Thank you for making this year’s festival a success!
Missed a part of the festival or want to rewatch your favorite panel? The event recordings are now available below or on our YouTube channel!
ABOUT
Along with high-quality performances from MBAW’s illustrious past program and festival artists, this virtual summit included live panel discussions with prominent artists and respected arts leaders who will share their unique insight into the current state of the arts and future of performing arts.
Event Recordings
Leadership Live Panel: Arts Leadership in a Pandemic Era + Resilience and Vision for the Future
Musical Reflections Part I
Artist Live Panel: Survival and Revival!
Musical Reflections Part II
Stories with Superwomen Live Panel
Journey to Japan
SPEAKERS
Afa Dworkin
President and Artistic Director
The Sphinx Organization
Sunil Iyengar
Director of Research & Analysis
National Endowment for the Arts
J. Tullos Wells
Managing Director
Kronkosky Charitable Foundation
Suhail Arastu (Moderator)
Global Arts Envoy | Sister Cities International
Advancement | Musical Bridges Around the World
Sebastian Lang-Lessing
Conductor, Music Director
Mané Galoyan
Soprano
Cristina Pato
Galician Bagpiper, Pianist, Writer, Educator and Producer
Mei Rui, DMA (Moderator)
Pianist, Music in Medicine Researcher
Founder, MUSICARE Initiative
Adriana Flores
Vice President | Alamo Music Center
Nicole Randall, MDY
Senior Vice President | People to People International
Claudia Hucks
Full Time Professional and Mum
Diana Osborne (Moderator)
Office & Grants Manager
Musical Bridges Around the World
Ron Nirenberg
Mayor | City of San Antonio
Global Advisory Council Member | MBAW
Anya Grokhovski, DMA
CEO & Artistic Director | Musical Bridges Around the World
PERFORMERS
Barynya
Russia
Estefania Ramirez
Flamenco Dancer | Spain
Oliver Rajamani
Guitar & Percussion | India
Jiale Li
Piano | China
Jolente De Maeyer
Violin | Belgium
Nikolaas Kende
Piano | Belgium
JP Jofre
Bandoneon | Argentina
Kevork Mourad
Visual Artist | Syria
Kinan Azmeh
Clarinet | Syria
Mané Galoyan
Soprano | Armenia
Mark Cheikheit
Violin | Russia
Valery Grokhovski
Piano | Russia
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