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The ManiFeste-2026 Festival Playlist

April 14, 2026

24 min read

György Ligeti, Claudia Jane Scroccaro, Juste Janulytė, Morton Feldman, Deena Abdelwahed, György Kurtág, Kali Malone, Sarah Nemtsov, Stefano Gervasoni.

Lux Aeterna (1966)

by György Ligeti, recorded in 2014

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Iridescence de Justė Janulytė

recorded in 2023

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Claudia Jane Scroccaro, extrait de sa création On The Edge

recorded in 2026

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Diwan Midi de Deena Abdelwahed - Concert à l'Espace de projection, 2025

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The Rothko Chapel (1971)

by Morton Feldman, recorded in 2017

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György Kurtág : Messages de feu Demoiselle R.V. Troussova

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KETER (2020)

by Sarah Nemtsov, recorded in 2026

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Fado errático (2007-2015)

by Stefano Gervasoni, recorded in 2015

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All the festival's artistic events

Concert

Concert d'ouverture

Premiere by Claudia Jane Scroccaro, works by György Kurtág, Justė Janulytė and György Ligeti with the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart

Jun 3, 2026, 8:00 PM

Ircam, Espace de projection

Concert

Rothko Chapel

The Espace de projection is transformed into an extraordinary chapel with Anthony McCall’s screenless projections and the singers of the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart.

Jun 4, 2026, 9:00 PM

Ircam, Espace de projection

Exhibit

Anthony McCall : Lumière

Series of “solid light” works

From 5 to Jun 10, 2026

Ircam, Espace de projection

Installation

Déambulations sonores

Three installations created in collaboration with composer Romain Barthélémy and students.

Jun 5, 2026, 5:00 PM

Parc de La Villette, jardin devant la Folie belvédère

Concert

Le centenaire de György Kurtág

Premieres by Isabel Mundry, Márton Illés and Tobias Feierabend with the Ensemble intercontemporain conducted by Pierre Bleuse.

Jun 5, 2026, 8:00 PM

Cité de la musique - Philharmonie de Paris, Salle des concerts

Concert

Électro-Odyssée : Deena Abdelwahed 2

The artist explores Arabic musical structures through the lens of electronic music, centred on a prototype MIDI qanun developed at IRCAM.

Jun 6, 2026, 7:00 PM

CENTQUATRE-PARIS, atelier 4

L'artiste Deena Abdelwahed à l'Espace de projection, 2025

Installation

Skylight / Nuit blanche

A solid light installation created by Anthony McCall in collaboration with composer and musician David Grubbs.

Jun 6, 2026, 7:00 PM

Ircam, Espace de projection

Anthony McCall, "Between You and I", 2006, installation view 'Plot09', St. Cornelius Chapel, Governor's Island, 2009. Photo by Sam Horine. Courtesy Creative Time.

Concert

Soirée du Prix Élan

The evening brings together the artists who have left their mark on—and won—previous editions of the prize, with the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France.

Jun 9, 2026, 8:00 PM

Philharmonie de Paris, Le Studio

La cheffe d'orchestre, lauréate La Maestra 2024, Bar Avni

Concert

Électro-Odysée : Kali Malone

Kali Malone assembles a spatialized organ avatar, merging her oscillators with Stephen O’Malley’s guitar and Lucy Railton’s cello.

From 9 to Jun 10, 2026, 8:00 PM

Ircam, Espace de projection

Le trio, de gauche à droite : Stephen O'Malley, Kali Malone et Lucy Railton

Spectacle

Décaméron

Opera by Matteo Franceschini, with a libretto by Stefano Simone Pintor based on Giovanni Boccaccio’s "Decameron", staged by Caroline Leboutte.

From 12 to Jun 13, 2026, 8:00 PM

Athénée Théâtre Louis-Jouvet, Grande salle

Concert

Concert participatif

De l’attention auditive à l’écoute musicale

Jun 13, 2026, 6:00 PM

Ircam, salle Stravinsky

Concert

Nemtsov, Toran, Poppe

Premieres by Zeynep Toraman, Enno Poppe, Sarah Nemtsov with the Ensemble Contrechamps conducted by Enno Poppe.

Jun 13, 2026, 8:00 PM

Ircam, Espace de projection

Concert

Mantra

Premieres by Riccardo Nova, Justė Janulytė, work by Jonathan Harvey with Francesco Dillon (cello) and Emanuele Torquati (piano).

Jun 15, 2026, 8:00 PM

Ircam, Espace de projection

Spectacle

What the Body Does Not Remember

By Wim Vandekeybus, music byThierry De Mey and Peter Vermeersch

Jun 17, 2026, 8:00 PM

Philharmonie de Paris, Grande salle Pierre Boulez

What the Body Does Not Remember de Wim Vandekeybus

Concert

Fado Errático

Premiere by Anne Castex, works by Unsuk Chin, Stefano Gervasoni with the Ensemble ULYSSES, the Ensemble NEXT du Conservatoire de Paris and the Ensemble intercontemporain, conducted by Pierre Bleuse.

Jun 20, 2026, 5:30 PM

CENTQUATRE-PARIS, salle 400

Spectacle

Plateau partagé: In Vitro-vivo

Conceived and choreographed by Veronika Akopova and new work by Agustín Issidoro with Cie bok o bok and Les Cris de Paris

Jun 25, 2026, 8:00 PM

Centre des Arts d'Enghein-les-Bains

Concert

Final avec l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

Premieres by Øyvind Torvund, Stefano Gervasoni and Patricia Kopatchinskaja with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France conducted by Pierre Bleuse.

Jun 26, 2026, 8:00 PM

Maison de la Radio et de la Musique, Studio 104

Patricia Kopatchinskaja, pressebilder 2026

Concert

Concert #1 « In Situ » de l'Académie

New works by academy composers mentored by Sivan Eldar and Mauro Lanza, with soloists from the Ensemble intercontemporain

Jun 27, 2026, 3:00 PM

Ircam, Espace de projection

Concert

Concert #2 « In Situ » de l'Académie

New works by academy composers mentored by Thierry De Mey, set to his dance films, with the BL!NDMAN ensemble.

Jun 27, 2026, 7:00 PM

CENTQUATRE-PARIS, atelier 4