Although competitions in classical music have a long history, the
number of contests has risen dramatically since the Second World
War, all of them aiming to launch young artists' careers. This is
not the symptom of marketization that it might appear to be.
Despite the establishment of an international governing body,
competitions are plagued by rumors of corruption, and even the most
mathematically sophisticated voting system cannot quell accusations
that the best talent is overlooked. Why do musicians take part? Why
do audiences care so much about who wins? Performing Civility is
the first book to address these questions. In this groundbreaking
study, Lisa McCormick draws from firsthand observations of contests
in Europe and the US, and in-depth interviews with competitors,
jurors and directors, as well as blog data from competition
observers to argue that competitions have endured because they are
not only about music, they are also about civility.
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