ABOUT
We are committed to supporting talented young conductors in the early phases of their career. We do this through mentorship, carefully tailored to the individual. Our mentors, themselves internationally established artists, offer ongoing musical guidance and the opportunity for deeper study. Long-term advice and mentorship on the classical music business is offered by own mentors and industry professionals in our network.
Much of our work happens during our projects, which include our annual conductors' masterclass at the Fiskars Summer Festival and collaborations with orchestras and conservatories across the season. Young artists study privately with Jukka-Pekka Saraste, focussing on a wide variety of repertoire, and there is a strong emphasis on following up with them both personally and artistically.
To date, we’ve witnessed great results in our varied projects on leadership, and our ambition is to follow up our mentees’ progress for as long as we can. Our approach remains a holistic one -- in-depth artistic guidance should be given in tandem with candid insights and practical advice on how the classical music business works as a whole.
OUR APPROACH
To us, meaningful mentorship must have continuity, and the relationship between mentor and mentee should evolve over time.
We see career-building as a long game, composed of different variables, both artistic and industry-related. Evolution of an artist’s true personality and artistic identity should be encouraged alongside his or her musical learning and development.
Artists
We are now proud to present a new platform through which to showcase selected young artists associated with LEAD! Foundation, an official platform where we can publicly endorse and continue to support their work. The artists presented here are selected by our mentors on the basis of their talent, personality and excellence in performance. We endeavour to support them in gaining a foothold in the industry by recommending them to our network, giving them ongoing career advice, while supporting them in their musical development in the long-term.
OUR OFFER
Lead! Artists provides organisational and management services to artists in the early stages of their professional life, before they form a relationship with an agency.
CONTACT
LEAD! Foundation’s Excellence Platform is run by LEAD!’s administrative team.
For more information on our artists, contact Sarah Osa, Director:
e-mail: sosa@leadorchestraproject.com
telephone: +41 79 138 8420