33rd Edition of Music Biennale: The Latest Trends in Contemporary Music
Music, movement and contemporary social trends are joined in the subtopic of this year’s edition of the Zagreb Music Biennale, which speaks about broken relationships.
The 33rd edition of the Zagreb Music Biennale, a festival of contemporary music, will take place from 5 to 12 April this year. It brings a programme of the most relevant, most recent music trends of modern times which explore the topics of connection and innovation, from modern and experimental forms to interdisciplinary collaborations in the field of visual art.
The Music Biennale is organised by the Croatian Composers’ Society, and marked by Broken Relationships. The inspiration for the entire programme is the famous Museum of the Broken Relationships, in the context of global processes of isolation and protectionism and it reminds us of the importance of unity.
More than 230 performers from more than thirty countries and six different continents will appear on around twenty stages in Zagreb. Some are part of cult institutions while others belong to independent cultural scene. More than twenty programmes will be shown, including late night ones bringing performances with underground and club feel.
As many as 28 premieres have been announced, including 12 by Croatian and 8 by foreign composers commissioned by the Music Biennale. During the eight-day festival two to four programmes will take place every day. In addition to performances by symphonic orchestras, chamber ensembles, contemporary ballet, operas, electronic and alternative music, sound and audiovisual experiments, this year’s Biennale also bring additional programmes. These are performances, exhibitions, master workshops, film productions and multimedia installations.