Overtones Feature Story: Of Performance and Persuasion
When an artist wants to program something off the beaten path, how do they bring stakeholders along?
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By Hannah Edgar
Classical music leans on tradition more than most art forms. But where does that leave musicians who keep new and lesser-played music at the heart of their career? Michelle Cann (’13), Curtis’ Eleanor Sokoloff Chair in Piano Studies, and other alumni discuss how they persuade stakeholders to program new works—and how that choice is reshaping the field.
From the Fall 2025 issue
