Here you can find announcements of and calls for events in which the members of the ENPM are involved or the information about their relevant achievements.
If you are a member of the ENPM and want to make an announcement, please send us a picture or poster of the event and a short description of it (no longer than 100 words).
Savoir(s) interview with Alessandro Arbo, main organizer of “AI in Music” ENPM Conference
An interview with the main organizer of the 2nd ENPM Conference “AI in Music”, Alessandro Arbo, was published on the Savoir(s) online magazine of the University of Strasbourg. Read the full interview here (in French):
https://savoirs.unistra.fr/innovation/dossier-lunistra-face-aux-defis-de-lia/lia-un-artiste-comme-les-autres
The European Network for the Philosophy of Music (ENPM) organized its second conference, which was hosted by the Centre de Recherche et d’Expérimentation sur l’Acte Artistique (CREAA) of the University of Strasbourg on September 25–27, 2025 in Strasbourg (France). The conference was organized in partnership with the Festival Musica Strasbourg, a yearly festival dedicated to contemporary music, which will take place concurrently with the conference. The 2025 Edition of the Festival will highlight the intersections between music and artificial intelligence.
AI IN MUSIC – 2nd ENPM Conference 2025
25-27 September 2025, Strasbourg (France)
The European Network for the Philosophy of Music (ENPM) organizes its second conference, which will be hosted by the Centre de Recherche et d’Expérimentation sur l’Acte Artistique (CREAA) of the University of Strasbourg on September 25–27, 2025 in Strasbourg (France). The conference is organized in partnership with the Festival Musica Strasbourg, a yearly festival dedicated to contemporary music, which will take place concurrently with the conference. The 2025 Edition of the Festival will highlight the intersections between music and artificial intelligence.
The confirmed keynote speakers for the conference are Lydia Goehr (Fred and Fannie Mack Professor of Humanities, Department of Philosophy, Columbia University), and Alexander Schubert, a contemporary composer and Professor at Musikhochschule Hamburg, who will also premiere a new work at the 2025 Edition of the Festival Musica.
The conference will include a panel on music and AI, featuring the keynote speaker Alexander Schubert along with Jean-Pierre Briot (CNRS, Sorbonne Université), Christoph Haffter (University of Basel) and Pierre Saint-Germier (IRCAM).
The ENPM Conference will also feature two sessions of the conference Music and Action, co-organized by Alessandro Bertinetto (University of Turin) and Daniel Martin Feige (Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart).
Music and Action Conference 2025
24.09.2025, 09:00 AM, Stuttgart, Germany
State Academy of Art and Design Stuttgart – Am Weißenhof, 70191 Stuttgart – Registration: Florian.Arnold@abk-stuttgart.de
Organized by Daniel Martin Feige (State Academy of Art and Design Stuttgart) and Alessandro Bertinetto (University of Turin)
The conference aims to address a topic, lying between aesthetics and practical philosophy: The question of how music is an expression of human agency. The goal is to discuss
(i) the different ways in which music can be understood in terms of action,
(ii) what can be the contribution of music to the understanding of action, and conversely,
(iii) how philosophy of action can contribute to the understanding of aspects of musical experience.
International Conference “Aesthetics of Music” 2025
15-17 August 2025, Niš (Serbia)
“Aesthetics of Music” is an interdisciplinary event, focusing on music, that will bring together scholars and professionals from diverse fields—philosophers, musicologists, ethnomusicologists, art theorists and journalists—from Finland, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia.
As this year’s special guests, 2025 edition of the conference includes Max Ryynänen, professor at Aalto University in Finland, as well as ENPM member Ewa Schreiber and Piotr Podlipniak, professors at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland). Among participants are also ENPM members Ana Hofman and Mihailo Antović.
The conference is organized by the ENPM Steering Committee member Dušan Milenković.
Address: Officers’ Club Building (Oficirski dom) (Orlovica Pavla 28a, Niš)
Noise, Sound, and Music in Contemporary Aesthetics
March 28, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, University of Valladolid (UVa)
From the Aesthetics and Art Theory Area of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Valladolid, we are pleased to present the symposium “Noise, Sound, and Music in Contemporary Aesthetics.” With this event, we aim to delve deeply and rigorously into the philosophy of music through five lectures by expert researchers in the field. From the definition of music to the paradigms that govern listening, including various examples of contemporary works, this symposium seeks to expand and strengthen the debate around musical art.
This event is part of the Interuniversity Doctoral Program of the Universities of Salamanca and Valladolid and is supported by the Doctoral Program in Musicology of the latter.
More information: http://www.seyta.org/ii-simposio-de-estetica-y-teoria-de-las-artes-ruido-sonido-y-musica-en-la-estetica-contemporanea/
Registration link: https://forms.gle/qd5EqpGh2mmdbpCaA
CfP: Lisbon Meetings on the Philosophy of Music
05 June 2025; School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon
The Language, Mind and Cognition Group (LanCog) of the Centre of Philosophy of the University of Lisbon (CFUL), in collaboration with the multidisciplinary group Clepsydra (University of Lisbon), is pleased to announce the Lisbon Meetings on the Philosophy of Music. This one-day event will feature contributions from leading scholars in the field, and up to five selected presentations from emerging researchers. We invite submissions of extended abstracts on any topic related to the philosophy of music.
The deadline for submissions is 01 March 2025.
For further inquiries, please contact the organizing committee at philmusic.lisbon@gmail.com.
More info:
Lisbon Meetings on the Philosophy of Music
CfP: Eduard Hanslick, 1825–2025: Background, Context, Legacy
September 18–19, 2025, Vienna (Austria)
Venue: Austrian Academy of Sciences Campus
Deadline: January 31, 2025
The Department of Musicology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences warmly invites proposals for an international bilingual symposium marking the 200th birthday of the aesthetic theorist and music critic Eduard Hanslick, who also held the first professorship for musicology in German-language academia. The event aims to delve into the historical contexts of Hanslick’s work while also exploring his lasting impact on modern debates.
By embracing a decidedly interdisciplinary approach, it seeks to capture the entire scope of his texts, their historical, cultural, and political contexts, and their influence across various academic discourses. We welcome proposals that engage directly with Hanslick’s work, explore his broader intellectual and cultural contexts, or debate related issues intersecting with his legacy across historical, cultural, and philosophical dimensions.
International Conference “Aesthetics of Music” 2024
16-18 August 2024, Niš (Serbia)
“Aesthetics of Music” is an interdisciplinary event, focusing on music, that will bring together scholars and professionals from diverse fields—philosophers, musicologists, ethnomusicologists, art theorists, musicians, and festival organizers—from Spain, Poland, Belgium, Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia.
This year’s conference program includes ENPM Coordinator Nemesio G. C. Puy, and ENPM members Małgorzata Szyszkowska and Ana Hofman.
The conference is organized by the ENPM Steering Committee member Dušan Milenković.
Address: Officers’ Club Building (Oficirski dom) (Orlovica Pavla 28a, Niš)
9th Conference of the RMA MUSIC & PHILOSOPHY STUDY GROUP
The Royal Musical Association Music and Philosophy Study Group was established in May 2010. Its aim is: To provide a distinctive long-term forum offering opportunities for those with an interest in music and philosophy to share and discuss work, in the hope of furthering dialogue in this area.
The chair of the RMA Music & Philosophy Study Group is an ENPM member Férdia Stone-Davis.
Department of Music, King’s College London
11th-12th July 2024
European Network for the Philosophy of Music 