This international festival of contemporary music, presented in collaboration with the Society for New Music, exposes Prague’s normally timid audiences to the outrageous forces of the Czech Ensemble Mondschein and the Azerbaijan SoNoR Ensemble Baku (at 7.30pm on November 19). The uncategorisable tones and disharmonies of composers Elmir Mirzoev and Miroslav Pudlák add fuel to the fire, and even the Prague Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra is drawn into the fray for the first night of this three-day fest. On November 20, workshops, lectures, videos and discussions with these composers, among others, are being held, starting at 10am. Britain’s Gavin Bryars Ensemble, the Vilnius New Music Ensemble, the Czech Agon Orchestra and the Studio New Music Moscow perform original and challenging stuff on November 21 at 5pm.
New Music Marathon
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