Showcases
See here for the jury selected live showcases and the video showcases of Classical:NEXT 2013 in Vienna.
Read on below to learn more about the showcase formats and about how to make a proposal for next year.
Classical showcase concerts for a professional audience
If you are a music multiplier join us at Classical:NEXT 2013 to experience many international performances in a minimum amount of time. The Classical:NEXT live and video showcases are selected by an international jury of experts to present a wide range of high-quality artists and productions in every category from early to contemporary, traditional to experimental.
present your artist or production
If you are a music executor or agent present your work to the international professional community. Soloists and small ensembles as well as large ensembles, opera productions or musical theater projects can be presented through either a live showcase concert or a video showcase screening at Classical:NEXT 2013.
The submission deadline for our call for proposals for Classical:NEXT 2013 has passed 9 November 2012. (Next call for proposals this autumn for Classical:NEXT 2014.) But there are more ways to participate.
Carion at Classical:NEXT 2012 Photo: Eric van Nieuwlandwhat is a Live showcase?
The ideal format for soloists and small ensembles, live showcases offer 30 minute slots for each selected performance. You can find the Live Showcase program of Classical:NEXT 2012 here.
Contact us at showcase@2013.classicalnext.com for further information.
"There are many groups that have interesting approaches on how to free classical music from the museum and get it on the streets. It is really exciting that now there is a forum for that!"
David Orlowsky, clarinetist and jury member for Classical:NEXT 2012
Max Richter - Video Showcase 2012 Photo: Yulia MahrWhat is a Video showcase?
Classical:NEXT video showcases are a new presentation format. The 10- till 20-minute videos show recent projects of musicians, ensembles or larger productions via live footage, interviews or documentaries about the artistic content and context.
The video showcases are thus an ideal opportunity to present large ensembles or staged productions such as operas. At the same time, this format is designed to enable artists, ensembles or productions to present themselves when traveling or scheduling issues make a live appearance impossible. Moreover, the video showases are an appropriate way to present work in progress to the professional community at Classical:NEXT.
For maximum effectiveness, each video presentation should include not only live footage of the ensemble or production, but also information about the artistic content and context. To that end, we suggest including interview segments with the composer, conductor or artistic director. Basic production and logistical information may be supplied in writing or as part of the video itself. Please contact us at next@classicalnext.com for further information.
"Immediately after my presentation, several representatives approached me and throughout the day some even suggested concrete deals for international appearances of our contemporary music ensemble. It is amazing how much business one man alone can do thanks to this video showcase format."John Harris, Chief Executive and Artistic Co-Director of scottish Red Note Ensemble, Scotland
The submission deadline of our call for proposals has passed 9 November 2012. Thank you for your numerous exciting proposals!
Did you miss the deadline? - There are more ways to participate, check out whether one of them is for you.
best practice
See below the video showcases of Capilla Flamenca and the Red Note Ensemble as well as the Israeli Chamber Project as presented at Classical:NEXT 2012. For the full Video Showcase Program of Classical:NEXT 2012 see our "previous editions" section.
The Capilla Flamenca 2012 Video Showcase:
The Red Note Ensemble 2012 Video Showcase: