The 48th edition of the "Poznań Music Spring" International Festival of Contemporary Music will take place on March 28 – April 4, 2019.
This year's edition will include 14 concerts as well as fringe events of the "Young Spring" and "Atelier" sections. The festival will premiere 22 new works by composers from Poland, Ukraine and Austria. Artists from Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine and Austria will perform during symphony and chamber concerts, recitals and music-installations. Traditionally, there will be a concert of students of the Composition and Electroacoustic Composition Departments at the I. J. Padereski Academy of Music in Poznań.
This year, the festival will introduce a comprehensive educational and artistic programme called "Small Poznań Music Spring". The project will be implemented in Poznań and three towns in the Wielkopolskie Voivodship: Puszczykowo, Luboń and Czerwonak. Several dozen hours of workshops for children and youth will be a unique opportunity to develope interest in contemporary music through different contexts. The classes will be conducted by well-known Poznań artists and culture animators. The organizers of the Festival are: the Polish Composers' Union – Poznań Branch and More Than One Production.
The festival is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage as part of the "Collections" programme – "Composing Commissions" priority, implemented by the Institute of Music and Dance.
Media Patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.
Full programme available at:: www.wiosnamuzyczna.pl