HONORARY MEMBERSHIPS OF MUSICAL INSTITUTIONS IN EUROPE
Ljubljana, 5–6 April 2027
Festival Ljubljana and the Academy of Music of the University of Ljubljana invite proposals for the international musicological symposium Honorary Memberships of Musical Institutions in Europe, taking place in Ljubljana on 5–6 April 2027 as part of the 41st Slovenian Music Days.
Marking the bicentenary of the death of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), who became an honorary member of the Ljubljana Philharmonic Society in 1819, the symposium will explore the phenomenon of honorary memberships of musical institutions and their role in shaping artistic prestige, institutional identity, cultural exchange and European musical networks from the late eighteenth century to the present day.
Researchers are invited to submit proposals addressing honorary memberships of philharmonic societies and other musical institutions, the circulation of musicians, repertoire and ideas, institutional and cultural diplomacy, archival sources, honorary members as bearers of artistic prestige, as well as related historical and contemporary perspectives.
Symposium: 5–6 April 2027, Ljubljana
Submission deadline: 30 October 2026
Abstract: up to 250 words, accompanied by a short CV and institutional affiliation
Submission: Tina Berk – tina.berk@ljubljanafestival.si
Notification of acceptance: 15 November 2026
Selected papers will be published in the peer-reviewed monograph series Studia Musicologica Labacensia.