ISCM World New Music Days – Columna Infinită

Coordinator: Sorin Rotaru

Sara Merișcă, Cristina Toma, Erica Maranciuc, Petre Mihăilescu, Rareș Cristea, Tudor Baicu, Sorin Rotaru – percussions

Guest: Daniel Dascălu (piano)

George Balint (RO) – Mostly Percussion (2005), Duo-Fantasy for percussion and piano (Sorin Rotaru, Daniel Dascălu) [10’] 

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

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

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

Steve Reich (SUA) – Mallet Quartet (2009) [16’] 

Music: Adrian Iorgulescu (RO) – after „Conu’ Leonida față cu Reacțiunea” / “Master Leonida Faces the Reactionary Movement” by I.L. Caragiale

Conductor: Cristian Mandeal – guest

Soloists and Orchestra of the Bucharest National Opera

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’]

Individual Submission: CANADA – Heather Hindman (b. 1976) – Seule (2024), suite for solo flute: “Brace”, “Revive”, “Sift, “Pith” for alto flute [10’]

Carmen Maria Cârneci (RO) – …une main immense (1991) for bass flute [8’]

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

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

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

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

ARCADIA Quartet

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

Madli Marje Gildemann Sink (b. 1994, Estonia) – Faux Flora – 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’]

Recital | Emil Vişenescu – clarinet and Adriana Maier – piano

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

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’]

Ulpiu Vlad (RO) – Gladiole-n rezonanță [Gladioli in Resonance] for clarinet, piano and tape [9’]

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

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

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

Recital | Cătălin Răducanu – cimbalom, piano

Guest: Cătălin Creţu – live electronics

Cristian Bence-Muk (RO) – Head or tail [Cap sau pajură] (2026, W.P.) 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’]

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’]

GAUDEAMUS Quartet Filarmonica Brașov®

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

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’]

“George Enescu” Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Gabriel Bebeşelea

Soloist: Valentin Șerban – violin

George Enescu – Concert Overture on Romanian Folk Themes, Op. 32 (1948) [9′]

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

Béla Bartók – Rhapsody No. 1 (1928) for violin and orchestra [10′]

Iannis Xenakis – Rebonds B (1989) for solo percussion [6′]

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

György Kurtág – Jelek, játékok és üzenetek [Signs, Games and Messages] for solo string instruments – selections

György Ligeti – Romanian Concerto (1951) for orchestra [15′]

Radio Chamber Orchestra

Conductor: Cristian Mandeal

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’]

PSALMODIA Byzantine Choir

of the National University of Music in Bucharest

Conductor: Nicolae Gheorghiță

Soloist: Ribale Wehbé (Liban/Romania)

Τη Υπερμάχω Στρατηγώ (Greek), Fourth Plagal mode – Anonymous

Hristos a Înviat! / Christ is Risen! (Greek, Slavonic, Romanian), First Plagal mode – Anonymous

Aliluia, Iată mirele / Behold the Bridegroom cometh at midnight (Holy Week Troparion), Fourth Plagal mode – Macarie Hieromonk (c.1770–1836).

Βηθλεέμ ἑτοιμάζου, Fourth Plagal mode – Petros Peloponnesios (c 1735 – 1778)

Cuvânt bun / Λόγον Ἀγαθόν (Polyeleos) Fourth Plagal mode – Theodoros Phokaeus (1790–1851)

Binecuvântările Învierii / Blessed Art Thou, O Lord, Third mode – Sebastian Barbu-Bucur (1930-2015)

Ο Άγγελος εβόα (Arabic), First mode – Anonymos

Ἄξιόν ἐστιν (Arabic), Fist Plagal mode – Mitri El Murr (1880 – 1969)

Canonul Sfinţilor Brâncoveni (cântarea a 9-a)/ The Canon of the Brâncoveanu Saints (9th ode), First mode – Cornel Coman

Γεύσασθε καί ἴδετε / Taste and See (Communion Hymn), First mode tetrafonos – Ioannēs Kladas Lampadarios (fl c1400)

MADRIGAL “MARIN CONSTANTIN” National Chamber Choir

Conductor: Anna Ungureanu

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’]

Samuel Hvozdík (b. 1993, Slovakia) – Lichtmusik IV  (2026, W.P.) 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’]

Musicological Conference | György Kurtág and Anatol Vieru – 100

Coordinator: Valentina Sandu-Dediu

László Tihanyi (Budapest, Liszt Academy), György Kurtág – an atypical great composer

Olguța Lupu (National University of Music Bucharest), Anatol Vieru – A Portrait Sketch

Arnaud Arbet,  Five years as György Kurtág’s assistant during the composition of his opera “Fin de partie” (2014-2019) 

Laurențiu Beldean (Brașov, Transylvania University), Composition as a Labyrinth. Concerto No. 1 for Flute and orchestra / Ricercare by Anatol Vieru

Irina Nițu (Bucharest, George Enescu National Museum): Composer and virtuoso in dialogue: Daniel Kientzy and the saxophone repertoire of Anatol Vieru

George Păiș (National University of Music Bucharest): Modes and sets. A parallel between Anatol Vieru’s modal thinking and pitch-class set theory.

Valentina Sandu-Dediu (National University of Music Bucharest & New Europe College): Anatol Vieru in context: different perspectives on Eratosthenes’ Sieve

László Vikarius (Budapest, Liszt Academy of Music; Bartók Archives, Institute for Musicology, ELTE RCH), The Composition of Kurtág’s Seven Songs, Op. 22

Patrick Zuk (Durham University), Anatol Vieru and the Soviet Context

Iulia Mogoșan (National Academy of Music Gheorghe Dima, Cluj), Kurtág and Vieru – Mirrored Views

16:00 Special event: Screening of unique documentaries about György Kurtág and Anatol Vieru

Guests: Cristina Uruc, manager of the International Festival George Enescu; Valentina Băințan, producer, TVR Cultural

Recital | Diana Moş – violin and Adriana Maier – piano

Concert organized with the support of ARFA

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

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’]

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

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’]

Florida International University (USA) – Huichun Yang (b. 1999) – Touch Improv (2025), performance for Arbrasson, Daxophone and live electronics [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), live performance [11’]

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

COULEURS Ensemble

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

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

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

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

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

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

PROFIL SINFONIETTA

Conductor: Tiberiu Soare

Ion-Bogdan Ștefănescu, flute; Emil Vișenescu, clarinet; Adrian Petrescu, oboe; Laurențiu Darie, bassoon; George Ambrosă, French horn; Oleg Răileanu, trumpet; Ionuț Păduraru, trombone; Vlad Polgar, percussion; Adriana Maier, piano; Maria Bâldea, harp; Ladislau Csendes, 1st violin; Raluca Stratulat, 2nd violin; Marian Movileanu, viola; Izabela Ghergu, cello; Săndel Smărăndescu, double-bass

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’]

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’]

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’]

Organizing team:

Dan Dediu – Artistic Director | UCMR

Diana Rotaru – Artistic Coordinator | ISCM Romania

Ana Achim – Executive Director | UCMR

Irinel Anghel – Artistic Advisor | ISCM Romania

Alexandru Murariu – Assistant Coordinator | ISCM Romania

Gabriela Bejan, Vlad Ghinea, George Ioan Păiş – Editors | UNMB

Dan Bujor – Technical Director | UNMB

Cătălin Creţu – Technical Supervisor | UNMB

Claudiu Roşiu – Sound Engineer | UNMB

Cristina Stancu – Accountant | UCMR

Co-organizer: ARTEXIM

Cristina Uruc – Manager

Iuliana Jugănaru – Deputy General Director

Silviu Ciocanelli – Social Media

Andreea Spînu – Artistic Secretary

Anastacia Buzatu – Logistics

Tudor Pantilimonescu – Logistics

Mihaela Tăut – Media Relations Coordinator / International Press

Bianca Boitan-Rusu – Media Relations Coordinator / National Press

Roxana Voicu – Public Procurement Advisor

Monica Pamparău – Sălăvăstru – Legal Advisor

Visuals:

Graphic design: ordoetchao – Ioana Buraga, Vlad Grigore

Video team: Paradigma Film

Photo: Sorin Antonescu