Vera Meczner

She has been working in the field of arts management for over twenty years. As an artist manager, she is among the few professionals who navigate effortlessly across a wide range of genres – from independent theatre and mainstream pop music to films and contemporary music – contributing to the career development of numerous artists.

She earned her degree in Business and Economics at the Budapest Business School. Her professional journey began as an intern at the Óbuda Cultural Centre, followed by her role as production manager of the Armel Opera Competition and Festival between 2006 and 2010.

She completed her Master's degree in Cultural Policy and Management at the University of Warwick. During her studies in the UK, she interned at the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, one of the world's leading contemporary music ensembles.

Upon returning to Hungary, she founded the Gradus Artist Agency in September 2012.

Since 2016, she has been active in education: she is a mentor in the classical music management program at Werk Academy, a regular guest lecturer at the Institute for Art Mediation and Music at Eötvös Loránd University, and has taught at various Hungarian art universities as a visiting lecturer. In addition, she regularly mentors and provides individual consultancy for artists.

In 2024, she earned a Sustainability Manager certificate from Green Brands Academy. Shortly thereafter, she co-founded ReStageGroup with three other cultural professionals – a platform focused on sustainability and innovation in the performing arts sector.

Her book Artist Management was published by Cser Publishing in 2025.

Máté Móricz

As an arts manager, he has been actively involved for several years in the successful implementation of cultural projects both in Hungary and internationally. He has diverse experience in concert organization, grant writing, communications, and project management.

He earned his degree in Music Culture from the Institute for Arts Communication and Music at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in 2021, and complemented his studies with a theatre management program at Werk Academy. In 2024, he obtained a master’s degree in Communication and Media Studies from Budapest Metropolitan University, where his thesis focused on the sustainability efforts of Hungarian performing arts organizations.

He began his professional career as an intern at the 8th Zoltán Kodály Hungarian Choir Competition and later gained experience at the Danube Carnival. From 2019 to 2021, he worked as a mentor for the community-funded platform StageHive, supporting projects by artists and creative groups. Since 2020, he has been part of the Gradus Artist Management team.

He gained further experience as a project manager at Cadenza Artist Management and as a professional assistant to the Central European String Quartet and the V4 String Quartet. Between 2021 and 2023, he played a key role in the comprehensive coordination of the New Millennium International Chamber Music Festival & Academy, where he contributed to grant preparation, the organization of concerts and masterclasses, and the coordination of communications and digital content.

Since 2024, he has worked as the professional assistant to opera singer Andrea Rost and serves as the founding project manager of the Andrea Rost Opera Academy, responsible for planning and implementing programs that support emerging opera talents.

In response to the growing importance of sustainability in the performing arts sector, he became one of the founding members of the ReStageGroup in 2024.