Thursday, 29 May 2025
New Holland (Community)
16:00
Roundtable Discussion «New Music Festivals from the Darmstadt Summer Course to reMusik.org: Music and Society»
Presenter: Svetlana Lavrova
It is well known that the ideas of the post-war avant-garde were formed within the framework of the creative laboratories of the Darmstadt Courses (Darmstädter Ferienkurse) for New Music. Since its inception in 1946, this institution has shaped the main creative vectors of 20th century composers. Here, the main ideas and creative principles, technical postulates of modern composers’ creativity, which played a leading role in the development of the musical avant-garde, were articulated. Since then, many other associations, seminars, and festivals like the reMusik.org organization with its festival have appeared, representing various trends in new music. ‘What is the composers’ society like today and what is the role of these structures in the formation of new trends and the development of original ideas?’ This topic will be at the center of the discussion, in which both interested composers and musicologists in new music will take part.
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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