Showcase Festival

Classical:NEXT presents artists and ensembles from around the world that push the boundaries and extend the horizons of art music.

The Showcase Festival features a live concert series of artists and productions across different formats, providing a unique opportunity to experience a number of performances in a short amount of time.

The Festival is comprised of Daytime and Evening Showcases, Club Showcases and DJs with performances at the Innovation Award ceremony.

A Platform for equal opportunities

The real revolution in music today is giving equal opportunities to new music, its creators and performers. Classical:NEXT is an event that makes us consider and rethink the present -and future- of classical music.

– Joan Martí-Frasquier

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Truly wonderful

We are thrilled to present our program “Circular Music” at Classical NEXT this year. Finding new ways of presenting and experiencing music is so important, therefore its truly wonderful that this international platform exists.

– Flex Ensemble

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Club Showcases & DJs

Showcases

8 Pipers for Philip Glass – Erwan Keravec

France

Erwan Keravec is a highland bagpiper, composer and improviser.

bl-duo

Singapore

I am a composer and pianist: my music is largely concerned with the physicality of performance and its related conceits.

Ensemble Gamut!

Finland

A fresh, experimental collective of early music and folk music specialists, who are constantly searching for new ways to perform e

Ensemble Interactivo de la Habana

Cuba

The group’s sonic universe is at once crafted and expansive, and defies genre categorization

FREE THE FRANZ / Chaos String Quartet feat. István Grencsó

Hungary/Austria

István Grencsó – Saxophone; Susanne Schäffer – Violin; Eszter Kruchió – Violin; Sara Marzadori – Viola; Bas Jongen – Cello

Gabriele Leite

Brazil/USA

Representing Brazilian classical music in the prestigious under 30 list of Forbes Brasil magazine Gabriele Leite is a young Brazil

Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble, Peaceline Perspectives – Voices from a Divided City

Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble is a world class group of musicians based in Belfast, dedicated to the performance of modern and contemp

Laura Farré Rozada

Spain

Laura Farré Rozada is an award-winning pianist and mathematician, deemed a ‘Rising Star’ by BBC Music Magazine and a ‘New Talent’

Ligeti Quartet

The quartet named themselves after the Hungarian composer György Ligeti (1923-2006), inspired by his kaleidoscopic musical outlook

Mario Cortizo

Spain

I am a restless musician: a percussionist, composer and sound creator specialising in classical, contemporary and world music.

Oorkaan Ensemble

The Netherlands

Oorkaan presents her own ensemble, with four multi-talented, sparkling young musicians of international top level.

Quartet Diminished

Iran/Canada

Established by Ehsan Sadigh in 2013 – Quartet Diminished tends to create musical moments based on its members individual and colle

SDLW

Germany

Specialises in composing catchy and melodic music, with a strong focus on groove, rich arrangements and production techniques

Stef Van Vynckt

Belgium

A young Belgian harpist specialising in contemporary classical music.

Xani

Musician, improviser, collaborator, singer, songwriter and principally an electric violin player

About Showcases

What is a showcase?

The Classical:NEXT Showcases are selected by an international jury of experts to present a wide range of high-quality artists and productions in every category from early to contemporary, traditional to experimental. Soloists and small ensembles as well as large ensembles, opera productions or musical theatre projects can be presented through a showcase concert.

What is a Club Showcase?

These four late-night showcases offer the chance to see outstanding NEXT artists perform at Holzmarkt 25 in an intimate and relaxed atmosphere, together with Classical:NEXT DJs on Wednesday and Thursday night.

More about the Opening Artists.

The Opening Artists perform at the Opening Ceremony of Classical:NEXT, kicking off with a gala that showcases the NEXT music of a specific country.

What is a Pop Up Stage?

The Pop Up Stage presents artists and projects outside of the usual concert setting in a relaxed, interactive atmosphere.

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