From 19 to 26 June 2026, the sixth edition of Bled Contemporary Music Week, organised by .abeceda Institute, will take place in Ljubljana and Bled.
The main festival programme features new works by resident and guest composers, performed by .abeceda [New Music Ensemble], .abeceda [String Quartet], .abeceda [Flute Quartet], and .abeceda [Percussion Quartet]. Each concert will be introduced by a pre-concert talk with the participating artists.
The festival is further enriched by lectures from researchers in the enuntiatio.praefatio.formulae programme, as well as concerts by the year-round residency programmes precept.concept.percept, infra.norma.meta and .abeceda [New Music Academy].
Friday, June 19, 2026
18:00 – pre-concert gathering – [Verso Doxa]
19:00 – concert – .abeceda [New Music Academy] – .abeceda [String Quartet]
Programme: Wajdi Abou Diab – Gagi Sikharulashvili – Hangzhong Lian – André Droga – Holly Gowland – Kristina Hutchinson – Rafik Harrington – Samreet Juneja
Performed by .abeceda [String Quartet]: Anja Kralj, violin; Timotej Willewaldt, violin; Domen Kužnar, viola; Urban Megušar, cello; Tilen Draksler, conductor
Saturday, June 20, 2026
18:00 – pre-concert gathering – [Verso Doxa]
19:00 – concert – .abeceda [New Music Academy] – .abeceda [New Music Ensemble]
Programme: Teemu Heinonen – Luis Miguel Delgado – Mustafa Eren Arin – Francesco Sgambati – Artur Szczepkowski – Tan Tiag Yi – Prokhor Protasoff – Jiaying Zhou – Nicole Balsirow – Adam Beiter
Performed by .abeceda [New Music Ensemble]: Sofija Zavratnik Kain, voice; Leonarda Kavedžić, voice; Erazem Žganjar, recorder; Neža Zupanc Gantar, flute; Elizabeta Tomac, violin; Jules Monnier, viola; Urban Megušar, cello; Nejc Grm, accordion; Urška Rihtaršič, harp; Lara Oprešnik, piano; Aljoša Marko, percussion; Tilen Draksler, conductor
The festival is organised by the .abeceda Institute in collaboration with Cukrarna Gallery / MGML. The concert on June 20, 2026 is part of the Summer Museum Nights program.
