My guest today is the Chief Executive of two of the worlds most prestigious artist management companies, Askonas Holt and Opus 3, Donagh Collins

Whilst studying mechanical engineering in UCD, he began amassing administrative experience running a successful string quartet in Dublin, before moving to London in 1999 to work in Askonas Holt.

Before taking up his current position as CEO there in 2014, he was director of tours and projects there, representing many of classical musics most acclaimed artists and orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic.

Curious to find out about what a career in artist management is really like, and to get an experts perspective on how classical music is changing, and the challenges it faces going forward, I sat down to talk with Donagh, where I began by asking about his current position and what exactly it entails..

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