Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Dom Radio
19:00
Roundtable Discussion «Russian New Music in the mirror of Social Changes»
Presenter: Svetlana Lavrova
Over the past 30 years, Russian new music has undergone incredible metamorphoses. Of course, one of the driving forces of the transformations has been the society itself. Until the early 1990s, Soviet music as a whole existed according to completely different laws. Despite the fact that avant-garde trends broke through the existing ideological framework, this tendency, which received its active development after the 1990s, was rather marginal. Today’s Russian music continues with the ideas of the avant-garde, assimilated with new European compositional techniques. This period of transition and growth has also gone through a difficult path of development. ‘What is new music today and what are its future prospects and how is it connected with our society? These questions will be at the center of the discussion.
The 12th St. Petersburg International New Music Festival, the largest annual forum of contemporary classical music in Russia and one of the most comprehensive platforms for global new music events. It will be held from May 23 to June 7, 2025. Organized by the St. Petersburg Contemporary Music Center ‘reMusik.org’ under the direction of the artistic director and prominent composer Mehdi Hosseini, the festival is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Government of St. Petersburg, and the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives.
The two-week festival will showcase over 70 diverse artistic events. Concerts will take place at premier music venues across the beautiful city of St. Petersburg. In addition to the many concerts, the festival will also feature online and offline educational programs, presentations, round table discussions, lectures, composer readings, creative meetings, and educational programs called “Composer Courses” for young authors from around the world that are led by prominent teachers from around the globe. Additionally, there will be a laboratory dedicated to improvisational and experimental music.
The St. Petersburg International New Music Festival is a unique event within Russia’s musical culture. It encompasses various aspects of modern academic music, including experimental, electroacoustic, electronic music, multimedia projects, sound art, as well as’ free improvisation’. The presentation format is not limited to traditional academic concerts, but goes beyond it by incorporating diverse performances and experimental shows.
Age Limits
14+
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