Anna Vilenska’s Lectures in Europe 2025
Anna Vilenska’s Lectures in Europe: Music from Classical to AI
Anna Vilenska is a musicologist, lecturer, and researcher of contemporary music. She has reinvented the traditional format of music lectures, making them visual, accessible, emotional, and useful for the audience. In October, Vilenska will give a series of lectures in major European cities. The program spans classical music and jazz, avant-garde and background music, the role of women in music history, and new horizons opened by artificial intelligence.
The lectures will take place in the following cities: Vienna, Zurich, Berlin, Munich, Düsseldorf, Amsterdam.
Vienna — “How Music Became Classical”
A lecture on why “classical” became high culture. How the term “classical music” emerged, why dedicated concert halls were built, and where the reverent attitude toward Beethoven and other composers came from. A discussion on whether we should overcome the “glass partition” between the listener and culture.
Zurich — “AI and Music: Evolution from 2014 to 2025”
From the first generative models to today’s algorithmic composers. How AI learned to write music, what mistakes it made, and why different models “think” differently. Final experiment — guessing who authored a fragment: a human or AI.
Berlin — “Jazz: Chords, Rhythms, Form — Recipe and History”
Jazz as music of the body and improvisation. What happens on stage, how styles differ, and why jazz is closer than it seems. A detailed breakdown of the chords, rhythms, and forms that make up this “mysterious” music.
Munich — “Background Music”
The history of background music — from Brian Eno’s ambient and melodies for aerophobic passengers to elevator compositions and on-hold tones. How the brain perceives such music and why it carries the imprint of an entire era.
Düsseldorf — “Avant-garde: What Was That?”
The rise and decline of the 20th-century musical avant-garde. Why composers turned to radical experiments and why many later abandoned these practices. A look at key figures, movements, and the relevance of the avant-garde today.
Amsterdam — “Women in Music: from Hildegard to Taylor Swift”
The history of women composers from Hildegard of Bingen to Taylor Swift. What it meant to be a woman in the musical world of different eras, how their work differed from men’s, and whether it can be called equal. A search for common threads in the biographies and destinies of women composers across centuries.
Anna Vilenska is a musicologist, lecturer, and researcher of contemporary music. She has reinvented the traditional format of music lectures, making them visual, accessible, emotional, and useful for the audience. In October, Vilenska will give a series of lectures in major European cities. The program spans classical music and jazz, avant-garde and background music, the role of women in music history, and new horizons opened by artificial intelligence.
The lectures will take place in the following cities: Vienna, Zurich, Berlin, Munich, Düsseldorf, Amsterdam.
Vienna — “How Music Became Classical”
A lecture on why “classical” became high culture. How the term “classical music” emerged, why dedicated concert halls were built, and where the reverent attitude toward Beethoven and other composers came from. A discussion on whether we should overcome the “glass partition” between the listener and culture.
Zurich — “AI and Music: Evolution from 2014 to 2025”
From the first generative models to today’s algorithmic composers. How AI learned to write music, what mistakes it made, and why different models “think” differently. Final experiment — guessing who authored a fragment: a human or AI.
Berlin — “Jazz: Chords, Rhythms, Form — Recipe and History”
Jazz as music of the body and improvisation. What happens on stage, how styles differ, and why jazz is closer than it seems. A detailed breakdown of the chords, rhythms, and forms that make up this “mysterious” music.
Munich — “Background Music”
The history of background music — from Brian Eno’s ambient and melodies for aerophobic passengers to elevator compositions and on-hold tones. How the brain perceives such music and why it carries the imprint of an entire era.
Düsseldorf — “Avant-garde: What Was That?”
The rise and decline of the 20th-century musical avant-garde. Why composers turned to radical experiments and why many later abandoned these practices. A look at key figures, movements, and the relevance of the avant-garde today.
Amsterdam — “Women in Music: from Hildegard to Taylor Swift”
The history of women composers from Hildegard of Bingen to Taylor Swift. What it meant to be a woman in the musical world of different eras, how their work differed from men’s, and whether it can be called equal. A search for common threads in the biographies and destinies of women composers across centuries.
| Date: | 27.10.2025 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Venue: | OBA Theater |
| Address: | Oosterdokskade 143, 1011 DH Amsterdam (Nederland) |
| Buy ticket | |
| All dates and venues | |
Upcoming events
“It’s All Her” – Play in Germany 2026
Festhalle Harmonie
Allee 28, 74072 Heilbronn
Stand-up comedian Sasha Dolgopolov in Vilnius (Lithuania)
STUDIO 23
Žirmūnų g. 106, 09121 Vilnius (Lietuva)
Underwater Bubble Show в Вольфсбурге 2026
CongressPark Wolfsburg
Heinrich-Heine-Straße 1, 38440 Wolfsburg
Nogu Svelo band in Prague (Czech Republic)
Cargo Gallery
Hořejší nábř., 150 00 Praha (Tschechien)
CAPITAL Business Forum in Wiesbaden (Germany)
Wiesbadener Casino-Gesellschaft
Friedrichstraße 22, 65185 Wiesbaden
Alexander Neslobin in Düsseldorf (Germany)
Capitol Theater
Erkrather Straße 30, 40233 Düsseldorf
Masha Mashkova in the play “INOSTRANKA” in Munich (Germany) 2026
Gasteig / Carl-Orff-Saal
Rosenheimerstr. 5, 81667 München
“Nogu Svelo!” band in Warsaw (Poland). European Tour 2026
Klub Proxima
ul. Żwirki i Wigury 99a, 02-089 Warszawa (Polska)
Lyapis Trubetskoy in Paris (France) 2026
Pavillon Tilsitt
32 Rue de Tilsitt, 75017 Paris (France)
Masha Mashkova in the play “INOSTRANKA” in Hamburg (Germany) 2026
Theater Kehrwieder
Kehrwieder 6, 20457 Hamburg
“Nogu Svelo!” band in Berlin (Germany). European Tour 2026
Säälchen
Holzmarktstraße 25, 10243 Berlin
“Nogu Svelo!” band in Cologne (Germany). European Tour 2026
Die Kantine
Neusser Landstraße 2, 50735 Köln
“It’s All Her” – Play in Germany 2026
Stadttheater Ingolstadt Festsaal
Schloßlände 1, 85049 Ingolstadt
Underwater Bubble Show в Котбусе 2026
Stadthalle Cottbus
Berliner Pl. 6, 03046 Cottbus
Vivalis Project. Masterpieces of Studio Ghibli in Leipzig (Germany)
Gewandhaus Leipzig
Augustusplatz 8, 04109 Leipzig
The best songs of the band “Kino” in Bonn
Brückenforum
Friedrich-Breuer-Str. 17, 53225 Bonn
Masha Mashkova in the play “INOSTRANKA” in Berlin (Germany) 2026
Urania
An der Urania 17, 10787 Berlin
“Nogu Svelo!” band in Amstelveen (Netherlands). European Tour 2026
P60
Stadsplein 100a, 1181 ZM Amstelveen (Netherlands)
Nogu Svelo band in Lisbon (Portugal)
LAV - Lisboa ao Vivo
Avenida Marechal Gomes da Costa 29 B1, 1800-255 Lisboa (Portugal)
Ekaterina Shulman and Maxim Kurnikov in Gdańsk (Poland) 2026
Event & Conference by Progres
Juliusza Słowackiego 17, 80−257 Gdańsk (Poland)
Svetlana Loboda in Germany. Tour 2026
Hannover Congress Centrum
Theodor-Heuss-Platz 1-3, 30175 Hannover
Svetlana Loboda in Germany. Tour 2026
MHP Arena
Schwieberdinger Str. 30, 71636 Ludwigsburg
✨ SPRING MUSIC QUIZ IMOM’S BERLIN — “CHIC-CHECK: FOR LOVELY LADIES” 🌸
Vincenzo Restaurant
Rathausstraße 1, 10178 Berlin
Ekaterina Shulman and Maxim Kurnikov in Bielany, Wrocław (Poland) 2026
ATM Scena na Bielanach
Dwa Światy 1, 55-040 Bielany, Wrocław
Classical Ballet of Naples “Cinderella” in Ulm (Germany)
Congress-Centrum Ulm
Basteistraße 40, 89073 Ulm
Nogu Svelo band in Almàssera, Valencia (Spain)
Rock City
Carrer dels Coheters, 6, 46132 Almàssera Valencia (Spanien)
Nogu Svelo band in Barcelona (Spain)
Luz de Gas
C/ de Muntaner, 246, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, 08021 Barcelona (Spain)
Ekaterina Shulman and Maxim Kurnikov in Krakow (Poland) 2026
Park Inn by Radisson Krakow
Monte Cassino 2, 30-337 Kraków (Polen)
Gleb Samoylov & The Matrixx in Berlin (Germany)
PUNCH L!NE CLUB BERLIN
Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 1, 10785 Berlin
Classical Ballet of Naples “Cinderella” in Trier (Germany)
Europahalle Trier
Viehmarktplatz 15, 54290 Trier
