LEAD! latest news, announcements and new projects
We’re thrilled to introduce the first Lead! event to take place in Fiskars outside the summer season. We hope that this series of chamber concerts, seminars and masterclasses will form part of a new tradition, and our Easter Sessions will be held for the first time this spring in the period of 9-15 April, with concerts on 13, 14 and …
Enjoy this stunning look back at the Fiskars Summer Festival 2021. Thank you to all who joined us! LEAD! Foundation and the Fiskars Summer Festival are generously supported by our partners. Video: Haliz Yosef
There are a limited number of scholarships for the Lead! Foundation Academy masterclass 2021 available for talented young conductors.Please contact us on info@leadorchestraproject.com for more details on conditions and how to apply.
We’re thrilled to announce that the next Fiskars Summer Festival and masterclass for young conductors is currently being planned (dates 2-8 August 2021). Our aim remains to provide teaching, mentorship and ongoing support to young conductors in the early stages of their career. This year, the masterclass will be led by Jukka-Pekka Saraste and Hannu Lintu, and they will be …
We want to support the learning and career of young conductors despite the restrictions of the current situation. The success of our first online experiences have encouraged us to explore how to refine and diversify our digital teaching offer. We are therefore very excited to introduce the LEAD! Digital Academy Sessions, starting in January 2021. In line with our holistic …
When we started planning a new festival in Fiskars two years ago, we could not have foreseen the complexities caused by the current pandemic, which has had enormous repercussions on our industry. We did not know if the festival could take place until just a few weeks before it was due to start, and this impacted us in a variety …
Important changes to the festival, 2-8 August 2020 We are thrilled to announce this very special event, where we will have a great number of eminent guests taking part in LEAD!’s masterclasses, both as teachers and conductors. In addition to LEAD! artistic director Jukka-Pekka Saraste and distinguished teacher Jorma Panula, renowned artists Esa-Pekka Salonen, Sakari Oramo, Dalia Stasevska, Klaus Mäkelä …
Application Deadline: 14 June 2020 Applications are open to take part in the LEAD! Foundation Academy’s international mentorship programme for young conductors. Guest teachers: Jorma Panula, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Sakari Oramo Special guests: Dalia Stasevska, Klaus Mäkelä, Pekka Kuusisto There is a limited number of places open for exceptional young conductors to take part in LEAD! Foundation Academy’s first summer mentorship …
LEAD! continues its work with masterclasses online
We are delighted to announce that Ole has joined the LEAD! team, and will be working with us for the first time during our first collaboration with the NRW Orchesterzentrum Dortmund in December 2019. Ole is currently the solo bassoon of the Swedish National Orchestra, Gothenburg, and has formerly held the same position in the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, the …
