2016 INTERSECTIO A POIN OF POIN A #CONCERTS#WORKSHOPS#MEETINGS#OPENSPACE FESTIVAL CALENDAR 20th – 25th May, 2016 n putting together the fourth festival, we interpretations; the environment itself have tried to present all the events as may be a stimulus to examine a known www.remusik.com part of a constantly developing creative compositional style from a different angle. In process. In this way, the organizers, guest this spirit, Livre pour quatuor révisé (author’s performers and composers become part edition 2015) by the recently deceased post- Iof a collective, live composition, laid out in war avant-garde maitre Pierre Boulez will Friday, 19.00 Festival Opening Day its own version of a musical score. But for receive its Russian premiere, performed by May 20th 2016 Erarta Stage this score to truly come alive and resonate quartet Diotima (France) as a tribute to the Ensemble for New Music Tallinn (Estonia) participants are necessary, and part of memory of one of the most important figures the responsibility falls to the audience. As in recent musical history. Their program a result, the following article is not only will also include compositions by Helmut Saturday, 11.00 The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov a word of welcome, but also a guide for Lachenmann — a living legend who recently May 21st 2016 Saint Petersburg State Conservatory the listening participant and one of many celebrated his eighth decade and whose possible interpretations of the festival Meeting with Oscar Bianchi (Switzerland) creativity and energy could be envied by events. 13.00 The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov conservatory students. The same can be said Saint Petersburg State Conservatory The primary materials for the festival “score” about Gerard Pesson and Boris Filanovsky — The Second “Issues of Contemporary Music are compositions which will be performed the latter whose works have been performed Analysis” Scientific Conference: for the first time. Those who have attended regularly in St. Petersburg since the early 2000s. The topic of the conference is “Sound Space in previous festivals will certainly remember that they included many works that received New Music” It’s very logical for St. Petersburg, as seat their St. Petersburg, Russian or world of the Baltic region, to become a point of 18.00 Concert Hall Jaani kirik premieres. But this year all compositions intersection for neighboring countries: Mondrian Ensemble (Switzerland) will be either Russian or world premieres, Sweden’s musical landscape will be and the festival organizers are continuously 20.00 Concert Hall Jaani kirik presented by UmeDuo, a duet of sisters committed to presenting as many pieces Ensemble for New Music Tallinn (Estonia) Karolina and Erika Öhman, and Estonian by Russian and St. Petersburg composers collective Ensemble for New Music Tallinn as possible. This year’s composers include: will act as an ensemble-in-residence at Arman Gushchyan, Dmitri Kourliandski, Sunday, 11.00 The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov the festival this year. Additional concerts Svetlana Lavrova, Oleg Paiberdin, Nikolai May 22nd 2016 Saint Petersburg State Conservatory will allow listeners to take a journey inside Popov, Marina Poleukhina, Olga Raeva, Meeting with Dmitri Kourliandski (Russia) sound, led by improvisator Tomas Korber Vladimir Rannev, Elena Rykova, Boris (Switzerland) and Ilia Belorukov (Russia), who Filanovsky, Marina Khorkova. The attention for the first time at the festival will present 14:00 The Centre for Art and Music to premieres is intentional, an opportunity a program of experimental improvisation of the Vladimir Mayakovsky Library for participants to experience firsthand the and electroacoustics. A German-Swiss Open Space contemporary composition process in Russia program by Berlin’s ensemble mosaik fill and the world. Listeners will also see how out the festival score. Finally, as a finale to 16.00 Tkachi Creative Space new compositions interact with each other, this complex and many-voiced score, on the Experimental improvised & electroacoustic music as well as with already written and “tested” stage of the Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall, concert: Tomas Korber (Switzerland), works. Ilia Belorukov (Russia) Talea Ensemble (U.S.A.) under the direction These more traditional works exhibit various of James Baker, will perform compositions by 20.00 Erarta, Museum and Galleries of Contemporary Art creative interactions of a generation of George Friedrich Haas, Timothy Dunne, Elliot Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble (Russia) composers, touching on the influences of Carter and Pierluigi Billone. the abstract school and how tradition affects he counterpoint to the concert the development of an artistic language. programs are creative discussions, Monday, 11.00 The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov This year’s festival program furthermore conferences and masterclasses. May 23rd 2016 Saint Petersburg State Conservatory shows composers’ reflections on different Meeting with Dieter Ammann (Switzerland) A special guest to the festival this musical styles, ranging from a civil dialog year is Dieter Ammann, renowned 14.00 The Centre for Art and Music to antagonism and hatred. Often in Tcomposer and pedagogue, and Lucerne of the Vladimir Mayakovsky Library contemporary art it is difficult to separate University professor. His music will be heard purpose from context, and clarity can be Open Space in three concerts, performed by Swiss en- evasive outside a composition’s original semble Mondrian, Ensemble for New Music 16.00 Mesto vstrechi Kazanskaya, 7 environment. For this reason the festival Tallinn and the Moscow Contemporary Mu- UmeDuo (Sweden) organizers have formulated the program sic Ensemble. The creative discussions and so that compositions clearly contrast each masterclasses with Dieter Ammann will be 19.00 St. Petersburg State Philharmonic, Glinka Hall other: the idea is to allow the listener to very informative not only to fellow compos- Quatuor Diotima (France) decide for himself what is essential or non- ers, but to anyone interested in aesthetics, essential and how it reveals itself. Again, the performance and practice in the realm of listener is not only an active participant but contemporary music. Tuesday, 11.00 The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov also a performer; the score here is the entire May 24th 2016 Saint Petersburg State Conservatory festival program, in which one performed In closing I would like to reiterate that to Meeting with Karolina Öhman (cello) gesture has as much importance for the complete the realization of this festival “score” it is necessary for the participation 14.00 The Centre for Art and Music entire form as an individual composer’s of not only musical performers, composers, of the Vladimir Mayakovsky Library statement. organizers, but also listeners. We are thankful Open Space Such a statement, formulated through for this creative collaboration made possible 20.00 Erarta Stage a composition, can begin to live a life in by the IV St. Petersburg International Festival ensemble mosaik (Germany) its own in a festival such as “reMusik.” A for New Music “reMusik.” repeat performance given by the same ensemble in a different concert environment Sergej Tchirkov Chairman of the Board, reMusik.org Wednesday, 19.00 Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall may encourage listeners to allow new May 25th 2016 Talea Ensemble (USA) THE FESTIVAL OPENING DAY Friday, May 20th 2016 Erarta Stage 19:00 Ensemble for New Music Tallinn (Estonia) Conductor: Arash YAZDANI I. Georg Friedrich HAAS (*1953) ATTHIS (Russian Premiere, 2009), for soprano, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violins, viola, violoncello and contrabass II. nsemble for New Music Tallinn was founded in Vladimir RANNEV (*1970) 2012, ENMT is a platform to bring about fresh and Love's like that (Premiere, version 2016), for female voice, newly perceived music to new generation of public chamber ensemble and live electronics. On a text from the and professionals. The ensemble is made of a core Handwritten Girls’ Story collection (Moscow, OGI, 2002) of principal members, main musicians, and a larger Ebody of collaborators or guest artists. Dmitri KOURLIANDSKI (*1976) 7 out of 49.1 / 7 out of 49.2 (Premiere, 2016), for a free The main focus of ensemble is on promoting new combination of instruments and soundtrack music at its best and suggesting an alternative path for musicians, composers and public through introducing a Alexander SCHUBERT (*1979) substitute for domination of mainstream music industry Hello (Russian Premiere, 2014), for fl exible group of instru- and/or institutions and orchestras in general. In this ments, live-electronics and video regard, ENMT is proud to provide unique and daring experiences for its audience, by presenting different and less discovered aspects of new music to Estonian and worldwide public. Performers: Merje Roomere, violin I ENMT has so far had performances in and collaborations Eva-Maria Sumera, violin II with among others MIXTUR Festival Barcelona, reMusik. Talvi Nurgamaa, viola org Festival and concert series, Fylkingen Stockholm, Jarkko Launonen, cello Autumn Fest, Varskeheli/Fresh Sound festival, Animated Kristin Kuldkepp, double bass Dreams Festival, PÖFF Black Nights Film Festival, Inner Helena Tuuling, clarinet Sound New Arts Festival Bucharest, Resonanta Paris, FUGA Sabina Yordanova, bassoon architecture museum Budapest, Oaar Wurm festival Berlin. Jürnas Rähni, horn Alongside commissioning new pieces to Estonian and Visuals and real-time animation: international promising and talented composers, ENMT Rainer Kohlberger has