
Monday 20 October: Meredith Monk, Songs Of Ascension Shrine (installation, Sala d’Armi E, 10 am - 6 pm). Award Ceremony: Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to Meredith Monk (Ca’ Giustinian, 12 noon).
The 69th International Festival of Contemporary Music runs from 11-25 October 2025, directed by Caterina Barbieri. The programme features several daily events with international soloists and ensembles as well as the actvities of the Biennale College Musica dedicated to new projects that are included the Festival’s programme.
Caterina Barbieri (1990) is an Italian musician and composer based in Berlin. She earned diplomas in classical guitar and electroacoustic composition – as well as Modern literature – in Bologna, and studied at the Royal College of Music and the Elektronmusikstudion in Stockholm. She has participated in some of the most important international music festivals.
Biennale Musica 2025
All the concerts of the 69th International Festival of Contemporary Music, THE STAR WITHIN.
A space dedicated to deep listening, encounter and exchange, rest and dream. A gravitational sound field that reflects the principles of the Festival.
Luka Aron / Moritz von Oswald
DeForrest Brown, Jr., Speaker Music
William Basinski, The Garden Of Brokenness
Maxime Denuc, Elevations
Installation
Rafael Toral / Bendik Giske / Nkisi
Los Thuthanaka
Joshua Chuquimia Crampton, Chuquimamani-Condori
Chuquimamani-Condori
Cry Of Our Guardian Star
Water procession for nine barchini with loudspeakers
Peter Evans
Georg Vogel