We live inside a bubble—a fantastic world of culture and art. Outside is a reality of a society that has become increasingly oblivious to the legacy and contribution of this art form we call classical music.

Integrating into society has become one of our greatest challenges: how do we remain relevant, visible, and valued—not only as a cultural legacy but as a living part of the present?

How can we be seen for what we truly are: an incredible asset for both individuals and society? And what can we do—both from the inside out and the outside in—to keep the classical music ecosystem alive and well?

Mozart Magazine was created to ask these questions head-on and explore how, as creative thinkers, we can bring ourselves closer to the world we live in. We’re not chasing gossip or glamour. We’re tracing the shape of the ecosystem itself: the systems, stories, ideas, people, places, and dimensions that make up the classical music world.

This issue brings together many intersecting themes—innovation, a world in turmoil, the technology revolution, and more:

• A young pianist and visionary, Federico Gad Crema, reimagines what an orchestra can do in Saving the World, One Orchestra at a Time.
• We speak with one of the world’s foremost experts on playback, Tim Marutani, in The Lost Art of Listening.
• A photographer who creates the images that define this genre in The Magical Mystery That Is Marco Borggreve.
• We get the lowdown on how instruments of great value become vehicles of immortality from conductor John Axelrod, in A Strad by Any Other Name…, and the rebirth of a 600-year-old instrument from Erik Rydvall, in Much Ado About the Nyckelharpa.
• From education programs in Oman to a guy who seemingly single-handed has innovated pianism across the Balkans, we follow how classical music continues to thread itself through very different worlds—always able to adapt to, and blend in with, the cultural camouflage of wherever it is found.

This is what Mozart Magazine is about: seeing the bigger picture, asking the questions, and giving us a glimpse into the vast, living realm of classical music.