In February 2010 I had the great pleasure to introduce Kent Nagano and Jürgen Partenheimer to a large crowd at the German Conference at Harvard 2010. The two spoke about the relation of artist and state, a multi-faceted topic that proved to be a fitting closing for a conference on diverse matters such as renewable energy, peaceful revolutions and health care reform to name just a few. For those of you who had to miss the event, here is the conference report which includes a thoughtful essay by Jürgen Partenheimer and a synopsis of Kent Nagano’s remarks.

Conference Report German Conference at Harvard 2010