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Video Showcases and PResentations complete 2012 PRogram
Ring Ensemble Photo: Stefan Kraul
Today we reveal the last remaining details of our 2012 program to you: a presentation on three-dimensional sound at home and seven amazing video showcases:
Augustin Maurs (France/Germany)Composer Portraits of "Edition Zeitgenössische Musik"
Ensemble Capilla Flamenca (Belgium)
Isreali Chamber Project (Israel/USA)
Max Richter (Germany/UK)
Red Note Ensemble (UK)
Ring Ensemble (Germany)
conference
call for mentorees
Have Philipp Krippendorff tell you how to get Classical into the media... Want to have a private 15-minute consultation free of charge with any of our four special mentors? Have a look at the four professionals and their fields and occupations. If you are interested in a mentoring slot please send an email to conference@womex.com.
All sessions will take place on thursday, 31 May, 13:30 - 15:00. The sessions will be distributed according to capacity - following the principle of 'first come first served'. Read more...
Walk-up rate
online registration is closed - please register on site in munich
Sorry, no registration possible until 30 May. The online pre-registration for Classical:NEXT 2012 is closed. But do not worry: no one will be turned away. Come to Munich on Wednesday, 30 May, or any other Classical:NEXT day, and sign up right there at the registration desk. You can book your hotel, book your flight and join us for the first edition of Classical:NEXT.Impuls Neue Musik
Le fonds franco-allemand pour la musique contemporaine
13 May: Is your music project sporting the french-german cultural exchange with contemporary music? The french-german fonds for contemporary music "Impuls neue Musik" is funding music projects with a budget of 100.000 € in total.
Deadline / Date limite de dépôt des candidatures/ Bewerbungsschluss: 14 September 2012.
http://impulsneuemusik.com/
Deadline
last call: late rate until 11 may
4 May: More than 500 have registered for Classical:NEXT 2012 in wonderful Munich, starting 30 May. If you are not among those already on board you can still get our late rate discount if you register before 11 May.Join the community and become a part of Classical:NEXT - register now!
AWARDS
RPS Music Awards go to young performers
9 May: The Royal Philharmonic Society announced the RPS Music Awards last night. Awards went to composers Jonathan Harvey and Sally Beamish, cellist Oliver Coates and chamber ensemble Apartment House, to Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini.
And to a youth ensemble: the National Youth Choir of Scotland. Congratulations! Read more at the RPS website...
conference
Conference sessions and mentoring announced
Steven Walter will chair a session on crowdfunding3 May: All conference sessions and speakers as well as mentoring sessions and networking meetings of Classical:NEXT 2012 are set. Throughout eight conference sessions nineteen speakers representing international perspectives will focus on the most pressing needs for practical solutions in the classical music sector. In addition, experts offer 15 min. one-to-one mentoring sessions on special topics and professional networks introduce themselves in so-called networking meetings. Read more
new audiences
Five Myths about contemporary classical music
28 April: Contemporary music has things to say, if we have ears to hear it, Tom Service writes in the guardian. Read the article onlineFive Weeks to go
Artists of 2012 Opening and closing announced
Closing: Quartet New Generation
Photo: Kirill Bashkirov
25 April: The inaugural edition of Classical:NEXT will be celebrated with an opening on the evening of 30 May - and a closing concert on 2 June. With a 'Classical' opening from baroque to the romantic era and a 'NEXT' closing with music from John Cage until today, the programme reflects the wide scope of classical music today.
With Eldar Nebolsin, Tianwa Yang, Barbara Koselj and Jan Schultsz, Florian Uhlig. James Jolly of Gramophone magazine will hold a keynote speech. Read more about the artists...
33 countries represented
International Attendance of Classical:NEXT
Classical - in Chinese Language15 April: More than 450 classical music professionals delegates have signed up for Classical:NEXT 2012. With less than a third of the attendees registered so far coming from Germany, more than 300 international attendees from 33 countries spanning five continents will come to Munich for the debut edition of Classical:NEXT. See the constantly updated who-is-coming list.
trip organisation
accommodation in munich
It is only weeks to go until we meet in Munich for our first edition. Hence it is time for you to organize your trip now. We prepared a list of hotels near Gasteig to start with. And we have arranged a special deal: Classical:NEXT delegates will receive a reduced price at Novotel and Holiday Inn.All the best and see you soon!
EXPO
trade fair stands for classical:next 2012 sold out
Foyer Gasteig, Munich24 March: All trade fair stands for the first edition of Classical:NEXT this year are taken, the organizers confirmed. Only early birds managed to get a stand as reports Daniela Teuber, Director of Production:
"We are very happy with the high demand for our stands, not just from German companies but from all around the world. Trade fair space is limited this year, with companies already expressing interest for 2013, we are looking at a bigger trade fair area for next year."
The exhibitors – labels and export offices, arts presenters and media – come to Munich from all across Europe, e.g. Latvia, Great Britain, The Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, Finland and Germany. Furthermore, some global companies will present themselves to the delegates of which until now more than 300 have registered. Since the reduced guide rate is only available until 30 March, more registrations are expected for the following days.showcases
All 2012 live showcases confirmed
Photo: Sander Wever The jury selection for Live Showcases at Classical:NEXT 2012 is now complete (the Video Showcase selection is still to come). The selection shows a broad spectrum, ranging from the baroque musicians of Belgian Le Jardin Secret to the electronic improvisations of the German Duo Taste or “re-composed” versions of e.g. Salzburgian court music (Salzburger Hofmusik, Austria) or arias played with saxophone (Sax Allemande, Germany). The Open Goldberg Variations project (USA, Japan, Belgium) combines digital audio tracking and notation with a live concert situation. Daria van den Bercken (picture) will present her project “Handel at the Piano” in which she wins over new audiences in street performances.
social networks
Classical:Next on Facebook And Twitter
Dear modern music lovers. You can find us on facebook and twitter now for regular news and updates on what thrills us, where we are and what we are doing there. Did you know that there are hundreds of professionals "tweeting" about classical music? Check out whose news we follow...
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