Edmonton Symphony Back In The Spotlight

Less than five years ago, it didn’t seem too big of a stretch to suggest that the future of the Canadian orchestra was no future at all, with the cash-strapped and internally roiling Edmonton Symphony serving as the poster child for all that was wrong with the industry. These days, Edmonton has a dynamic new music director (who, incidentally, refuses to allow anyone to call him “Maestro”,) a much-improved bottom line, and a growing national profile, highlighted this week by a visit to Canada’s capital city.