The Dutch 'eating designer' Marije Vogelzang will invite the conference participants to understand the world from the eyes of an entrepreneur.
Nova Scotian Barbara Hannigan is a prominent soprano with many notable leading operatic roles and conductor of major orchestras. In 2017, Barbara created Equilibrium Young Artists, a unique, international mentoring initiative for young and new professional musicians to further their professional development and to elevate their overall musicianship. For the first season 2018/19, 21 participants will be chosen to perform over 20 performances with four partner orchestras in works including Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, Mozart’s Requiem, and Stravinsky’s Pulcinella.
Amsterdam-based singer Nora Fischer is experimental with the conventional music genre, often creating innovative performances for a dramatic effect. Nora has an extensive baroque, classical and contemporary vocal repertoire, ranging from traditional concert programmes to "genre-defying collaborations". She was nominated by the Amsterdam Concertgebouw to perform in major concert halls across Europe for the ECHO Rising Stars Tour for the 2017/18 season.
Peppie Wiersma is a timpanist, percussionist and was a member of the ASKO ensemble in Amsterdam from 1986 to 2008 and a soloist at the Radio Chamber Philharmonic from 1987 to 2013. Currently, she is the Artistic Director of LUDWIG, a collective of outstanding musicians and Festival De Nacht van Electra, a one-night-festival inspired by the landscape in the beautiful region of Northwest-Groningen.
