Year after year, the classical music industry gathers, laments its shortcomings, and regrets that changes are difficult to implement. For far too long, the attitude of “We should do that someday” has prevailed in major institutions. But why not just start now?

It’s time for a critical industry check: What future anxieties are holding us back from real change? What is needed to truly get started? Which practical examples offer hope? We must also remember that the classic approach of “trial and error” – experimenting and embracing failure – is often the key to lasting success.

Dorothee Kalbhenn from the Konzerthaus Berlin, Beat Fehlmann from the State Philharmonic of Rhineland-Palatinate, and Hannah Bregler from the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, have asked Kian Jazdi to “grill” them. For this session, he has duly brought along some spicy questions…