Ljubljana New Music Forum 2026
Composing Alterity
Curators/ Composers in Focus
Misato Mochizuki & Aurélien Dumont
Musicians
Farnaz Modarresifar, Naoko Kikuchi, Yaron Deutsch, Alvise Siniva, Frédéric Blondy, Leonhard Garms, Michel Pozmanter, New Music Forum Ensemble
5 –11 november 2026, Ljubljana
Concert 1:
November 7, 2026,
Club CD
Clash of temporalities
19:30
Pre-concert talk with Lan Podletnik Ašič (moderation: Gregor Pompe)
20:00
Elena Rykova, 101% mind uploading for piano & percussion
Imsu Choi, IIIN for flute, clarinet, accordion, cello, electric guitar
Brendan Champeaux, Poem Code for bass clarinet, electric guitar, percussion and accordion
Lan Podletnik Ašič, new work for flute, clarinet, electric guitar, percussion, cello [commissioned by New Music Forum]
Misato Mochizuki, Satellites for piano, saxophone, percussion
Members of the New Music Forum Ensemble
Concert 2:
November 8, 2026,
Slovenian Philharmonic Hall
In-between
19:30
Pre-concert talk with Aurélien Dumont (moderation: Gregor Pompe)
20:00
Aurélien Dumont, Ludion for santur & string quartet
Misato Mochizuki, Toccata for koto & recorder
Urška Pompe, Saturniidae for clarinet
Farnaz Modarresifar, Naoko Kikuchi, improvisation on santûr and koto
Farnaz Modarresifar, À l’orée for santûr & string quartet
Dai Fujikura, Cutting Sky for koto & viola
Farnaz Modarresifar (santur)
Naoko Kikuchi (koto)
Members of the New Music Forum Ensemble
Concert 3:
November 9, 2026,
Club CD
Hybrid spaces
19:30
Alvise Sinivia & Frédéric Blondy, Micrographia for prepared piano and electronics
20:30
Talk with Alvise Sinivia (moderation: Gregor Pompe)
21:00
Larisa Vrhunc, new work for saxophone, percussion, piano, cello and electronics [commissioned by New Music Forum]
Doina Rotaru, Japanese Garden for bass flute and electronics
Marco Momi, Ludica II for saxophone, electric guitar, percussion, piano and electronics
Joanna Bailie, Trains for violoncello and electronics
Alvise Siniva (keyboards)
Frédéric Blondy (keyboards)
Members of the New Music Forum Ensemble
Rok Zalokar (electronics)
Concert 4:
November 10, 2026,
Slovenian Philharmonic Hal
Thru Pop
19:30
Pre-concert talk with selected composer, winner of the call for score (moderation: Gregor Pompe)
20:00
Zeynep Toraman, The Same Moonlight for ensemble
Aurélien Dumont, Zero Syd Barrett & Two Girls Playing Saxophone for two saxophones, electric guitar, accordion, percussion and double bass
Fausto Romitelli, Blood on the floor, painting for eighth musicians
Laurent Durupt, Bach mirrored sounds like Radiohead for piano
Jennifer Walshe, Unbreakable line. Hinged waist for ensemble
Lenja Plajnšek, Svetleče mreže for clarinet, harp, percussion and violoncello
New Music Forum Ensemble
Michel Pozmanter (conductor)
Concert 5:
November 11, 2026,
Slovenian Philharmonic Hall
Worlds within the Worlds
19:30
Pre-concert talk with Misato Mochizuki (moderation: Gregor Pompe)
20:00
Hans Abrahamsen, Wald for bass flute, english horn, bass clarinet, bassoon, french horn, two trumpets, harp, celesta and strings
Johannes Schollhörn, Anamorphoses VII for clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tuba, piano, accordion, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Misato Mochizuki, Quark 2 for percussion & ensemble
Johannes Schollhörn, Anamorphoses V for clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tuba, piano, accordion, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Nina Šenk, November Night for large visible and small invisible ensembles
New Music Forum Ensemble
Leonhard Garms (conductor)
ACCOMPANYING PROGRAME
Accompanying event 1,
November 5, 2026, Lajovic Hall, Conservatoire for music and ballet Ljubljana
Music and the Other(s): Antarctica
Music workshop for the young concert-goers
In cooperation with Glasbena matica
Accompanying event 2:
November 6, 2026, Slovenian Philharmonic Hall (Kozina Hall)
Depth of Space
19:00
Mauricio Valdés, Capacity to be Adressed, intemedia operetta in three mouvement for space sound, recorded ansambel and live trio
In cooperation with PiNA
Accompanying concert 3:
November 6, 2026, Slovenian Philharmonic Hall (Osterc Hall)
KO BO SPLOH
21:00
Tomaž Grom, KO BO
In cooperation with Zavod SPLOH
Accompanying concert 4:
November 7, 2026, Klub CD
Exposition
18:30
Yaron Deutsch, Exposition #1.8.02
Sarah Nemtsov, Da’at
Pierluigi Billone, Sgorgo Y
Yaron Deutsch (electric guitara)
Musicological Workshops and Masterclasses for Composers
November 5–11, 2026
Academy of Music & Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
- Misato Mochizuki – Musicology Seminar and Composer Masterclass
- Aurélien Dumont – Musicology Seminar and Composer Masterclass
- Farnaz Modarresifar & Naoko Kikuchi – Workshop
- Alvise Sinivia & Frédéric Blondy – Masterclass
- Yaron Deutsch – Masterclass