2K+

The permanent antifestival 2K+ as a concert season creates space in various venues of Novi Sad for the sound of contemporary art music. The 2K+ program promotes the music of the 21st century.

Since 2015, over 50 compositions have had Serbian premiere, including works by established world composers such as Morton Feldman, Enno Poppe, Kaija Saariaho, David Lang, Klaus Lang, Bernhard Lang, Frederic Rzewski, Franceska Verunelli and others, together with domestic contemporary composers.

2K+ often appears in the form of an ensemble, which always consists of a collaboration of young and experienced local musicians with the support of foreign and specialized contemporary music performers. Ensembles from abroad that have exclusively contemporary music in their repertoires were part of the 2K+ program: Phoenix Ensemble Basel, Elision, Proton Bern, Between Feathers, Šalter Ensemble, Ensemble Askolta, as well as musicians from the field of contemporary electronic and electroacoustic music: Pier Bastien, Jan Jelinek, Burnt Friedman, Andrew Peckler, Sven Katcirek. Contemporary improvisation is also exhibited at 2K+ concerts, with domestic and foreign authors performing equally.

The challenges of the 2K+ antifestival program are discovering new ways of listening and strengthening the audience’s interest in contemporary trends in new music, as well as the promotion and development of domestic performers and composers.

The priority is that everyone has the opportunity to follow the progress of contemporary music closely.