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Learn how to communicate your artistry — on stage, online, and in every opportunity you take. This section covers everything from performance storytelling to portfolio presentation, public speaking, and audition preparation. 1 Why Do We Need A Portrait? 2 Crafting Your Artist Biography 3 Crafting Your Arts Plan for Sustainable Growth 4 Mastering Event Planning for Artistic Success

Learn how to think beyond performance. Discover articles that help you strengthen your creative entrepreneur mindset and understanding of the music industry. 1 What is Creative Entrepreneurship? 2 Why Creative Entrepreneurship Matters Now? 3 What Creative Entrepreneurs Do? 4 Steps to Become A Creative Entrepreneur 5 Why Do Musicians Need A SWOTT Analysis?

Born in Macao, Kristen Kong Wai Kio is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Music degree at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts under the tutelage of Professor Eleanor Wong.

Lisa Ulrich-Gödel interviewed Irene and wrote an article titled "A Conductor of Possibilities”, explaining how a concert by the Vienna Boys' Choir changed Irene’s life.

What does it really take to thrive as a 21st-Century musician? In June 2025, Irene explored this and more in her interview with Arabella Fenyves of Radio Klassik Stephansdom.

Explore another interview of Irene in Vienna regarding the mission behind KALOS and the idea of “Music Unities”, with Reinhard Felbinger from ORF Teletext.

KALOS is becoming part of the global conversation on the future of classical music. In May, 2025, Irene was interviewed by Hadschi Bankhofer on Guten Morgen Wien, Radio Wien, ORF.

An interview of Prof. Melody Yiu, Research Assistant Professor at CUHK’s School of Architecture, where she explained how the Ground Music Project brought classical music into community spaces.

Ground Music Project has seamlessly blended architectural expertise with a musicpreneur programme.

With streaming platforms and social media, it's now easier than ever for artists to share their music to a broad global audience and reach their fanbase directly! Artists can now build their own careers without relying on the traditional gatekeepers. This decentralisation means that artists have more control over their own careers, and introduces more diversity and innovation to the industry. We're seeing more and more independent artists breaking through and making a name fo

Digital transformation means using technology to radically improve existing methods of doing things, and it has brought so much value to the music industry too! Learning With the widespread availability of online learning tools, students can now access a wide range of educational resources, including videos, audio recordings, and interactive tutorials, from anywhere with an internet connection. Students can now also learn at their own pace. Teaching Teachers can leverage digi

In order to make music an economically feasible career for all passionate musicians, we have to overcome the conventional barriers in music education and career development.   Changes are needed to restore the balance of power and to reward the musicians properly - so that they can create more values to the community. Among all possible solutions, a decentralised platform with the following objectives will be a good starting point. 1. Empowerment To provide the guidance and t

The music industry has changed a lot in the last decade. The internet and social media have made it easier for people to get their music out there. So, launching a music career is not as difficult as it used to be, but there are still some important steps that you need to take. First, you should decide on both your life and career goals, then find the right mentors. Good mentors will provide advice, insight and connections that can help take your music career to the next lev

Known for his personal musical language interpretations, clarinetist-saxophonist-composer Ken offers 1-1 mentorship, individual coaching and assessments for young aspiring conductors and violinists on KALOS, before getting his advice, what about getting to know more about him? Berlin and Brooklyn-based clarinetist-saxophonist-composer Ken Thomson is widely regarded for his ability to blend a rich variety of influences and styles into his own musical language while maintaining

Multifaceted cellist and conductor Eldar offers 1-1 mentorship, individual coaching and assessments for young aspiring conductors on KALOS, before getting his advice, what about getting to know more about him? Eldar Saparayev  is a Kazakh-German cellist and conductor whom Jacques Leiser, the artist manager of Maria Calls, described as “ Eldar is not only a virtuoso in the grand style of past eras, but he is also a true musician and poet, who plays with great passion and indiv

Internationally renowned Conductor Ola offers 1-1 mentorship, individual coaching and assessments for young aspiring conductors on KALOS, before getting his advice, what about getting to know more about him? Concentrated, with spare gestures, Rudner is precise to perfection, and he was able to conjure the world that only few other conductors would dare to recreate. A prize winner of the Paganini competition, and assistant of the legendary Sandor Vègh, Ola Rudner worked as a..

Esteemed German tenor, Josef offers 1-1 mentorship, individual coaching and assessments for young aspiring conductors and violinists on KALOS, before getting his advice, what about getting to know more about him? "Interested in humans generally and in musicians especially, I’ve been longing my whole life for the most beautiful, perfect individual sound and sound sensibility - that’s why I teach." "The unity of heart and brain, emotion and mind has always been my guiding threa

Versatile violist, improviser and composer Victor offers 1-1 mentorship, individual coaching and assessments for young aspiring conductors and violinists on KALOS, before getting his advice, what about getting to know more about him? As a passionate advocate of new music, he has appeared as a soloist, chamber musician and educator throughout the US, South America, Europe and Asia. Victor is a founding member of Mivos Quartet, and performs regularly with groups such as Ensembl

With a versatile style and flair in a wide range of repertoires, from operas to musicals, David offers 1-1 mentorship, individual coaching and assessments for young aspiring conductors and vocalists on KALOS, before getting his advice, what about getting to know more about him? Known for his versatile style and flair across disciplines in both unusual works and standard repertoire, American conductor David Levi has graced the podiums of opera, ballet, concert and recording co

Well respected inspiring piano pedagogue Aster changed life of numerous students at Aster's Music House, Toronto now offers 1-1 mentorship, individual coaching and assessments for young aspiring pianists on KALOS, before getting her advice, what about getting to know more about her? Pianist Aster Lai was born and raised in Hong Kong. She studied at the Vienna Conservatory in Austria before making her home in Toronto, Canada in 1977. Since then Aster has established a name for

Dedicated violin pedagogue Laura offers 1-1 mentorship, individual coaching and assessments for young aspiring violinists on KALOS, before getting her advice, what about getting to know more about her? Laura Grandi graduated with full marks and honours from the Conservatory of Music "A.Steffani" in Castelfranco Veneto with Giuliano Carmignola. Winner of national and international competitions, Laura Grandi has given concerts in Italy, Austria, former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Hun

"A new and natural technical and interpretative approach to the violin repertoire" With his significant approach to repertoires, Carlo offers 1-1 mentorship, individual coaching and assessments for young aspiring conductors and violinists on KALOS, before getting his advice, what about getting to know more about him? Conductor and violinist, Carlo Grandi grew up in Trieste, Italy in a family of musicians. His first violin teacher was his father Rodolfo, who studied with Georg

"Sensuality, brilliance and an utterly perfect technique" Heinz Sichrovsky, NEWS (Austria) Maddalena offers 1-1 mentorship, individual coaching and assessments for young aspiring cellists and Viola da Gamba players on KALOS, before getting her advice, what about getting to know more about her? Maddalena Del Gobbo first came across the viola da gamba when she entered a record shop in the heart of Vienna and was mesmerised by an enchanting sound that she would never forget. On

Being one of the most inspiring conducting coach you can find, Gregory offers 1-1 mentorship, individual coaching and assessments for young aspiring conductors on KALOS, before getting his advice, what about getting to know more about him? Clarinetist, pedagogue, orchestra and choir’s conductor. Gregory Carreño belongs to one of the most important musical families in Venezuela, graduated from the Venezuelan music school and conservatory, he obtained the titles of Clarinet Per