and inevitable effect on the 2020 edition of Concours musical international de Montréal. But…
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Mother’s Day Celebration
Because this year, in particular, we feel the need to be together, to show how much we think about and love each other, what better…
Julia Haferkorn on Livestreams: How do we make it pay?
During the first lockdown in the U.K., which started on March 21, 2020, Julia Haferkorn, senior lecturer in music business and arts management at Middlesex University…
The “Kreutzer” Sonata: Friendhip and Transgression
Much the most admired of Beethoven’s 10 Violin Sonatas is the ninth, which we know as the “Kreutzer.” It could just as logically be called…
Blind auditions and nurturing diversity
Triggered by the brutal death of a Black man last spring, a wave of articles about discrimination and inequity swept through blogs and newspapers over…
Ezinma: a classical route to the world of pop
I met Ezinma as Meredith Ramsay almost 10 years ago, when we were violin students at the Mannes School of Music in New York. One…
Ensembl’arts: celebrating the arts through three disciplines
Ensembl’arts was founded in 2013. It all started with the visual artist Avery Zhao and her husband, violinist Marc Djokic. They counted many dancers and…
The prix d’Europe: a force in Canadian musical life for 110 years
The Prix d’Europe will celebrate its 110th anniversary this year. Since its beginning, the scholarship offered by the Prix d’Europe has enabled winners to study…
Musical Entrepreneurs in the Age of COVID-19
The pandemic has pushed the whole classical music sector further into the embrace of recorded performance and digital experimentation. What used to be a second…
Fundraising in Difficult Times
Money is a hard thing to ask for when everyone around you needs it at least as much as you do. An appropriate reaction to…
