After years of dedicated service, Christine Rhomberg reflects on a tenure marked by profound growth and systemic change, celebrating the transformative power of music in communities worldwide. Stepping into this vital role is Kerstin Appel, who shares her initial impressions from her immersive field trip to South America, offering fresh perspectives and aspirations for the future of this impactful work.

Regular collaboration with international musicians and orchestras is a key element of the Iberacademy curriculum. At the end of January, the Iberacademy Orchestra Medellín embarked on its next concert tour to Europe. The young musicians will perform at the first music festival of the year, the renowned "Mozartwoche Salzburg”, before traveling on to Feldkirch.

“Side-by-side for a better future” is the motto under which the Academia Filarmónica Iberoamericana, or Iberacademy for short, based in Medellín, Colombia, is embarking on its second tour of Europe. The young musicians of the Iberacademy Orchestra will play impressive programs under the direction of Iberacademy founder Alejandro Posada and Roberto Gonzales-Mónjas, principal conductor of the Musikkollegium Winterthur, Switzerland.