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Helsinki 2026 Conference

Dear friends and colleagues,
We are happy to invite you to the 2026 NOBU conference in Helsinki!

The conference will take place at the Finnish National Opera and Ballet on October 8th & 9th.

The conference fee will be 1300 NOK which includes the dinner on Friday night.

Concert tickets will be available at a discounted rate, to be purchased individually. There is a limited amount available, which can be reserved upon conference registration.

Registration will open within the next two weeks and closes on September 8th.

Conference Program

Updated 29th May 2026

Wednesday 7th Oct 2026
19.00 Finnish National Opera and Ballet
Mason Bates: The (r)evolution of Steve Jobs (opera)
19.00 Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Auvinen: Violin Concerto (premiere)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 “The Year 1905”
Thursday 8th Oct 2026
9.00 Registration and Coffee
9.30 Opening Remarks
Annual Business Meeting (NOBU members only)
11.00 Cultural-Historical Session with Mikko-Olavi Seppälä
12.30 Lunch
13.30 XR Stage – The Virtual Production Environment with Kalle Rasinkangas
15.00 Coffee break
15.30 Breakout sessions

  • Opera Galas moderated by Carol Conrad (The Royal Danish Theatre)
  • Working With the Text Machine moderated by Laura Vierimaa and Eva Malkki (Finnish National Opera and Ballet) as well as Anna Särg (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Sweden)
17.00 Library Mingle
19.00 Finnish National Opera and Ballet
Hamlet (ballet)
19.00 Tapiola Sinfonietta (Espoo)
Hillborg: Viola Concerto
Schönberg: Chamber Symphony No. 2
Sibelius: Symphony No. 3
19.00 Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Auvinen: Violin Concerto (premiere)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 “The Year 1905”
Friday 9th Oct 2026
9.30 Breakout sessions

  • Orchestra Librarian’s Toolkit moderated by Sebastian Djupsjöbacka
  • Crash Course for Music Library Newbies moderated by Juhana Hautsalo
10.30 Coffee break
11.00 Copyright with Jørgen Blomqvist
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Advocacy and Awareness for Performance Librarians with Jane Cross (via link)
14.30 Coffee break
15.00 Extra Special: ”How to Change Your Bad Music Karma” Pyrotechnic Show
16.00 Conference Wrap-up
19.00 Dinner

Registration

The conference registration is open from Monday 1st June to Tuesday 8th September. Please register using the following registration form.

    Name:

    Email address:

    Organisation:

    I will attend the conference:
    YesNo

    I would like to reserve a ticket to the following concert/performance on Wednesday. Please note that there is a limited number available and the ticket is not included in the conference fee.
    Finnish National Opera and BallettFinnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    I would like to reserve a ticket to the following concert/performance on Thursday. Please note that there is a limited number available and the ticket is not included in the conference fee.
    Finnish National Opera and BallettTapiola SinfoniettaFinnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Which breakout sessions are you preliminarily interested in?
    Breakout 1 Thursday 3.30pm-5pm

    Breakout 2 Friday 9.30am-10.30am

    I will attend the dinner on Friday evening:
    YesNo

    Dietary requests:

    Which beverage package would you like for the dinner?
    Beverage package with alcoholNon-alcoholic beverage package

    Arrival time in Helsinki:

    Departure time from Helsinki:

    Mobile phone:

    Comments, requests etc.: