One word: Complex. Also inaccessible, elitist and hard to understand. And that is not all that can be said. What about a different point of view? How about getting intrigued, learning more, understanding and... liking it? This idea led Spółdzielnia Muzyczna, an ensemble balancing between the 20th-century classics and audio experiments, has prepared the Interakcje (Interactions) series - a way to enter the seemingly alien world of new music. “During our Interactions, we freely explore the territories of 20th-century music, break free from its traditional understanding, delve into electronic and ambient sounds, confront textual and visual materials and search for new identities in the chaotic present,” claim the artists.

16 May 2024, KTO Theatre

Georges Aperghis – Trio (1996) for clarinet, cello and piano
Alex Mincek – Trace (2023)
Sarah Nemtsov – NUN (2019) for an ensemble and electronica

Discussion: Weronika Bielecka and Jerzy Kornowicz

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22 June 2024, MOCAK

Reinhold Friedl – Random Dilletants

Discussion: Reinhold Friedl and Krzysztof Pietraszewski

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5 September 2024, Cricoteka

Rafał Ryterski – Birdsongs (2023) for an ensemble (Polish premiere)
Ilona Perger, Ian Mikyska, Lautaro Figueroa Balcarce – 3 new works, finalists of the PLAYGROUND 2024 project

Discussion: Rafał Ryterski, Ilona Perger, Ian Mikyska and Lautaro Figueroa Balcarce

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24 November 2024, Sukiennice (Cloth Hall)

Henryk Mikołaj Górecki – Concerto (1957) for five instruments and a string quartet
Krzysztof Penderecki – Sekstet (2000) for clarinet, horn, string trio and piano
Mark Andre – Asche (2004) for five instruments

Discussion: Daniel Cichy and Dorota Szwarcman

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7 December 2024, KTO Theatre

Viacheslav Kyrylovv – new work (2024) for an ensemble
Wojciech Błażejczyk – nowy utwór (2024) for eight musicians
Artur Zagajewski – Four songs to words by Chava Rosenfarb (2024) for male voice with electric guitar, bass clarinet, saxophone, accordion, percussion, piano, violin, viola and cello

Discussion: Wojciech Błażejczyk and Viacheslav Kyrylovv