The ISCM WNMD Festival is our signature annual event, bringing the world together for several days of concerts and meetings. Our member sections are also involved in many separate festivals that thy organise or participate in, and information about these festivals can be found here.
2014/08/29-08/31 The Suså Festival
The Suså Festival is an annual meeting place for serious contemporary music; a “golden meeting” of composers, audiences and players; three intense days featuring seven prominent soloists and ensembles from at home and abroad, a lyrics and music show, and a fascinating meet-the-composer event. This year the festival will also be presenting Window on Italy,…
2014/09/20-10/12 La Biennale di Venezia
The 58th International Festival of Contemporary Music of La Biennale di Venezia, directed by Ivan Fedele, will start on 20 and 21 September with a tribute to Steve Reich, who will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in music, and will continue its programming from 3 to 12 October. The title Limes suggests a…
2015/09/03-09/13 Gaudeamus Academy and Music Week
Gaudeamus Muziekweek presents the latest music created by young pioneers. The Dutch festival, which has won national and international plaudits, takes place in Utrecht from 9 through 13 September. From classical crossover and minimal soundscapes to modern composition with (live) electronics. Gaudeamus Muziekweek 2015 offers excellent opportunities to immerse yourself in the newest music. Read more…
2015/02/15 Risuonanze 2015 – incontri di nuove musiche
Associazione Culturale TKE is calling for pieces to be performed at the “Risuonanze 2015 – incontri di nuove musiche” Festival, which will take place on May 31st, June 1st and 2nd, 2015, in Friuli Venezia Giulia region – Italy. Pieces should be written for solo piano, or solo flute [C Flute, and/or Piccolo, and/or G…
2014/06/12-06/22 bonn hoeren festival
In the fifth year of bonn hoeren a large FESTIVAL project will take place from the 12th to the 22nd of june 2014, in which the results of the fundamental thematic research of the first four years will be condensed and developed further both artistically and discursively. around two concentrated weekends, bonn will be transformed…
2014/09/10-09/20 Ultima 2014
2014/09/10-09/20 Ultima 2014 is the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian Constitution, and under the theme “Nation”, the festival will focus on how a local musical identity is expressed in the context of an international, digital world. In this contect also the Ultima Academy 2014 (10 – 19 September);THE NATION: Singing in unison or playing solo….
2014/10/01 composers’ competition – 5-Minute Opera!
2014/10/01 Music Biennale Zagreb is launching a new composers’ competition – 5-Minute Opera! Ten best entries will be performed in the Grand Finale of the competition as a part of the 28th Music Biennale Zagreb, in April 2015. The jury plus the audience vote will then chose the winning piece. The composer of the winning…
Encounters International Festival 2014
Encounters International Festival is on facebook, since 1968 to diffuse the contemporary music in our country and in the world …… and we continue read more…
2014/04/30-05/11 Acht Brücken Festival
Man and machine, clock and pulse are the two pairs of opposites, which will highlight the festival. The audience will experience the diverse and fascinating world of percussion music, very close to the pulse and beat of the time! With a.o. Asko|Schönberg, E-MEX-Ensemble, Ensemble Garage, Ensemble intercontemporain, ensemble mosaik, Ensemble musikFabrik, ensemble recherche, Experimentalstudio des…
2014/04/30-05/27 14e Extension Festival
14e Extension Festival de création musicale with a.o. Ensemble 2e2m. read more….