LEAD! LABS

Introducing LEAD! Labs - a new series of workshops and masterclasses taking place in a city near you. These exclusive, in-person workshops and networking events are designed to provide essential entrepreneurial, technical, and collaborative skills for young artists, empowering them to make connections, shape their own careers and find their place in the industry. 

Each Lab will focus on artistic and business-related topics, and will be run by members of the LEAD! Foundation team and invited guests.

NEXT UP: OSLO 28-29th March 2025

  • LAB FOR CONDUCTORS 

  • LAB FOR CELLISTS 

with LEAD! Mentors Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Tuomas Lehto, Alexander Taylor and Sarah Osa

March 28-29, 2025 - Oslo, Norway

LAB for CONDUCTORS

28th March @11:00: Private seminar and discussion for conductors with Jukka-Pekka Saraste:

  • THEME: “Characters, Lines and Rubato: How to Make Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 Work in Performance”

Focus on Mahler’s Third Symphony - practical and stylistic matters; capturing the characters; Saraste’s personal insights


PLEASE BRING YOUR SCORES AND PREPARE YOUR QUESTIONS!

  • 29th March @11.00: Music industry workshop with Sarah Osa (Founder & Director, LEAD! Foundation) and Alexander Taylor (Programme Director, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra): “Understanding and Navigating the International Music Industry Landscape”

A Q & A Session following both seminars and the opportunity to ask individual questions will be offered

PRICE: 290 EUR incl VAT

EARLY BIRD PRICE: 250 EUR incl VAT (Until 15th March 2025)

❊Please note: participants will be expected to cover their own travel and accommodation costs connected with the Oslo Lab

March 28-29, 2025 - Oslo, Norway

LAB FOR CELLISTS

Masterclasses for cellists with Tuomas Lehto, 1st Principal Cellist, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

  • 2 days of individual masterclasses with Tuomas Lehto

  • 1 group lesson focusing on relevant repertoire

  • Unique opportunity to perform masterclass repertoire for Jukka-Pekka Saraste and LEAD! Mentors in a short concert on 29th March, 2025

  • 29th March @15.30: Music industry seminar with LEAD! Career Mentor Sarah Osa (Founder & Director, LEAD! Foundation): “Finding your niche in the music industry landscape: become confident in your own style of communication and networking”

    A Q & A Session following the seminar and the opportunity to ask individual questions will be offered

PRICE: 290€ incl. VAT for LEAD! Foundation Alumni (SPECIAL OFFER)

FOR NEW PARTICIPANTS:  320€ incl VAT.

❊Please note: participants will be expected to cover their own travel and accommodation costs connected with the Oslo Lab