DIMF Professional Conference 2025

A full series of activities and events is planned, aimed at professionals from the islands, with the objective of serving as a platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience. This aligns with the long-standing mission of our festival: to create a meeting space for artists and programmers and to promote the professional development of local artists through round tables, masterclasses, professional conferences, speed meetings, concerts with commentary, recitals, rehearsals, and chamber music concerts with both local and international professionals.

The overall theme of the 2025 professional conference will focus on women and their role in the various aspects of the music profession throughout history, analyzing its evolution and transformation to the present day. All our guest female artists will lead the activities, alongside their male colleagues, with a full schedule to be published through our communication channels and the festival’s website.

MAY
DIMF Professional Conference 2025, Women and Music
May 14, 10:00 AM, Conservatorio Superior de Música de las Islas Baleares, Palma
May 15, 7:00 PM, Son Marroig, Deià
Mallorca–Japan International Guitar Encounter
“Women and Music in Asia I“
Yoko Takaki, Japan, piano
Tomoki Ikeda, Japan, guitar
Midori Sugimoto, Japan, guitar
Harumi Nakajima, Japan, guitar
Ryoko Gotoh, Japan, guitar

JUNE
DIMF Professional Conference 2025, Women and Music
June 3–6, Son Marroig and Sa Bassa Rotja
Deia Piano Fest. II International Piano Summit 2025
“Beethoven and His Muses“
Pierre Laurent Boucharlat, France, piano

JULY
DIMF Professional Conference 2025, Women and Music
July 2–5, Son Marroig, Deià, Sa Bassa Rotja and Bodegas Santa Catarina
“Women Composers I, Nadia Boulanger“
Marta Zabaleta, piano
Asier Polo, cello
July 9–11, Son Marroig, Deià, Sa Bassa Rotja and Palau March
“Women Composers II, Clara Schumann“
Helen Hwaya Kim, USA–South Korea, violin
July 16, Son Marroig, Deià
Deia Piano Fest. II International Piano Summit 2025
“The Muse“
In posthumous tribute to Maria Natividad de Santiago
Antonio Baciero, piano
Josep Colom, piano
Eleuterio Dominguez Acevedo, piano
Miguel Angel Ortega Chavaldas, piano

JULY – AUGUST
DIMF Professional Conference 2025, Women and Music
Sineu, July 26 – Tianna Negre, July 24
“Women in Hollywood and Broadway“
Cynthia Zielski Reinhardt, soprano
July 30 – August 2, Son Marroig, Deià, Fundació Miró, Palma and Bodegas Santa Catarina, Sencelles
“Women in the Creative Space of Flamenco“
Patricia Guerrero, Artistic Director of the Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía
August 6–8, Son Marroig, Deià, Sa Bassa Rotja, Porreres and Palau March, Palma
“Women and Music II“
Bogdan Dugalic, Serbia, piano

AUGUST – SEPTEMBER
DIMF Professional Conference 2025, Women and Music
August 13 and September 3, Son Marroig, Deià
“Women and Music in Asia III, The World of International Piano Competitions“
Xin Wang, China, piano
Yue Meng Li, China, piano
Linlin He, USA–China, piano
Cao Yuan Fen, China, piano
Anastasia Shymchak, Belarus, piano
September 10, Son Marroig, Deià
“Women Composers III, Cécile Chaminade, Clara Schumann, Louise Farrenc, Maria Szymanowska and Amy Beach“
Dina Nedeltcheva, Bulgaria, piano
September 17 and 19, Son Marroig and Palau March
Piers Lane, piano — Chopin and His Muse George Sand in Mallorca “The Nocturnes”

The 2025 professional conference will also feature masterclasses led by our guest artists with Young Talents from the Balearic Islands. Through the collaboration between the Festival and the Conservatorio Superior de Música de las Islas Baleares, all soloists performing in the festival’s more than 50 concerts will be available to teach and interact with students and alumni. These sessions aim to foster mentorship, artistic growth, and international networking among emerging Balearic musicians. The exact schedule will be coordinated by the artistic direction.