Archive for the ‘Ask Edna’ Category
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
By: Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. I have always had great admiration for people who stay in the same job for long periods of time and who feel no need for change because they are presented with regular opportunities for learning and growth along the way. Typically they are in an […]
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Posted in Arts Administration, Ask Edna | Comments Off on Taking the Next Career Step
Thursday, February 28th, 2013
By: Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. When I opened the Arts section of The New York Times three weeks ago, I saw an interesting article about a singer who was new to me, the South African soprano Pretty Yende. The first name certainly called attention to itself, as did the large […]
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Posted in Ask Edna, Career Etiquette, Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Artist-Manager Relationship
Thursday, February 21st, 2013
By: Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. About a month ago, I attended a panel discussion at Chamber Music America’s 35th annual conference in New York during which one of the panelists, pianist Simone Dinnerstein, spoke of her quest to make her concerts as personal, intimate and warm as possible. Reinforced by […]
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Posted in Ask Edna, Communicating with Your Audience | Comments Off on An Enlightened Concert Experience
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
By: Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. In my first column of this year, I listed among my New Year’s resolutions “try to go to at least one concert a month that offers music unfamiliar to me, preferably new music.” Little did I know then how rewarding that would prove to be. […]
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Posted in Ask Edna, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Remembering Ralph
Thursday, February 7th, 2013
By: Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. I am extremely grateful to the following individuals whose input was of great assistance in preparing this week’s column: Nadine Asin, Emanuel Ax, Bärli Nugent, Jay Campbell, David Finckel, Ani Kavafian, Jennifer Koh and Lucy Shelton. Dear Edna: I have read a number of your blog […]
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Posted in Ask Edna | Comments Off on Broadening Your Repertoire Horizons
Thursday, January 31st, 2013
By: Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. I am frequently asked what it takes to start a concert series. Having spoken to a good number of artists who have done so, I would say that the main basic ingredients are passion, determination, hard work, resourcefulness, excellent networking skills and perhaps, most importantly, […]
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Posted in Ask Edna, Managing Your Own Career | Comments Off on Starting a Concert Series? Begin With a Great Idea
Thursday, January 24th, 2013
by Edna Landau Having lived in New York all my life, I have been a big fan of the Mostly Mozart Festival since its inception. I enjoyed many concerts under the direction of Gerard Schwarz and was surprised that when the festival announced a new music director in late 2002, Louis Langrée, it was someone […]
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Posted in Ask Edna | Comments Off on When the Right Things Happen at the Right Time
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
By: Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. What is one of the most valuable assets for any performing artist today? A loyal circle of friends with whom they have maintained contact through the years. Why do I say that? In late November of 2012, I received a press release announcing the appointment […]
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Posted in For Chamber Music Ensembles | Comments Off on A Circle of Friends
Thursday, January 10th, 2013
By: Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. The end of 2012 has brought a deluge of e-mails into my Inbox. Some were holiday greetings, coupled with updates on an artist’s current activities. Others were invitations to a showcase or to visit with an artist at the conferences which take place in New […]
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Posted in Ask Edna, Career Etiquette | Comments Off on Reaching Out to Past and Potential Supporters
Thursday, January 3rd, 2013
By: Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. The New Year presents us with a wonderful opportunity to take stock of our individual goals and priorities and address them with renewed vigor and dedication. For many of us, these may include some of the following: creating a website or regularly updating an […]
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Posted in Ask Edna, Listening to Your Inner Voice | Comments Off on New Year’s Resolutions