Bled Contemporary Music Week

 

The annual Bled Contemporary Music Week in Bled, Slovenia [EU], showcases works by emerging composers from around the globe. Featuring solo, string quartet, and ensemble performances, the festival promotes active collaboration between performers and composers, creating opportunities for education, professional development, and networking. The ensemble in residence is .abeceda [New Music Ensemble].

 

The accompanying program includes lectures, pre-concert talks, symposia, and workshops for composers, performers, and researchers as well as concerts and workshops for children.

 

The festival program features the following residency programs: 

- precept.concept.percept for composers and performers 

- enuntiatio.praefatio.formulae for artistic research

- .abeceda [New Music Academy] for composers

 

 

Past editions:

 

2025 [June 23-27, 2025, Bled, Slovenia]

- Live streams

 

2025 [April 10-11, 2025, Ljubljana, Slovenia]

- Live streams

 

2024

- Live streams:

    - Concerts

    - Lectures

    - Pre-concert Conversations

- Program

 

2023

- Selection of Performances

Bled Contemporary Music Week 

 

Upcoming edition:

June 19 - 26, 2026

Bled/Ljubljana, Slovenia

.abeceda [New Music Ensemble]

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enuntiatio.praefatio.formulae

.abeceda [New Music Academy]

The New Symposium program is organized by .abeceda Institute Ljubljana [SI].