Edna Landau has dedicated 30 years of her life to the field of artist management. She was a Director of IMG Artists from its founding in 1984 until her departure from the company in October of 2007. Her global vision, passion for the arts and uncompromising work ethic played a major role in launching this unique company which is now the only truly international performing arts management company, with offices in New York, London, Paris, Lucca (Italy), Singapore and Beijing. The company currently represents over 500 performing artists, among them some of the most beloved and admired instrumentalists, conductors, dancers, orchestras, world music ensembles and attractions. At IMG Artists, Ms. Landau personally looked after the career of the world's premier violinist, Itzhak Perlman, for 21 years and has launched the careers of current musical superstars such as pianists Evgeny Kissin and Lang Lang, violinist Hilary Hahn and conductors Franz Welser-Most and Alan Gilbert. She participated in the international strategic planning that contributed to IMG Artists gaining its current pre-eminent international standing and oversaw its operations in North America.

In June of 2008, the Colburn School in Los Angeles announced the creation of a new position for Ms. Landau. In her role of Director of Career Development, she has designed a special curriculum intended to broaden the horizons of its students and enhance their preparedness for post-conservatory life. She also offers personalized one-on-one career counseling to the students.

Edna Landau received her B.A. in Music and M.A.in Musicology from City College and the City
University of New York, preparing her well for her ultimate career choice. She was on the faculty
of the prestigious High School of Music and Art in New York for five years, during which time she
gained her first experience nurturing young aspiring performers and guiding them on the challenging path to professional careers. Longing to be more closely associated with performing artists, she became Assistant to the Director of the non-profit management agency Young Concert Artists in 1974 and later joined up with Charles Hamlen in 1979 to launch Hamlen/Landau Management, a unique agency that was dedicated to the representation of extraordinary artists and to extending to them and to the clients that would present them an unparalleled level of service and integrity. The company quickly gained recognition and attracted the attention of International Management Group's Chairman, Mark McCormack, who acquired it in 1984 and re-named it IMG Artists.

Edna Landau's many years of dedication to the arts and the field of arts management have been the subject of a CNN documentary on their series entitled "Movers", broadcast internationally in the year 2000. She was also featured in New York Magazine's May 15, 2006 issue entitled "The
Influentials" in which she was described as " the intensely coveted, hugely devoted grande dame of New York managers who inspires a rare level of trust and commitment from her clients." In January of 2008, the International Society of the Performing Arts awarded Ms. Landau their International Citation of Merit, recognizing her Lifetime Achievement in the performing arts.

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