Earlier this year, the TSO announced the cancellation of its long-running New Creations Festival, a yearly showcase of contemporary classical music. It comes at a time when the TSO and orchestras all over the continent are increasingly programming performances like movie screenings with live music and crossover artists that turn beloved classics into pop music. Is the future of classical music in trouble? Does it mean that Toronto audiences don’t support new compositions?
Read more at: https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2018/03/27/why-is-new-music-such-a-hard-sell/
Anya Wassenberg 