Jane Williams

Jane Williams is a freelance arts manager and consultant specialising in classical and contemporary music.  During her career she has held senior management positions at English National Opera, the London Sinfonietta and Chester Music, and worked with many of the leading composers of our time.


Is there a ghost in the machine?

"The rules of the game at The Battle of Ideas makes beating about the bush impossible. When you are given 5 minutes to make your point, you either say something essential, or you reveal that you have nothing really to say. This eliminates 'the unbearable lightness' of speculation that haunts public debate."
Albena Azmanova, social philosopher, political commentator and activist

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