Schedule of the International New Music Festival and Lab
29 september —
8 october 2026
Schedule:
Synesthesia lab 2026
GUBAIDULINA CENTER ORCHESTRA, CONDUCTOR - LYUBOV NOSOVA
Orchestra of the Sofia Gubaidulina Center for Contemporary Music, Conductor – Lyubov Nosova.
Space of Rhythm (directed by Anton Olkhovsky), Mikhail Dubov (piano), Saidash Fakhraziev (accordion)

REGISTRATION
Program:
Sofia Gubaidulina - Fachwerk
György Ligeti - Piano Concerto
Johann Sebastian Bach-Anton Webern - Ricercar
Roman Parkhomenko - The Sound Died Away
29.09.2026
18.30
SAIDASHEVA GREAT CONCERT HALL
Svobody Square, 3
Lecture by Deqin Wen
(China/Switzerland)
Lecture by composer Deqin Wen
Composer, laureate of international competitions, professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, artistic director of the International Contemporary Music Festivals in Hangzhou, Fuzhou and Xi'an

As part of the International Cultural Centers project.
30.09.2026
11.00
ZHIGANOV STATE CONSERVATORY
Bolshaya Krasnaya, 38
Master class by Mikhail Dubov
Master class for pianists
Professor at the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory, PhD in Art History, winner of the Seiler and Akciya prizes, soloist with the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble
30.09.2026
12.00
GUBAIDULINA CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Telmana, 29
Lecture by Vera Ivanova
(Russia/USA)
Lecture by composer Vera Ivanova
Composer, member of the Union of Composers of Russia, laureate of international competitions, professor of composition at Chapman University (California, USA)

As part of the International Cultural Centers project.
30.09.2026
12.10
Zhiganov State Conservatory
Bolshaya Krasnaya, 38
Round table
Round table "Music of contemporary composers in national and global contexts"
Participants: Roman Parkhomenko, Deqin Wen, Vera Ivanova, Victoria Korshunova, Yulia Bolshakova, Vladimir Zhalnin, Leila Monasypova.

As part of the International Cultural Centers project.
30.09.2026
13.30
Zhiganov State Conservatory
Bolshaya Krasnaya, 38
Special Project
"Light from the Past"
An experimental electronic project featuring the sounds of ancient instruments and voices

КУПИТЬ БИЛЕТ
Curator - Roman Parkhomenko
Viol d'amore and electronics - Sergey Poltavsky
Voice and viola da gamba - Alice Ten
Viola da gamba - Rust Pozyumsky

Collaboration of 11 composers: Roman Parkhomenko (Russia), Liliya Iskhakova (Russia), Xia Xinyue (China/UK), Francesco Sgambati (Italy), Lyudmila Rogozyanskaya (Russia), Pedro Pascoali (Brazil), Arshan Najafi (Iran), Dmitry Murgin (Russia), Luciano Kulikov (Argentina), Yesayan Rachya (Russia), Anna Pospelova (Russia)

01.10.2026
19.00
Kamala Theatre
Khadi Taktasha, 74
East Hall

special project
"Pierrot Lunaire" in moonlight
A new electroacoustic multimedia reading of A. Schoenberg's great work

РЕГИСТРАЦИЯ
Original composer: Arnold Schoenberg
Project concept: Roman Parkhomenko and
Vladimir Zhalnin
Electroacoustic canvas composers:
Roman Parkhomenko and KVEF (audio programming)
Visual concept: Rita Valeeva

Performers: Arina Zvereva and the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble (MCME)

The project is supported by the iOAudio electroacoustic workshop
02.10.2026
19.30
Feshin Art School
Karl Marx, 70

Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble and ZHu jing (erhu)
Moscow Contemporary Music and Erhu Ensemble
Erhu – ZHU JING (China)

REGISTRATION
The program includes:
Deqin Wen (China)
Do Hong Kuan (Vietnam)
Liliya Iskhakova (Russia)
Valentin Bezdetko (Russia)
Rodrigo Pascale (Brazil/USA)
Elmir Nizamov (Russia)
Vera Ivanova (Russia/USA)

As part of the International Cultural Centers project.
03.10.2025
17:00
Zhiganov State Conservatory
Bolshaya Krasnaya, 38
Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble: Arthouse cinema and video art
Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble.
Electroacoustic Concert.

КУПИТЬ БИЛЕТ
Program:
Roman Parkhomenko (Russia)
Bapbaci Özkan Umutcan (Türkiye/Austria)
Urkola Etxabe Unai (Spain)
Vizzini Massimiliano (Italy/Netherlands)
Mehdi Hosseini (Iran)
Turkar Gasimzade (Azerbaijan)

As part of the International Cultural Centers project.
05.10.2025
19:00
THEATRE VENUE MOÑ
Pushkin, 86
2nd floor
GUBAIDULINA CENTER ORCHESTRA, CONDUCTORs -
roman parkhomenko, daniel satanovski
Orchestra of the Sofia Gubaidulina Center for Contemporary Music, Conductors: Roman Parkhomenko (Russia) and Daniel Satanovsky (Germany).
Space of Rhythm (director - Anton Olkhovsky), Azat Nurgayanov (violin)

REGISTRATION
Program:
Arnold Schoenberg – Enlightened Night
Sofia Gubaidulina – Orpheus' Lyre
Daniel Satanovsky – Torn (the composer conducting)
08.10.2026
18.30
KAZAN TOWN HALL Karl Marx, 33
special projects
  • Pierrot Lunaire in the Moonlight
    a new electroacoustic reading of ARNOLD SCHÖNBERG's great work

    Composer: Arnold Schoenberg


    Project idea: Roman Parkhomenko and Vladimir Zhalnin

    Electroacoustic canvas сomposer: Roman Parkhomenko, KV/EF (audio programming)

    Visual concept: Rita Valeeva

    Musicians: Arina Zvereva and the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble (MCME)

  • Light from the past
    an experimental electronic project featuring the sounds of baroque instruments and voices

    Сurator: Roman Parkhomenko


    Viola d'amore and electronics - Sergey Poltavsky

    Voice and viola da gamba - Alisa Ten

    Viola da gamba - Rust Pozyumsky

    In collaboration with 8 selected composers

SYNESTHESIA TEAM
  • ROMAN PARKHOMENKO
    ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
    Composer, conductor, curator, founder
  • VLADIMIR ZHALNIN
    CREATIVE PRODUCER
    Musicologist, journalist, producer
  • RITA VALEEVA
    DESIGNER
    Designer, 3D - Artist
  • LEILA MONASYPOVA
    ORGANIZER
    Musicologist, Gubaidulina Center deputy director
  • LILIA ISKHAKOVA
    SMM & PR - MANAGER
    Composer, music journalist
  • NIKITA PETYAEV
    COORDINATOR
    Musician, organizer