Jens Cording
Jens Cording is a violinist and culture manager. From 1993 to 2009, he initiated and conceived contemporary music projects in Europe, Asia, and the USA for the Siemens Arts Program.
Since October 2009 he has worked for the non-profit Siemens Stiftung, developing music projects in terms of content and structure. For example, he was instrumental in founding the first contempo-rary music ensemble in China.
In cooperation with numerous African cultural institutions and the Goethe-Institut, he is currently working on the development of a comprehensive music information platform for Africa under the title "Music In Africa". With the special project "Music In Africa Connects", he pursued the goal of activating cultural processes in crisis regions of Africa. "Music In Africa Live" currently offers music creators the opportunity to produce music professionally under pandemic conditions.
Cording is a member of the German Music Council’s Executive Committee, Supervisory Board, and Strategy Commission. He is also Chairman of the council’s Federal Diversity Committee and its Eu-ropean Workshop for Contemporary Music Advisory Board.