19.00

KRES (END)

Music:
Artur Zagajewski
Teoniki Rożynek
Wojciech Błażejczyk

Performers:
Marta Piórkowska – electric violin
Aleksandra Demowska Madejska – electric viola
Wojciech Błażejczyk – 8-string electric guitar, electronics

KRES is a collective composition dealing with the limits of human endurance and the crisis of modern civilization. Inspired by expressionism and radical varieties of metal, the artists build a dark, intense sound based on electric instruments and electronics.

20.00

FOREST – multidisciplinary dance performance

Choreography: Yu Ho-sik
Music: Seo Young-wan
Dance: Milena Crameri, Marianna Młynarska, Ludwiga Andruszkiewicz

Forest is a Korean Polish multidisciplinary dance performance inspired by the constant cycles of nature – growth, decay and rebirth. Choreographer Yu Ho-sik and the dancers of the Baltic Opera create an evocative story about the relationship between man and nature, using only the power of movement, breath and body expression. The performance, with music by Seo Young-wan, combines the Korean aesthetics of contemporary dance with Polish performative sensitivity. It is a moving experience that invites the viewer to reflect on the place of man in the world of nature and modern civilization.

19.00

HELSINKI CHAMBER CHOIR & NEOQUARTET

Nils Schweckendiek – conductor

Program:
Galina Grigorjeva – Salve Regina for choir and string quartet
Anna Huuskonen – Puut, tähdet for choir and string quartet – world premiere
Sebastian Hilli – Hubris for mixed choir and string quartet (based on a text by Mattias Lehtinen) – world premiere

Performers:
Helsinki Chamber Choir
NeoQuartet

The meeting of the Helsinki Chamber Choir and the NeoQuartet is a unique opportunity to hear the latest choral music from the Nordic region. The program combines the mystical Salve Regina by Galina Grigorjeva with two world premieres by Anna Huuskonen and Sebastian Hilla, written especially for the occasion. The concert shows the richness of contemporary Nordic music, in which the subtle sounds of the choir and string quartet create suggestive soundscapes, full of space and emotion.

20.00

JUSTĖ JANULYTĖ – PORTRAIT CONCERT

Program:
Justė Janulytė – Plonge for cello and 12 voices
Justė Janulytė – Aria for string quartet
Justė Janulytė – UNANIME for 8 cellos
Justė Janulytė – Psalms for 4 cellos

Performers:
Cello Club
Helsinki Chamber Choir
NeoQuartet

The programme includes monochromatic compositions by the Lithuanian composer – Patron of the Festival 2026 – performed by the leading Lithuanian contemporary music ensemble Cello Club, NeoQuartet and Helsinki Chamber Choir. The concert is realized in cooperation with the Baltic Contemporary Music Network.

19.00

NEO TEMPORIS GROUP – 10th anniversary of the first Ukrainian-Polish contemporary music ensemble

Program:
Program:Tomasz Prasqual – 3rd String Quartet “Gay Loneliness” – world premiere
Mykhalio Chedryk – Emotion No2: Rush for electric cello and accordion
Polina Pohozha a-a-a-i-i-i for flute, accordion and double bass
Nazar Stets – Perspectives of the Sky – improvised composition for 7 musicians

Performers:
NeoQuartet
Natalia Kozhushko-Maksymiv – flute
Bohdan Kozhushko – accordion
Nazarii Stets – double bass

Neo Temporis Group is the first Ukrainian-Polish contemporary music ensemble, founded from the bottom up in 2016 on the initiative of composers and performers from both countries. After years of activity, numerous concerts and recording an album, the group’s activities were suspended due to the war in Ukraine. On the 10th anniversary of its founding, the band is reactivated thanks to concerts at the Warsaw Autumn and NeoArte festivals.

20.00

BALTIC CONTEMPORARY MUSIC NETWORK

Antoni Michnik – curator

Program:
Einike Leppik – Resurrection (audiovisual composition)
Santa Bušs – From Affectionate to Zealous (2023)
Arturas Bumšteinas – Text Score (performed with workshop group) (2018)
Platons Buravickis – improvised set

Wykonawcy:
Cello Club (Lithuania)
Platons Buravickis (Latvia)
Einike Leppik (Estonia)
Arturas Bumšteinas (Lithuania)

The Baltic Contemporary Music Network (BCMN) brings together composers and music institutions of the Baltic States, developing international cooperation and supporting the presentation of contemporary works of the region. The concert is the first jointly organized event of BCMN and the NeoArte Association, and its aim is to present the achievements of artists from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to the Polish audience.

17.00
The Quietest Sounds in the World

Presentation of the results of workshops for children and young people led by Maja Miro.
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17.15

SEPIA ENSEMBLE – Echoes of Meditation

Program:
Katarzyna Kwiecień-Długosz – Rafa
Ewa Fabiańska-Jelińska – noSTALGIA
Mateusz Ryczek – Pamięć dźwięku. Myśląc o RZ
Jan Skorupa – 8.19
Wojciech Błażejczyk – Kłącza
Aleksandra Słyż – new composition
Sławomir Wojciechowski – new composition
Rafał Zapała – Meditation

The concert will be a musical tribute to Rafał Zapała, presenting the premiere works of seven composer friends, created especially in his memory. The program will be complemented by Zapała’s “Meditation”, showing his unique ability to connect environments and inspire new artists.p>

18.15

JULIANNA SIEDLER-SMUGA

Program:
Monika Szpyrka – The sound of plastic
Marta Śniady – in the pink solo
Michał Wiosna – intersections
Jisoon Choi – premiere of a new composition
Marta Śniady – Being Nobody’s Mom for performer and audio playback

A performative solo percussion concert combining acoustic sounds of marimba with electronics, marimba prepared from video and elements of percussion theater.

19.00

NOWICKI DUO

Program:
Magdalena Gorwa – Digital Doppelganger for percussion and keyboard
Marzena Komsta – Ame no Ki – Rain Tree for percussion, piano, and electronics – premiere
Martyna Kosecka – Forget-me-not, for piano, percussion, and audio-video
Szymon Wieczorek – Asphyx for piano, percussion, and live electronics
Artur Zagajewski – Demon Core for piano and percussion

Performers:
Paweł Nowicki – percussion instruments
Piotr Nowicki – piano

The concert takes up the topic of false identity, manipulation of information and the creation of fictitious images, showing the tension between the authentic “I” and its digital double.

19.45

NEOQUARTET – PREMIERES

Program:
Tiina Myllärinen – String Quartet No. 3 – world premiere
Dominik Strycharski – ReThink for electric string quartet and media
Mohammad H. Javaheri – new piece for Hybrid String Quartet (electronic and acoustic) – world premiere
Jinsoo Kim – premiere of a new composition (2026)
Jonathan Berger – Five Miniatures for electric string quartet – world premiere

A concert of the festival hosts dedicated to the latest compositions written in 2026 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the NeoQuartet.

20.45

KOMPOPOLEX

Program:
Żaneta Rydzewska – Hej (2026)
Marta Śniady – Body X Ultra – FLOW (2025)
Jacek Sotomski – System Shock (2025)
Aleksandra Słyż – Temporal (2025)

Ensemble Kompopolex will present works by leading representatives of the young generation of Polish artists.

21.30

DARIUSZ FODCZUK – Gravity Requiem

Performance for ceramics and other everyday objects – in memory of Albina Fodczuk (1936–2026)

17.00 – 22.00

MARKO CICILIANI – SOFT SYNC

SOFT SYNC is a transmedia project by Croatian composer Marko Ciciliani combining performance, installation, computer game and electronics. It talks about the rhythms of everyday life, technology and the relationship between man and systems.

16.00

QUANTUM MUSIC

Program:
Michael Quell – String III (Branes) for violin, accordion and piano
Michael Quell – String Quartet No. 2
Michael Quell – Energeia aphanés III – physis

Performers:
Via Nova Ensemble
NeoQuartet

The program includes compositions by the German composer Michael Quell inspired by physical phenomena.
The concert will be combined with a discussion on quantum physics with the participation of the composer and a scientist from the University of Gdansk.

19.00

QUADRUPLE QUARTET – STEVE REICH – 90TH BIRTHDAY

Program:
Steve Reich – Triple Quartet
Steve Reich – 9/11
Steve Reich – Different Trains

Performers:
Kwartet Śląski
NeoQuartet
Quartetto Maurice
Royal String Quartet
Gary Garnowski – visuals

The concert “Quadruple Quartet” on the occasion of Steve Reich’s 90th birthday will bring together four of Europe’s leading string quartets in performances of his key works. The whole will be complemented by original visualisations by Gdańsk artist Gary Garnowski.

24.10.2026
Warsztaty “ The Quietest Sounds of the World ” – prowadzenie Maja Miro

10.00 – 13.00 – workshops
17.00 – 17.15 – concert – NOMUS

The workshops are intended for participants aged 7-14. Admission is free.

Registration:
management.neoquartet@gmail.com
The number of places is limited