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> Like in most arts, New York has the big spectacle (the Met Opera and Carnegie Hall), but in classical music it has a lot less less depth. Pull up the classic

> Like in most arts, New York has the big spectacle (the Met Opera and Carnegie Hall), but in classical music it has a lot less less depth. Pull up the classical music listings in NY and in any of those other cities, or all of those other cities combined. It's really not true in any sense. Let's not forget all the musicians in NY, the top music school (Julliard), etc etc etc. > In terms of old artworks, New York has the biggest collection of old works in the US, but Paris, Barcelona, London, and Rome are all huge and probably more notable. In terms of new art, LA is the place to be (in the US). I'm pretty sure that if you want to be an artist - making 'new art' - NY is the place to be, probably in the world. But yes, some other global cites in Europe and Asia are good too. Of course Europe has more 'old art' - that's where much of it came from.

pclmulqdq 3y ago
The top music school in the world is Curtis in most musicians' opinions. I'm sure you can find some ranking site that puts Juilliard at the top, and it is definitely in the top 10 (many people put it at #2), but Curtis has by far the best reputation and the most competitive audition process. Colburn (on the west coast) is often also considered up there with Curtis depending on the instrument. Juilliard is probably the top drama school in the world, however. Also, Manhattan School of Music may be the best jazz school. Finally, what "listings" are you referring to? I have never seen a good listing of classical music performances anywhere I have lived, including New York, that wasn't essentially word-of-mouth.