Classical:NEXT

February 19, 2015

@Classical:NEXT 2015 is on the way

Classical:NEXT 2015 fair will be held in Rotterdam from May 20-23, 2015 in Rotterdam (NL).

Classical:NEXT

Classical:NEXT

The interesting schedule is fully packed with topic issues and perspectives for the classical music industry. Classical:NEXT was born out of the simple idea to bring the diverse scenes of classical music together and offer them a forum to exchange and develop new ideas around classical and contemporary – or in a wider sense – art music. Since 2011, around 2.000 art music professionals representing 1,000 companies from more than 40 countries have engaged with Classical:NEXT and made it into the world’s most important classical music meeting.

Delegates waiting for Daniel Hope's keynote
August 21, 2014

Classical:NEXT 2015 – CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Rotterdam (Netherlands) – The organisers of Classical:NEXT, the global meeting for all art music innovators, have just opened their call for proposals for the 2015 programme. Professionals from across the world concerned with classical and art music are encouraged to submit their ideas, projects or music as well as put forward innovative and interactive conference formats.

Classical:NEXT

Classical:NEXT

After three successful editions, Classical:NEXT has established itself as the event for progressive themes in classical and art music, with its emphasis on mutual collaboration allowing those active within the genre to play a role in developing its future. In 2015, the event will once again be shaped by delegates with Classical:NEXT Director, Jennifer Dautermann, calling on everyone to take part.

Submission Deadline 26 September 2014

Submissions must be received by Friday, 26 September 2014. Following this date, the Classical:NEXT jury, an independent group comprised of five experts from within the classical and art music world, will meet to make the programming selection. Proposals are being accepted in the following three categories:

  1. With a focus on groundbreaking approaches, soloists and ensembles perform for Classical:NEXT delegates and the general public in short evening concerts of 30 minutes each. Proposals that one normally will not find on the traditional competition circuit are particularly encouraged. These might use unusual concert formats, audience interaction, multimedia or unconventional techniques and inspirations. The jury will be looking for “the NEXT”!
  2. Video showcases have the same purpose as live showcases and also last up to 30 minutes. However, using video to present allows large ensembles or staged productions a showcase opportunity with a minimum of fuss or expense. Project pitches are lightning quick “find and seek” sessions. Make a pitch to the international classical community to try and find a partner, a funder, a record label or whatever it is you might seek. For a total of 9 minutes, show the audience what you’ve got using video, power point or just your own powers of persuasion!
  3. The conference programme covers both business and creative themes, featuring today’s burning issues and paths forward into tomorrow. Subjects must be of relevance to multiple sectors. Interactivity and audience participation are highly desired. The conference section of Classical:NEXT can include numerous formats including discussions, brainstorming and/or networking sessions, mentoring and presentations.

More information on proposals for Classical:NEXT 2015

Background:
The programme of Classical:NEXT 2014 was also selected from community proposals:

June 25, 2014

Classical:NEXT 2015 dates announced: 20 – 23 May

After the third edition of Classical:NEXT (which was held in May 2014 in Vienna) has once again been very well received, the organizers Piranha Arts announced the dates for next year. In order to enable newly interested professionals to join the Classical:NEXT network immediately, the year-round online platform C:N NET now offers a membership for non-delegates as well.

Classical:NEXT

Classical:NEXT

The fourth edition of the classical music expo and conference will take place from 20 – 23 May 2015. The location is not confirmed yet.

General manager Fabienne Krause: “We are very pleased to see Classical:NEXT going so well. Now it is on all of us to consolidate the project and to develop it further year by year. Of course, Classical:NEXT will always take place in a European city that is attractive to our delegates and easy to reach. As long as the final negotiations are running, we unfortunately can not confirm the location. We will do this very soon, though, in time
for everybody to arrange their stay comfortably.”

A record number of 900 delegates representing more than 500 companies and coming from more than 40 countries attended Classical:NEXT in Vienna this May.

May 18, 2014

JOINED FORCES – CLASSICAL:NEXT 2014 DRAWS OUT NEW ENTHUSIASM WITHIN THE CLASSICAL MUSIC SCENE

Vienna, May 17, 2014: Classical:NEXT 2014 came to a close, following four fruitful days of expo, conferences and concerts where the art music community demonstrated how adapting and diverse it has become. More than 900 professionals from over 40 countries passed through the doors of the
Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna to build networks, develop ideas or to create new projects on site.

Classical:NEXT

Classical:NEXT

In its third year, the international forum for classical and art music has increased its rate of attendance by more than 10 percent. The number of exhibitors rose from 120 in 2013 to 170 organisations and institutions from across the world, an increase by almost 50%, in 2014. The event, which ran from 14 – 17 May, was particularly lauded for its outstanding atmosphere as well as the exchanges that occurred between sectors: more than 100 different concert and festival
promoters; more than 150 press and media representatives, 150 artists and hundreds of labels, distributors as well as key players from the field of education and many more took part in Classical:NEXT 2014.

A new enthusiasm
Classical:NEXT Director, Jennifer Dautermann, connects the growth of Classical:NEXT to the newfound enthusiasm developing within the classical world: “Our continuing success shows not only the demand for a tailored art music meeting, but also how adaptable the community has become. It is wonderful to see so many concert hall managers, artists, promoters and educational experts sitting together with tech companies, labels and
music institutions, forming new alliances and initiatives – at Classical:NEXT they set new standards for what a music conference can achieve.”

Star baritone Thomas Hampson, who launched proceedings for Classical:NEXT on Wednesday, 14 May with a keynote speech, found similar words in an interview with the online TV channel, Klassik.TV: “I think Classical:NEXT is a wonderful invention. The idea to have people from all different levels and strata, from performing artists to presenters and agents, the whole gamut of people that are either busy with or passionate about the world of classical music, come together and share their experiences so that each one of us on the other side of the business better understands what is going into it.”

Further quotes and video statements:

www.classicalnext.com/about/quotes
www.classicalnext.com/about/video_statements

Classical:NEXT delegates programme

Video of the flashmob (and more)

Interview with Thomas Hampson by Klassik.TV (keynotes will be made available here in due course):
www.classicalnext.com/program/conference/keynote
From Trial and Error to Stories of Success – Conference Programme – Pioneers the Way Forward

The third edition of Classical:NEXT further established the crucial role the event now plays within the classical and art music community, with the diversity of topics explored at this year’s conference programme testament to this. The conference programme was expanded for 2014 and featured 59 speakers leading more than 25 sessions plus special formats across four days.

The 2014 conference programme left no stone unturned, exploring relevant themes from across the musical spectrum: David Pay (Music on Main, Canada) and Sean Hickey (Naxos, US) examined how the entrepreneurial spirit can and is benefitting the classical world; Christopher Gruits (Interlochen Centre for the Arts, US) laid out strategies for reaching audiences using live, digital and broadcast
platforms; Chris O’Reilly (Presto Classical, UK), Christopher Widauer (Vienna State Opera, Austria), Steve Long (Signum Records, UK) and Jared Sacks (Channel Classics, The Netherlands) outlined how
streaming and subscriptions can work in classical music’s favour; Andrea Thilo (Germany) and Kai-Michael Hartig (Körber Foundation, Germany) discussed the necessity of keeping music education alive; and Mark Pemberton (Association of British Orchestras, UK) and Claire Mela-Nelson (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, UK) debated ways to reinvent audience engagement and classical world opening itself up more to its listeners.

Joby Burgess, percussionist of Powerplant is very satisfied with his Classical:NEXT experience, as have most delegates: “It’s been fantastic to be at Classical:NEXT for the last few days and bring my act from the UK, Powerplant, to showcase and perform in front of an international audience of delegates from all across the world. I’ve made some brilliant new friends and brilliant new
contacts with likeminded people. It’s been a really wonderful experience.”

 

Classical:NEXT Facts & Figures
900 Delegates coming from more than
40 countries, representing
550 companies

100 promoters
100 publishers
More than 200 labels and distributors
150 members of the national and international press
160 music institutions including many from the education sector.

100 artists plus
51 live showcase artists
8 live showcases
2 off C:N showcase concert evenings
6 video showcases
30 Conference and mentoring sessions with
59 speakers
2 film screenings
plus the IMZ Video Library

February 16, 2014

International Conferences coming up soon

Conference year 2014 has taken up speed.

The 3rd International Orchestra Conference is going to start on Sunday, February 23, 2014, in Oslo (Norway). Until February 26 managers, musicians, unions and arts organization from around the globe will discuss topic problems of orchestras, health issues, as well a labor conflicts. More information

 

International Orchestra Conference 2014

International Orchestra Conference 2014

Artist managers and agencies will gather for the 24th International IAMA Conference in Milton Court, London (UK) from April 10 to 12, 2014. The title of this conference: “Time for change”. More information

 

The organizers of the successful classical music expo Classical:NEXT announced the 2014 edition: the international professionals’ forum for classical and art music will take place from 14 until 17 May 2014, a little earlier in the calendar than the first two editions. The main venue will again be the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna. More information

 

The League of American Orchestras Conference 2014 will be held June 4–6, 2014, Pre-Conference June 2 to 4 Seattle, Washington. Conference will take place at the Westin Seattle, 1900 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, Washington, 98101. The Seattle Symphony is co-host of Conference 2014. More information

July 27, 2013

Daniel Hope: Music needs to be communicated

Daniel Hope hold an encouraging keynote speech when he adressed the delegates of the Classical:NEXT 2013 in Vienna, on May 29. It is packed with anecdotes and fresh ideas. How to re-invent classical music, how to reach out for new audiences etc.

Delegates waiting for Daniel Hope's keynote

Delegates waiting for Daniel Hope’s keynote

Classical music world would be a better place if we would have more advovcates and communicators like this extraordinary one.

Enjoy and share it with others: Daniel Hope’s keynote