The 13th International Festival of Contemporary Music NEW MUSIC will take place from May 10 to June 15, 2025, in the Copernicanum Hall of Kazimierz Wielki University and in the Municipal Center for Culture in Bydgoszcz. Nine concerts featuring music exclusively by Polish composers from the 20th and 21st centuries are planned. The program will include over 20 world premieres!
Separate concerts will be dedicated to the music of members of the Gdańsk branch of the Polish Composers’ Union and the compositional works of students from the Bydgoszcz Academy of Music.
Works by Polish composers will be performed by recognized soloists and ensembles, including Pianopticum Duo, Nowicki Duo, Sepia Ensemble, and the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Mariusz Kończal.
Organizers: The Kuyavian-Pomeranian Branch of the Polish Composers’ Union in Bydgoszcz, the Municipal Center for Culture in Bydgoszcz, the Faculty of Music Education at Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz.
Partners: The Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk, the Academy of Music in Poznań, and the Academy of Music in Katowice.
Honorary Patronage of the Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music.
Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund as part of the "Music" program, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance. Co-financed by the Fund for the Support of Creativity of the ZAiKS Authors' Association. The project is co-financed by the City of Bydgoszcz.
Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre Polmic
Festival website: http://www.nowamuzyka.bydgoszcz.pl/
