New Music Orchestra / Journeys into the unknown

Date & Time

Sun, Jun 15, 2025, 18:00

Venue

Narodowej Orkiestry Symfonicznej Polskiego Radia, Chamber Hall (Katowice)

The contemporary music concert cycle presented by the OMN Ensemble is a chance to immerse oneself in a world of new sounds and compositions. Established in 1996, for nearly three decades the Ensemble has been presenting contemporary works, always following its mission of exploring and promoting those of particular significance for Polish and global musical culture. Their experimental performances lead audiences through the complexity, diversity, ambiguity and polyphonicity of contemporary music. Every year, tens of thousands of new pieces of... Read full text

Keywords: New music, Subscription Concert

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Musicians

Szymon Bywalec	Conductor
Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej

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