schedule
(subject to change)
(All sessions and registration hours are scheduled in the Stockholm Concert Hall unless otherwise noted.)
| Sunday, 7 June | |
| 15.00-17.00 | Registration |
| 17.00-19.00 | "Get Together" reception at Stockholm Concert Hall |
| Monday, 8 June |
ON TOP OF THE WORLD The Baltic: The Past - The Present - The Future |
| 09.00-17.00 | Registration |
| 13.00 |
Congress Opens Judith Allen, Welcoming remarks |
| 13.10 |
A Royal Inauguration Inauguration by HRH Princess Christina |
| 13.20 |
Keynote Address Mr. Vytautas Landsbergis, Lithuania |
| 13.40 |
Keynote Address Mrs. Marita Ulvskog, Minister of Culture, Sweden |
| 14.00 |
The Key to the Future: The Past Mr. Erik Norberg, General Director of the Swedish National Archives |
| 14.30 | Coffee Break |
| 15.00 |
A Presentation of the Musical Life in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Featuring performances with the Ciurlionis String Quartet, Vilnius; Latvian Radio Chamber Singers; Erkki-Sven Tüür and Lepo Sumera, Estonia. |
| 18.30 |
Boat Trip in the Stockholm Archipelago Host: Stockholm County Council Dinner Cruise |
| 19.00 | Boat sails |
| Tuesday, 9 June |
FROM PERIPHERY TO CENTRE International Aspects on the Baltic Possibilities and Challenges |
| Moderators: Harold Clarkson, Konzertdirektion Hans Ulrich Schmid, Hannover; and Beáta Schanda, National Center of International Music Competitions and Festivals, Budapest. | |
| 09.00 |
Cultural Politics: Visions and Implementation Åse Kleveland, former Minister of Culture, Norway Klaus Kunzmann, Dortmund University, Germany |
| 10.15 | Coffee Break |
| 10.35 |
Business Aspects of the Region Pehr G. Gyllenhammar, former President of Volvo, Sweden Eri Klas, Chairman of the Foundation of National Culture in Estonia BMW |
| 11.30 |
Aspects of the Region Gidon Kremer, Violinist, Latvia Valery Gergiev, Conductor Kirov Opera, St. Petersburg |
| 12.30 | Buses Depart for City Hall |
| 13.00 |
Stockholm City Hall Reception and luncheon offered by the City of Stockholm |
| 14.30 | Buses Depart for Stockholm Concert Hall |
| 15.00 |
The Agent's Aspects Stephen Wright, IMG Harold Clarkson, Konzertdirektion Hans Ulrich Schmidt A Baltic Agency |
| 15.45 | Coffee Break |
| 16.15-17.15 |
Recording in the Baltic Karsten Witt, Polygram Klaus Heymann, Naxos Robert von Bahr, BIS Manfred Eicher, ECM |
| 20.00 |
National Gallery of Sweden Dinner and Tour Host: IMG Artists |
| Wednesday, 10 June | BUILDING NEW AUDIENCES Sessions for this day are scheduled at the Swedish Concert Institute |
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Hosts: Norwegian Concert Institute Swedish National Concert Institute Swedish National Touring Theatre |
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| 09.00 |
Brazz Brothers Prominent Norwegian brass sextet conduct a workshop with Swedish children. |
| 9.30 | Concurrent Sessions |
| Option A: The workshop continues in separate rooms, divided into smaller groups. | |
| Option B: 9.30 Presentations of the Concert Institutes of Norway and Sweden | |
| 11.00 | Coffee Break |
| 11.30 | Delegates Reconvene for Presentation of Brazz Brothers Workshop |
| 12.30-14.00 | Lunch On Your Own |
| 14.00 |
Art, Identity and Knowledge Why arts? Arts as a political instrument? Arts as status? Or Arts for its own sake? Moderator: Ewonne Winblad and Åke E. Andersson Participants: Douglas R. Hofstadter, Indiana University, USA, Pulitzer Prize Winner John I. Casti, Santa Fe Institute, USA Tönu Puu, University of Umeå, Sweden Peter Gärdenfors, University of Lund, Sweden Fredrik Ullén, Karolinska Institute, Sweden |
| 15.15 | Coffee Break |
| 15.45-17.00 | Art, Identity and Knowledge (continued) |
| 19.30 | Bus to Drottningholm Court Theatre |
| 20.00 |
A World Heritage: The Unique Drottningholm Court Theatre Host: Musical America, Alan Jacobs, Publisher Buffet Dinner ISPA Awards program |
| Thursday 11 June | |
| 09.30 |
Performing Arts: A Male-Governed World? Why is it that in Anno 1998 males still dominate the important positions in the performing arts, in the symphony orchestras, etc. Moderator and Participants TBA |
| 10.30 | Coffee Break |
| 11.00 | Open Mike |
| 12.00 |
Congress Concludes Judith Allen, ISPA President |
| 19.30 |
Optional Evening Concert in the Stockholm Concert Hall Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Okko Kamu Anna Larsson, alto Lars-Erik Jonsson, tenor Programme: Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Ludvig Irgens Jensen: Japanischer Früling |
International Society for the Performing Arts Foundation
http://www.ispa.org/