Convened and hosted by Peabody Dean Fred Bronstein, this series builds on the success of the “What’s Next?” symposium held in October 2014, presenting innovative artists and thought leaders in the music industry addressing the issues facing music and musicians today.

Previous symposium guests have included:

• author and journalist Norman Lebrecht
• president and CEO of the New World Symphony, Howard Herring
• International Contemporary Ensemble founder Claire Chase
• Le Poisson Rouge co-founders David Handler and Justin Kantor
• president of the Kennedy Center, Deborah Rutter
• dean of the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, Aaron Dworkin
• author of Mozart in the Jungle, Blair Tindall
• The New Yorker music critic, Alex Ross
• UCLA Distinguished Professor Peter Sellars
• author of The Music Teaching Artist’s Bible, Eric Booth
• pianist, writer, composer, and 2001 MacArthur Fellow Stephen Hough
• Greg Sandow, writer, public speaker, consultant, teacher, and advocate
• jazz musician Benny Golson
• Pulitzer-Prize winning music critic Tim Page
• Critic and author of Opera as Opera Conrad Osborne
• Record producer and songwriter Nathan Chapman
• Film maker Bruno Monsaingeon
• Keyboardist and music director David Rosenthal
• Hip-Hop legend Rakim
• Artistic Director of Silkroad Rhiannon Giddens
• Cellist and arts administrator Clive Gillinson