Conference

The jury selected Conference Programme has established itself as one of the key features of Classical:NEXT, offering a wide variety of useful and inspiring themes for all sectors.

Set up to keep delegates up-to-date with new developments and provide the right know-how to cope with current issues, the conference is also a place to find new partners.

It is comprised of the following formats: Conference Sessions, Meet Ups, Mentorings, Presentations and Public Talks.

Conference
events
2024

14 - 17 May

(New) Audience Engagement: Digital Trends and Strategies

Engage trough NextGen Apps, Community Features and new membership schemes

14 - 17 May

360 Degrees: Creating New Concert Formats

An open kitchen session on concert design.

14 - 17 May

A Vision for the Symphony Orchestra

Transformative Leadership and Collective Innovation in Orchestral Music

14 - 17 May

AI: Mind that Intelligent Child

How is AI impacting the classical music industry now, and in the future?

14 - 17 May

Are Orchestras Really for Everyone?

How can we be truly inclusive in mechanisms of recruitment in orchestras?

14 - 17 May

Can Classical Labels Expect Better Revenues from DSP’s ?

How can they achieve this and get the ball rolling?

14 - 17 May

Classical Goes Digital – oh please…

How to develop the huge opportunities of this fundamental disruption

14 - 17 May

Classical Presenting in a Genre-Fluid Age

How presenters can support and benefit from exciting new music trends

14 - 17 May

Collaborating with First Nations Artists

How to work sensitively cross culturally

14 - 17 May

Data: the New Gold

How to generate revenue using you and your audience’s data

14 - 17 May

Everyone Says We Must Change But How?

A Manager’s Change Management Toolbox

14 - 17 May

Feminism in Classical Music

It’s 2024 – why do we still have to talk about it?

14 - 17 May

If AI only had a heart… Harmony for AI and the Arts

AI as an instrument for music’s preservation, promotion, and prosperity

14 - 17 May

Leading and Following in the Orchestra

Models beyond the traditional hierarchy

14 - 17 May

Listening to the Audience

What audience research can tell us about designing concerts for the future

14 - 17 May

New Streams

What can contemporary classical music offer the film industry?

14 - 17 May

Positive Impact Through Sustainable Concerts

Workshop for more impact in music

14 - 17 May

Power Sharing and Empowerment

Why Small and Large Institutions Should Team-up

14 - 17 May

Setting the Stage for the Artists of Tomorrow

Changing perspectives of music competitions and talent development

14 - 17 May

Sound Mind, Sound Body

Performance, Education and Wellness – a new creative paradigm

14 - 17 May

The Complete Audience Toolbox

A practical guide to getting more audiences into the concert hall

14 - 17 May

The Future of Music Education

Will music conservatories be relevant in the next 20 years?

14 - 17 May

The Musical Art of Curation

Why curation, why now and how it can lead us to new democracy

14 - 17 May

Transformation Unleashed

Decoding the Rhythms of Social Change

14 - 17 May

UN / Sounding Out

Artistic Knowledge on Climate Change

Formats explained

What is a Conference Session?

At the heart of the Classical:NEXT Conference are the jury-selected conference sessions featuring interactive formats such as mini-workshops, group discussions and debates as well as presentations and panels.

Meet Ups provide a place to form new alliances or deepen existing relationships: this semi-formal format provides a platform for established or emerging international networks to get together, brainstorm, develop ideas and connect with potential memebers or partners.

Ask all your burning questions, exchange ideas and get practical tips from our jury selected mentors, either in a 45-minute Roundtable sessions 45-minute Roundtable sessions in small groups.

Besides the jury-selected Conference programme our Off C:N Presentations offer delegates an additional space to present their projects, products or services.

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Classical:NEXT is the annual global gathering for classical music labels to discuss current issues and conduct business. Major players align their annual meetings with the event.

  • Find distributors from all regions
  • Stay ahead and hear about upcoming publications
  • Meet publishers, artist managers, press, PR and marketing representatives, orchestras, presenters and many more to form new alliances and bring in new projects
  • Become part of a professional family and stay connected through C:N NET
  • Network with hundreds of classical and art music professionals both established and newcomer
  • Take on new adventures, new projects, new cooperations
  • Gather know-how from the conference that you can use in your everyday work
  • Gain extensive overview of the current scene and new trends
  • Learn about the latest in new technology
  • Offer your services to unsigned or non-established new artists and projects whom you can discover