IAM Vol 21 Issue 5 ISPA 2025 focus
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ISPA’s 2025 Lugano Congress
Welcome to the May issue of International Arts Manager.
Welcome to the May issue. This month, our cover features Cristian Măcelaru, Artistic Director of the George Enescu International Festival, one of Europe’s most ambitious cultural gatherings.
Elsewhere in this issue, we focus on ISPA’s 2025 Lugano Congress in Switzerland, where cultural leaders from around the world will explore the arts’ role in fostering healing, wellbeing and resilience.
News
- Federal cuts leave America’s arts sector under pressure
- US musicians unite as threat to artistic freedom grows
- BBC Radio 3 announces latest cohort of New Gen Artists
- WildKat expands its offices to Hamburg
- Artist managers launch mentorship programme
- ISPA announces new Aotearoa New Zealand fellows
Musical Chairs
- From promotions to retirement – find out who’s on the move
Classical Music Signings
- Keep up to date with the latest industry news
Competitions and Awards
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Competitions and Awards news
- sideNotes: The mysterious case of the Stefano Scarampella cello
Rebel in the Arts
- Grace Okereke questions who truly benefits from public arts funding
APAP:
- A View from Here: Lisa Richards Toney on the art of resilience
Cristian Măcelaru and the George Enescu International Festival
ISPA 2025 Lugano Congress Preview
Michael Haefliger: Director of Lucerne Festival
Fizza Hasan: Artistic Director of Theatre Wallay
Previews:
- BBC Proms 2025 | WFIMC’s General Assembly | Manchester Classical
Yvonne Tham: CEO of Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
Diary: Benjamin Appl
- A week with the the baritone as he prepares to celebrate the centenary of
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau