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is not the kind of jazz orchestra that sticks to standards. They prefer to achieve the highest level by composing original music, creating unique arrangements and playing inventively as well as passionately. In fact, it really is jazz with a dynamic orchestral sound, with a classic strength in which each musician is also a brilliant soloist. Call it an ‘orchestrated passion for jazz’ that incites BJO to create world-class music.

is a multidisciplinary biennial arts festival originating in Basel and across Switzerland, celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2023. Since 2003, the festival focuses on the cultural landscapes of countries and regions. With each edition the festival aspires to promote cross-border dialogue and mutual learning between cultures, as well as cooperation and networking. Its founders believe that cultural relations and understanding is a gateway to more inclusive, open, and fair societies. In 2023, the focus for Culturescapes’ 17th edition will be on the Sahara.  Together with artists and curators from within and around Sahara, Culturescapes wants to talk about Sahara today.

has been held every summer since 2017 in the Murcia region of Spain to celebrate early music of the highest possible quality and increase recognition of municipal and regional heritage.

The ECOS Festival bring together concerts, nature, heritage, children’s activities and tourist experiences around early music. All this is complemented by ECOS Labs, a springboard for young professionals focused on their international early music circuit.

is a booking agency for artists and concerts founded in 2020 by Justus Wille in Hamburg. We represent progressive classical music as well as genre-defying projects that are grounded in the classical tradition while exploring new pathways into the future. We support artists uncovering new spaces and we believe in sustainability, diversity and tolerance. This includes being open to new ideas. We strive to find ways of representing classical music in the 21st century that feel authentic and contemporary. Not everything has to be made different, but much can be made better.

is a platform that promotes artists, shows and knowledge on the art of flamenco at an international level. The vision of Flamenco Agency is to elevate and place Flamenco within the highest category of the performing arts. Flamenco Agency is specialised in the distribution of the best flamenco ballets in Spain, and consequently, in the world.

Flamenco Agency has collaborated closely with the most prestigious members of the European Festivals Association and EFFE label festivals including Ghent Festival of Flanders, Ljubljana Festival, Izmir International Festival, Ohrid Summer Festival, Gdansk Shakespeare Festival, Varna Summer International Music Festival.

of Performing Arts & Society is the somewhat curious combination of a cutting-edge international art festival and a large-scale summer fest for 135,000 visitors. The heart of the festival is the idyllic Noorderplantsoen (a city park) in Groningen, NL, where, for eleven summer days, a freely accessible festival village appears almost out of nowhere to provide a setting for theatre, dance, music, literature, aftertalks and lectures in combination with eating, drinking and social encounters. Performances take place in tents or on outdoor stages in the Noorderplantsoen, as well as at many locations in the inner city of Groningen (Noorderzon DownTown).

is a travelling outdoor theater festival that visits the Netherlands largest cities each summer, staying approximately 3 weeks at each location. This year it is pitching its tents in Eindhoven, The Hague, Utrecht and Amsterdam.

During de Parade, around 80 different theater, dance, mime, and music performances are presented for audiences of all ages in theater tents.

is the biggest travelling music festival in the Netherlands for new and emerging musical talent. It takes place every autumn in more than 40 cities throughout the country. In every city, they organize up to a 100 shows in different locations, ranging from regular music venues to cafes, record stores, churches and even hairdressers. Providing a great breeding ground, the festival is an institutionalized stepping stone to a career in the music industry.

2024 marks 25 years since Princeton University Press set up its European office. From a staff of three we have now grown to a team of 25 the majority of whom are based out of our office in Oxford, pictured above. Having started with a small editorial and publicity team, we have now expanded to include editorial, publicity, sales, marketing, rights, digital and audio. Members of the office are also actively engaged with sustainability, equity & inclusion, and accessibility initiatives.

As one of the many events we have planned to commemorate this anniversary we are delighted to partner with Festival Forest in the planting of 25 trees for each one of our 25 years in Europe, marking a step on our sustainability journey.

is a biennial multidisciplinary festival with a focus on new commissions and the creative intersection of the arts. It presents, to the widest possible audience, exhibitions and performances of contemporary and classical works in major cultural venues and unconventional spaces throughout the city.

Since its inception in 1970, Reykjavík Arts Festival has invited thousands of artists from all parts of the globe. Through this, the festival has helped to create a vast network of connections between national and international artists, been a catalyst for the creation of new works and a major force in the development of cultural diversity in Iceland.

is an annual international festival for contemporary adventurous music and one of the leading festivals for new music in Europe. The festival curates internationally significant works and commissions around ten new performances each year. Presented genres range from contemporary electronic music, modern composition, and new jazz to experimental pop, avant-garde music, and sound art. The program consists of concerts, multidisciplinary performances, installations, artist talks, lectures, panels, workshops, screenings and soundwalks.