Guest Talks

Costa Pilavachi, former SVP, Universal Music

Costa Pilavachi began his career in the recording industry as Vice-President, Artist and Repertoire of the Dutch-based Philips label, 1989-1997. He then served as President of three major classical labels, Philips Classics, Decca Music Group and EMI Classics between 1997-2009. In 2010 he was appointed Senior Vice-President, Classical Artist and Repertoire of Universal Music Group, …

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Sam Bodkin, CEO & Founder, Groupmuse

Sam Bodkin is the Founder and CEO of Groupmuse, the largest network of house concerts in North America. During the COVID19 pandemic, Groupmuse was quickly able to shift to virtual concerts providing concert lovers worldwide access to fantastic chamber music and recitals as well as providing income to musicians.