The 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 a place to find new partners.
It is comprised of the following formats: Conference Sessions, Meet Ups, Mentoring, Presentations and Public Talks.
Rethinking positions: artists, agents and programmers
Belle Chen (Australia/UK), Els Moens (Belgium) & Jelle Dierickx (Belgium)
Strengthening connections, sharing our experiences and happenings through the time of challenges
Louis Siu (Hong Kong, China), John Davis (Australia) & Glenn Dickie (Australia)
Mentoring with Robert Baird from BAM! Baird Artists Management Consulting
Digital Marketing And Careers: Adapting Strategies In Uncertain Times.
Naomi Belshaw (UK), Matthew Whiteside (UK), Maarja Nuut (Estonia), Naomi Pohl (UK), Vanessa Lann (Netherlands) & James Egelhofer (US)
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What’s now, what’s next? New formats of programming and presenting music
European Festivals Association (EFA)
Emerge, Evolve, Involve.
Coordinated by Joanna Lee (Hong Kong, China/US) & John Kieser (UK)
Going Viral: Will Orchestras Survive The Covid-19 Emergency?
Mark Pemberton (UK)
Music and mindfulness in the age of distraction
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim (Belgium/US)
A forum for Higher Music Education colleagues to discuss issues they now face.
Deborah Kelleher (Ireland) & John Kieser (Canada/US)
Mentoring with Patricia Price from 8VA Music Consultancy
Mentoring with Katharina Weinert (Germany) from European Music Council
James Jolly (Gramophone Magazine) speaks with Hervé Boissière (medici.tv).
James Jolly (Gramophone Magazine) speaks with Clemens Trautmann (Deutsche Grammophon).
Working in and with Latin America in the future.
Cristóbal Urrutia (Chile) & Leonardo Martinelli (Brazil)
Things ain't what they used to be! How to deal?
Koen Maes (Belgium)
Mentoring with Judd Greenstein (US) from New Amsterdam Records
Sharing models and organisations, thinking of common issues and projects
Alexander Hollensteiner (Germany), Louis Presset (France), Andreas Bräunig (Germany), Lena Krause (Germany), Jean-Louis Gavatorta (France), Camille Chabanon (France), Enrique Thérain (France)
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Mentoring with Matthew Whiteside (Germany)
Mentoring with Aurélia Azoulay-Guetta (France) from Newzik
Who are we, who are our partners, and why might we matter to you?
Ann Doyle (US)
Mentoring with Heather Hudyma (Canada/Germany) from Le Concert Olympique
