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ISCM World New Music Days – Columna Infinită

Bucharest | Bucureşti, May 23-31, 2026

PROGRAM

Saturday May 23rd

16:00 – NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC, Enescu Hall

PULSAR(T) Percussion Ensemble

Liviu Dănceanu (RO) – GAME op. 65 for percussion quartet

Anatol Vieru (RO) – [tbd]

George Balint (RO) – [tbd]

Nicolae Brânduş (RO) – Rythmodia, concerto for solo percussion (1982) [17’]

ISCM Taipei Section – Yun–Chen Chang (b. 1994) – Towards (homage to Brancusi) (2025) for percussion trio [9’]

Official opening concert

18:30 – NATIONAL BUCHAREST OPERA

Thomas Adès – The Tempest [2h]

Opera in concert

Soloists and Orchestra of the National Bucharest Opera

Conductor: Benjamin Voce (UK)

[Opening Cocktail]

Sunday May 24th

11:00 – MOGOŞOAIA PALACE, Sala Scoarţelor

TRIO LARSON

Andreea Greluş – violin, Mircea Marian – cello, Cătălina Bordeanu – piano

ISCM Australian Section – Jessie Leov (b. 1994, N.Z.) – Convergency (2021) for trio [5’]

ISCM South Korean Section – Jongwoo Kim (b. 1968) – SAMMULNORI (2024) for violin, cello and piano [9’]

ISCM Hong Kong Section – Enzhe Zheng (b. 1996) – Beyond the Sky (2022) for ensemble and tape [6’]

Vietnam Contemporary Music Centre (VCMC) – Do Hoang Linh (b. 1979) – Horse riding long distances (2025) for violin, cello, piano [4’]

ARFA (Romania) – Livia Teodorescu–Ciocănea (b. 1959)– Au Café Momus (2025) for violin and piano [11’]

ISCM Greek Section – Myrtó Nizami (b. 1994) – Gone in No Time (2022) for cello – [7’]

13:00-15:00 – MOGOŞOAIA PALACE- Cuhnie / Cookhouse

Electronic music installation 

Octavian Nemescu (RO) – Natural – Cultural, music for a mountain top at sunrise, fixed media (1973/83) [21’]

Octavian Nemescu (RO) – Gradeația, music for the ambiance of a monastery, fixed media (1982) [27’]

15:00 – MOGOŞOAIA PALACE, Sala Scoarţelor

Recital | Ion Bogdan Ştefănescu – flute

ISCM Finnish Section – Tytti Arola (b. 1990) – Helmi (2024) for flute and electronics [8’]

ISCM Icelandic Section – Kolbeinn Bjarnason (b. 1958) – Nocturnes (2025) for flute [13’]

Individual Submission: CANADA – Heather Hindman (b. 1976) – Seule (2024) for flute [selection of 7’]

Individual Submission: CROATIA – Tomislav Oliver (b. 1987) – Mixordia IV “transmitting” (2021) for flute [7’]

Diana Rotaru (RO) – Solomonarul (2018) for alto flute [10’]

Carmen Maria Cârneci (RO) – …une main immense (…) for bass flute [8’]

20:00 – ARCUB Gabroveni Hall

ARCADIA Quartet

Ana Török, Răsvan Dumitru (violin), Traian Boală (viola), Zsolt Török (cello)

Madli Marje Gildemann Sink (b. 1994, Estonia) – [new work] – ISCM Commission (winner of the 2023 ISCM Young Composer Award) [10’]

ISCM USA Section – Charles Peck (b. 1988) – Arcade (2021) for string quartet [8’]

ISCM Japanese Section – Satoru Ikeda (b. 1961) – Dicotyledon (2020) for string quartet [11’]

Adrian Pop (RO) – Mătasea şi metalul (The Silk and. the Metal) (2011-2013) for string quartet [20’]

Monday May 25th

9:00-13:00 – NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC, Auditorium Hall

Assembly ISCM (1)

17:00 – NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC, Enescu Hall

Recital | Emil Vişenescu – clarinet

Guest: Adriana Maier – piano

ISCM Austrian Section – Petra Stump–Linshalm (b. 1975) – Touching Sound (2020) for clarinet and piano [10’]

ISCM Chile SCD Section – Cristian Morales Ossio (b. 1967) – Draft for Extinct Birds (2018) for clarinet contrabass [5’]

ISCM Slovenian Section – Matic Romih (b. 1996) – Transcendence (2020) for clarinet in Bb [3’]

ISCM Swedish Section – Lina Järnegard (b. 1979) – Inside Voices (2025) for clarinet and electronics [7’]

Ulpiu Vlad (RO) – [new work] for clarinet, piano and tape [6’]

Tiberiu Olah (RO) – Sonata for clarinet solo “Pasărea Măiastră” (1963) [7’]

Ştefan Niculescu (RO) – Duplum (1982) for clarinet and piano [8’]   

19:00 – ARCUB Gabroveni Hall

Recital | Cătălin Răducanu – cimbalom, piano

Guest: Cătălin Creţu – live electronics

Cristian Bence-Muk (RO) – [new work] for cimbalom [6’]

ISCM Wallonia–Brussels Federation Section – Paul Pankert (b. 1965) – Partita Ritardata (2021) for piano and live electronics [15’]

ISCM Portuguese Section – Daniel Moreira (b. 1983) – Curta–metragem nº 2 (Brumas de outono) (2025) for cimbalom [9’]

Individual Submission: AUSTRALIA – Michael Hannan (b. 1949) – Reaching for the stars (2025) for piano [7’]

20:00 – ARCUB Gabroveni Hall

AUDIO-VIDEO Concert & performance

ISCM Polish Section – Paweł Hendrich (b. 1979) – Tenebrilis (2025), fixed media – Video: Barnaba Mikułowski [4’]

Scottish Music Centre – Louise Harris (b. 1983) – Eira (2025), fixed media [4’]

USA – Fred Szymanski (b. 1950) – TOR (2022), fixed media [7’]

Irinel Anghel (RO) – Nepterra™ – The Advertisement That Forgot to Stay Inside (2025, W.P.) – Video: Alexandru Claudiu Maxim; performance: Irinel Anghel [15’]

Tuesday May 26th

9:00-13:00 – NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC, Auditorium Hall

Assembly ISCM (2)

17:00 – Cervantes Institute

GAUDEAMUS Quartet

Sebastian Tegzesiu, Raluca Irimia – violins, Adrian Vasile – viola, Mircea Marian – cello

CANADA – James Hamilton Lowrie (b. 1990) – On Endless Hold (2022) for string quartet [8’]

Individual submission: USA – Mark Micchelli (b. 1991) – A Difference of Sixty–Eight Days (2021) for string quartet [11’]

Individual submission: CHINA – Songfeng Tian (b. 1994) – Winter solstice (2021) for string quartet [6’]

ISCM Spanish Section – Núria Giménez Comas (Spain/France, b. 1980) – Lluor. Désir d’étoiles (2024) for violin and cello [11’]

Aurel Stroe (RO) – W. A. Mozart – sound introspections (1994), six short pieces for string trio [10’]

19:00 – ARCUB Gabroveni Hall

ATEM Ensemble

Bogdan Preda – flute, Cristian Miclea – clarinet, Cristina Mălăncioiu – violin, Darius Tereu – cello, Lucas Kohl – piano; Artistic Director: Gabriel Mălăncioiu; Guest: Gabriel Almaşi (electronics)

Stephen F. Austin State University – Asher Lurie (b. 2003) – Time Breach 807B (2024) for ensemble [6’]

ISCM Gotland Section – Ida Lundén (b. 1971) – Tyskamossarnas sugluft (2024) for ensemble [12’]

ISCM Slovenian Section – Aleksandra Bajde (b. 1987) – A Clockwork Duo (2023) for violin and violoncello [6’]

ISCM Canadian Section – Anna Pidgorna (b. 1985) – The Stockhausen Menagerie (2022) for flute and clarinet [9’]

Gabriel Almași (RO) – Structural variations in domestic mechanisms. Case study 1: The Hinge (2025) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and electronics [6’]

Călin Ioachimescu (RO) – Tetrachords (2015) for flute, violin, cello and piano [10’]

Wednesday May 27th

9:00-13:00 – NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC, Auditorium Hall

Assembly ISCM (3)

17:00 – THE ROMANIAN ATHENEUM

“George Enescu” Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Gabriel Bebeşelea

ISCM Faroe Islands Section – Eli Tausen á Lava (b. 1997) – let me cry (2022) for orchestra [10’]

Dan Dediu (RO) – Levante (2018) for orchestra [13’]

Béla Bartók [tbd]

György Kurtag [tbd]

19:00 – RADIO HALL

Radio Chamber Orchestra

Conductor: Cristian Mandea; Soloist: Diana Moş – violin

Anatol Vieru (1926-1998) – Memorial (1990) for orchestra [20’]

ISCM Israeli Section – Ziv Cojocaru (b. 1977) – Whence Comest Thou (2023) for chamber orchestra [10’]

Doina Rotaru (b. 1951) – Himere (2020) for violin and orchestra [25’]

ISCM Ukraine Section – Yurii Pikush (b. 1998) – Escape Velocity (2024) for chamber orchestra [14’]

Thursday May 28th

9:00-13:00 – NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC Auditorium

Assembly ISCM (4)

18:00 – LOCATION TBD

MADRIGAL Children Choir

COSIMTE (Spain) – Leandro A. Martin (b. 1974) – Juego de Roles (2022) for children choir [4’]

ISCM Netherlands Section – Cecilia Arditto Delsoglio (b. 1966) – Anatomy of a jar (2020) for children choir [4’]

Individual Submission: AUSTRIA – Gerhard Praesent (b. 1957) – The Little Vampire (2017) for children choir [4’]

USA – Jakub Polaczyk (b. 1983) – Get some sleep, darling (2024) for children choir, with toy glockenspiel [3’]

Gabriel Mălăncioiu (RO) – Ritual for a Smiling Flower (2016) for children choir [4’]

[tbd]

19:00 – Location TBD

MADRIGAL Choir

Samuel Hvozdík (b. 1993, Slovakia) [new work] for choir and live electronics – ISCM Comission (winner of the 2024 ISCM Young Composer Award) [10’]

ISCM Chengdu Section – Mao Zhu (b. 1981) – Fishes’ Tears (2025) for choir [5’]

ISCM Estonian Section – Evelin Seppar (b. 1986) – Iris (2024) for choir [7’]

ISCM Hungarian Section – Peter Zombola (b. 1983) – Nunc Dimittis (2024) for choir [4’]

ISCM Norwegian Section – Bente Leiknes Thorsen (b. 1980) – Laughing my head off / Singing your heart in (2024) for choir [10’]

ISCM Irish Section – Caterina Schembri (b. 1993) – Ode to Psyche (2025) for choir [7’]

Friday May 29th

9:00-16:00 – New Europe College

Musicological Conference | György Kurtág and Anatol Vieru – 100

Coordinator: Valentina Sandu-Dediu

Speakers:

Arnaud Arbet: Kurtág, Fin de partie

László Tihanyi (Budapest, Liszt Academy): Kurtág

László Vikarius (Budapest, Liszt Academy): Kurtág&Bartók

Patrick Zuk (Durham University): Vieru&Moscow studies&Schnittke

Olguța Lupu (NUMB): Vieru

George Păiș (NUMB): Vieru

Laurențiu Beldean (Transylvania University, Brașov): Vieru

Irina Nițu (George Enescu National Museum, Bucharest): Vieru & Kientzy

Valentina Sandu-Dediu (NUMB & NEC): Vieru, Sita lui Eratostene

17:00 – Tinerimea Română Hall

Recital | Diana Moş – violin and Adriana Maier – piano

JFC, Japan Federation of Composers – Hisataka Nishimori (b. 1986) – Souten no Raika (Lightning in Azure) (2024) for violin and piano [6’]

Le Vivier (Canada) – Zosha Di Castri (b. 1985) – Sprung Testament (2023) for violin and piano [14’]

ISCM Slovak Section – Iris Szeghy (Switzerland, b. 1956) – Elegies and Arabesques (2025) for violin [10’]

USA – Will Rowe (b. 1992) – Rituals (2021) for violin [6’]

Mihaela Vosganian (RO) – Broken (2020) for violin and piano [12’]

Mihai Măniceanu (RO) – Crescendo (2012) for violin solo [6’]

19:00 – RADIO HALL

National Radio Orchestra

Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru

ISCM Serbian Section – Predrag Radisaveljvić (b. 1993) – Buds and Petals (2023) for orchestra [11’]

ISCM Estonian Section – Helena Tulve (b. 1972) – Wand’ring Bark (2024) for orchestra [10’]

ISCM Shanghai Section – Jixue Wu (b. 1973) – SOLILOQUY (2021) for orchestra [10’]

ISCM Polish Section – Maciej Kabza (b. 1990) – asc / desc – (no) ending (2024) for orchestra [12’]

Saturday May 30th

11:00 – NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC, Opera Hall

ELECTRONIC CONCERT 1

Florida International University (USA) – Huichun Yang (b. 1999) – Touch Improv (2025), fixed media [15’]

ISCM British Section – Jiajing Zhao (b. 1996) – FOMO (2025), fixed media [7’]

ISCM Latvian Section – Agita Reke (b. 1992) – Uninhibited (2024), fixed media [6’]

Michigan Technological University – Anthony Marasco (b. 1986) – Migration Script (2022), fixed media [11’]

Sorin Lerescu (RO) – VOICES II for MIDI Controller (2020) – fixed media [11’]

17:00 – NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC, Opera Hall

COULEURS Ensemble

Conductor and Artistic Director: Alexandru Murariu

ISCM Croatian Section – Sanda Majurec (b. 1971) – Citywalk (2019) for ensemble [8’]

ISCM Lithuanian Section – Diana Čemerytė (Germany, b. 1974) – „Meine Seele wartet…“, after listening to Bach (2020) for ensemble [8’]

ISCM Swiss Section – Paul Clift (b. 1978) – On the celestial hierarchy (2014) for ensemble [9’]

Musikagileak (Basque Country) – Mikel Iturregi (b. 1997) – Isila bezain ilun (2024) for ensemble [6’]

Individual Submission: CYPRUS – Evis Sammoutis (b. 1979) – Secret Garden (2018) for ensemble [6’]

Alexandru Murariu (RO) – Layers I (2024) for ensemble [8’]

19:00 – NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC, Enescu Hall

PROFIL SINFONIETTA

Conductor: Tiberiu Soare

ISCM Danish Section – Louis Franz Aguirre (b. 1968) – Bembé a Obbatalá y Oddúa (2017) for ensemble [10’]

Music Centre Slovakia – Peter Javorka (b. 1993) – sans Marteau et sans Maître (2024) for large ensemble [16’]

Prague Spring Festival – Jan Ryant Dřízal (Czech Rep., b. 1986) – Morphing Amadeus (2025) for large ensemble [5’]

Ştefan Niculescu (RO) – Undecimum (1997-1998) [15’] OSSIA Sequentia (1994) [10’]

Adrian Iorgulescu [RO] – [TBA]

Sunday May 31st

11:00 – NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC, Opera Hall

ELECTRONIC CONCERT 2

ISCM Flemish Section – George De Decker (b. 1951) – CORO: VERSA EST IN LUCTUM (2022), fixed media [13’]

ISCM German Section – Clemens von Reusner (b. 1957) – fleeting experience (2025), fixed media [8’]

Individual Submission: USA – Steven Layton (b. 1956) – The Memory Room (2016), fixed media [7’]

ISCM Romanian Section – Cătălin Crețu (b. 1971) – Richblick (2017), fixed media [6’]

ISCM Welsh Section – Richard Barrett (Netherlands, b. 1959) – Luminous (2019), fixed media [14’]

17:00 – NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC, Enescu Hall

CONCERTO String Orchestra

Conductor: Bogdan Vodă; Soloist: Ion Bogdan Ştefănescu – flute

ISCM Latvian Section – Anna Veismane (b. 1976) – Versus (2024) for string orchestra [11’]

ISCM New Zealand Section – lucky pollock (b. 2000) – resilience (pluto trine saturn) (2024) for string orchestra [6’]

Viorel Munteanu (RO) – Umbre şi geneze [Shadows and Genesis], concerto for flute and string orchestra [20’]