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    Warsaw Autumn 2026 (Part 2)

    by 5:4 October 9, 2026 • 06:00
    October 9, 2026 • 06:00

    There was impressive music to be heard in some of Warsaw Autumn’s less prominent events. The Polish Composers’ Union hosted a small-scale concert in Warsaw’s Hashtag Lab showcasing the three winners of this year’s Zygmunt Mycielski Composition Competition. Performed by Trio/Duo/Unum (who might have made up their name for the …

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    Warsaw Autumn 2026 (Part 1)

    by 5:4 October 5, 2026 • 06:00
    October 5, 2026 • 06:00

    Of all the festivals i attend each year, Warsaw Autumn has come to seem the most ambitious, the biggest in terms of scope and diversity, and therefore the most excitingly daunting. As if to prove that point during its opening weekend, almost the entirety of Sunday was filled with two …

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    The Dialogues: Enno Poppe

    by 5:4 September 27, 2026 • 07:19
    September 27, 2026 • 07:19

    i’m really excited to share a new instalment in my occasional series The Dialogues. This time my guest is German composer and conductor Enno Poppe, whose utterly unique music has been mind- and ear-boggling me for many, many years. We got together last summer, while i was spending a long …

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    Seigla 2026

    by 5:4 August 28, 2026 • 06:00
    August 28, 2026 • 06:00

    ‘Seigla’ is an Icelandic word indicating perseverance, resilience, tenacity. It’s also the title of a festival created, curated and directed by pianist Erna Vala Arnardóttir, that for the last 6 years has taken place in Reykjavík’s flagship concert hall, Harpa. More than most festivals i attend, the aspect of curation …

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    World New Music Days 2026, Romania (Part 5)

    by 5:4 July 5, 2026 • 06:00
    July 5, 2026 • 06:00

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  • Festivals

    World New Music Days 2026, Romania (Part 3)

    by 5:4 June 25, 2026 • 06:00
    June 25, 2026 • 06:00

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    Estonian Music Days 2026 (Part 4)

    by 5:4 May 9, 2026 • 06:00
    May 9, 2026 • 06:00

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  • Festivals

    Tallinn Music Week 2026 (Part 1)

    by 5:4 April 22, 2026 • 09:13
    April 22, 2026 • 09:13

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  • Festivals

    AFEKT 2025 (Part 2)

    by 5:4 November 10, 2025 • 06:00
    November 10, 2025 • 06:00

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    AFEKT 2025 (Part 1)

    by 5:4 November 5, 2025 • 09:43
    November 5, 2025 • 09:43

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    MEbU: UMS ‘n JIP, AV_ID (Part 2)

    by 5:4 October 18, 2025 • 09:30
    October 18, 2025 • 09:30

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    Warsaw Autumn 2025 (Part 2)

    by 5:4 October 13, 2025 • 11:54
    October 13, 2025 • 11:54

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    World New Music Days 2025, Portugal (Part 2)

    by 5:4 June 24, 2025 • 15:11
    June 24, 2025 • 15:11

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    Toivo Tulev – Dawn, Almost Dawn

    by 5:4 June 18, 2025 • 16:16
    June 18, 2025 • 16:16

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    Estonian Music Days 2025 (Part 2)

    by 5:4 May 17, 2025 • 10:01
    May 17, 2025 • 10:01

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  • Best of the Year

    Best Albums of 2024 (Part 2)

    by 5:4 December 31, 2024 • 00:00
    December 31, 2024 • 00:00

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  • Advent Calendar

    Galina Ustvolskaya – Symphony No. 5 “Amen”

    by 5:4 December 24, 2024 • 06:00
    December 24, 2024 • 06:00

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    Giacinto Scelsi – Maknongan (kannel version)

    by 5:4 December 22, 2024 • 06:00
    December 22, 2024 • 06:00

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    György Kurtág – Circumdederunt… in memoriam Rita Wagner (World Première)

    by 5:4 December 15, 2024 • 06:00
    December 15, 2024 • 06:00

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    Naomi Pinnock – I am, I am (World Première)

    by 5:4 December 11, 2024 • 06:00
    December 11, 2024 • 06:00

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