A cornucopia of contemporary classical music performances to Stoke Newington's beautiful and intimate Old Church. From established modern classics and iconic 20th-century rarities to brand new music including world premieres. 

Innovative contemporary music favourites the Ligeti Quartet kick off the first weekend, which also features vocal performances with theatrical and multimedia elements. 

Saturday

7:30pm: Ligeti Quartet - The acclaimed Ligeti Quartet present an exciting programme of recent compositions for string quartet.

Sunday

3:30pm: Karlheinz Stockhausen: Am Himmel wandre ich - Two singers perform twelve songs based on indigenous American texts, reflecting on nature, mysticism, life and the universe. Growing out of a single note and taking in a range of vocal sounds and theatrical gestures, this rare performance of Stockhausen's 1972 classic is not to be missed.

7:30pm: Opera today: two new works - Two new works by composer/performers take the operatic genre to new places with just a solo voice, instruments and soundscape.

Full details here: https://www.sncontemporarymusic.co.uk/festival-events