Festivals

Almost everything i’ve explored hitherto from the 2026 ISCM World New Music Days has been music submitted by sections and individuals to be considered for the festival. But one of the great advantages of WNMD – and there are many – is the way it provides an opportunity for the …

Some of the most remarkable music performed during the 2026 World New Music Days came in the four concerts devoted to orchestral music.

An in previous years – and perhaps inevitably, for reasons of practicality – the majority of the concerts at this year’s World New Music Days were focused on chamber music.

Works for various forms of ensemble were explored in four concerts during this year’s World New Music Days in Bucharest.

The spectre of Romanian artist Constantin Brâncuși was brought to bear on this year’s World New Music Days in Bucharest, which took as its title, ‘Columna Infinita’. Title, not theme, and the invocation of Brâncuși’s famous sculpture therefore acted more as inference than reference point. Nonetheless, both the phrase and …

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