13 May, 2025
17:15 -
18:00

Conference

Future Listeners: Beyond the Concert Hall

Using virtual reality to break down barriers to the orchestral experience

An interactive session with the creators behind Philharmonia: Virtual Orchestra. Find out how to attract new audiences to the concert hall with a virtual reality experience from the heart of the orchestra.

Virtual reality is the ideal vehicle to bring performances where the orchestra can’t physically go.

In this participatory panel, the creators behind Philharmonia: Virtual Orchestra share insights gained from over a decade of delivering pioneering VR orchestral experiences: technical challenges, key learnings, essential tools, and the importance of maintaining the highest quality standards and working with best-in-class experts to authentically represent the orchestra’s exceptional music-making.

This session brings you the latest Virtual Orchestra experience firsthand and practical insights and cutting-edge strategies for creating exceptional, high-quality VR performances from global leaders in 360-degree camera technology and spatial sound engineering that’s shaping innovative orchestral sound experiences.

Marta Genova
Sebastian Hagemeister
Henrik Oppermann (Photo: @bildgeber)

Chaired by

Marta Génova (Spain)
Senior Producer, Immersive & Interactive, Philharmonia Orchestra

with

Sebastian Hagemeister (Germany)
CTO, Meta Camera
Henrik Oppermann (Germany)
Founder, Schallgeber Immersive