Adam Mickiewicz Institute provides music managers, promoters, editors and artistic directors of Polish festivals with an opportunity to apply for financial support related to the participation in the Classical:NEXT 2017 fairs, which will be held on May 17-20, 2017 in Rotterdam.

Classical:NEXT was born out of the simple idea to bring the diverse scenes of classical music together and offer them a forum to exchange and develop new ways for classical and contemporary music. Since the first edition in 2012, about 3000 classical music professionals from more than 1000 companies and from over 45 countries have engaged with Classical:NEXT and made it into the world's most important classical music meeting.

Classical:NEXT 2016 in Rotterdam saw: 1200 Delegates representing 700 companies coming to Rotterdam from 46 countries, 4 days featuring 245 exhibiting companies and organizations at the expo, 155 artists performing live at the showcase concerts, 80 speakers leading panel discussions, network meetings, project pitches, "Lunch with the Residents" concerts, a Fellowship programme, a Classical Music Mini Rave and 1 Innovation Award with winners selected from among 21 pioneering projects by all members of C:N NET.

Deadline for submitting applications: February 24, 2017

Application form available at: www.iam.pl

More information: www.classicalnext.com