Programme

Tuesday, 09 June 2026

Venue	Cinema Studio Timișoara
14:30	Registration
15:00 - 18:00	EMC Annual Meeting of Members
Venue	Garden of the Centre for Projects
19:30	EFM Opening Evening Ramona Laczko-David, Director of the Center for Projects Ovidiu Andris, Co-founder of Classical Musical Summit Musical intermission Performers: Mădălin Luca, Maluse

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Venue	Cinema Studio Timișoara
09:00	Registration and coffee
09:30	Official opening Mila Georgieva, European Music Council Paula Romocean, Vice-Mayor of Timisoara Ramona Laczkó-Dávid, Center for Projects Timisoara Simona Herzceg, Asociația Scena Muzicală Musical intermission Performers: Philharmonia Brass Quintet
10:15	Keynote speech: Music: from the language of the unspoken to the science of healing by Angelica Postu
10:45	Q&A with the audience
11:00	Coffee break
11:30	Panel discussion: Policies for Music and Health Guillermo Rodríguez, Botiquín Cultural , Harmon (ES) Sonja Greiner, Benefits of Singing, European Choral Association (DE) Ana Zão, Portuguese Directorate General of Health (PT) Nils Fietje, World Health Organisation (WHO) - (Online participation) Moderator: Jennifer Davison
13:00	Lunch break
14:00	Musical intermission Performers: Beck Corlan & Johnny Kui
14:30	Interactive workshop session / in parallel Exploring Artistic Intelligence as a Driver for Change, Monica Vejgaard and Mimi Harmer
16:00	Coffee break
16:30	Panel discussion: When crisis disrupts lives, music can help restore connection Martha Lomeli Recover with Music, JMI (BE) Taras Demko, Beyond Crisis Management: Building a Resilient Cultural Ecosystem, (UA) Celina Jerman Bright-Taylor, Safemuse (NO) Moderator: Silja Fischer
17:30	GreenBeat: Nexus Moderator: Ruth Jakobi
18:00	End of day programme
20:00	Concert at the Stronghold Synagogue Performers: Maria Marica & Gabriel Gîțan (violin – piano)

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Thursday, 11 June 2026

Venue	Cinema Studio Timișoara
09:00	Registration and coffee
09:30	Music, health and wellbeing in practice with Anna Bednarska
10:00	Panel discussion: Music and Health Across the Stages of Life Session co-ordinated by Robert Vroegindeweij Jimmie Nolsøe, Gunnild Bak de Ridder, Music and Wellbeing is art (DK) Claudia Cacovean, Music for Motherhood, Cluj Cultural Center (RO) Victoria Kumhyr-Novak, Music, Health and Societal Resilience in Ukraine (UA) Robert Vroegindeweij, Music and Health for elderly people (NL) Moderator: Robert Vroeghindeweij
11:30	Coffee break
12:00	Project presentations Hannah Conway, Sound Voice Project (UK) - online presentation Andreea Iager Tako (RO) Thomas Dayan, Safety and Health behind the Scenes, FIM (FR) Jennifer Davison, Artswave (AT)
13:00	Lunch break
14:00	Musical intermission Performers: 150 Stoka & Lemarian
14:30	Interactive workshop led by Angelica Postu The Health of Musicians and Professionals in the Music Sector
16:00	Coffee break
16:30	EMC Lab - Facilitated by Simone Dudt & Katharina Weinert Music in EU Programmes and Policies Update on current debates on MFF and AgoraEU
17:30	Closing with musical intermission Performers: Sounds of Om
18:00	End of day programme
Evening	Venue: Faber Location How to get there: Public transport connections from Cinema Studio / the hotels to FABER:Take tram 1, 2 or 5 from Piața Libertății to Piața Traian. From Piața Traian, FABER is approximately an 8-minute walk. Farewell party Performers: 20:00 PM – Bob Ramanka & Quartet 21:00 PM – JazzyBit 22:00 PM – Larisa & Duo

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Friday, 12 June 2026

Venue	Cinema Studio Timișoara
10:30 - 19:00	Classical ME Summit

The European Forum on Music 2026 of the European Music Council was co-organised in partnership with the Asociația Scena Muzicală (RO) and The Center for Projects of the Municipality of Timișoara. It took place at the Cinema Studio Timișoara.