19 September marks the start of the 36th season of MUSICA - an international festival dedicated to contemporary music. This year's program is a special occasion because it is the last one curated by Jean-Dominique Marco, the director of 28 years who has earned the festival international recognition (thanks to the focus on new and different contemporary languages). Several Ricordi composers are presented on the programme, including national and world premieres.
 
22.9.2018 
Luca Francesconi: Controcanto - Fausto Romitelli: Green,Yellow and Blue (part of Counter Phrases ballet)
Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse - Ballaké Sissoko et ses musiciens  
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, choregraphie - Thierry de Mey, video
Laurent Cuniot, conductor
Oswald, Le Point D'eau

22.9.2018 
Edgar Varese: Déserts 
Ensemble de musique contemporaine de la HEAR
Jean-Philippe Wurtz, conductor
Auditorium de France 3 Grand Est

27.9.2018
Luigi Nono: Io, frammento da Prometeo NP
Les Métaboles
Léo Warynski, conductor
Église Saint-Paul

28.9.2018
Luigi Nono: La Fabbrica illuminata
Cité de la musique et de la danse
(inside the performance "Homo Instrumentalis")

29.9.2018
Luca Francesconi: Dentro non ha tempo NP
Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire
Pascal Rophé, conductor
Palais de la musique et des congrès, salle Érasme

Francesco Filidei: Berceuse for piano WP
Hugues Leclère, pf
Salle de La Bourse

30.9.2018
Luca Francesconi:
 
-Animus II B (version for cello) WP
Francesco Dillon, vc

-Mambo for piano
Emanuele Torquati, pf
Salle de la Bourse

Salvatore Sciarrino: Melencolia I for cello and piano NP
Francesco Dillon, vc - Emanuele Torquati, pf
Salle de la Bourse

Marco Momi: UNSTILL for cello and piano WP
Francesco Dillon, vc - Emanuele Torquati, pf
Salle de la Bourse

Since 2015, MUSICA has hosted the Académie de composition. This year’s teacher in residence is Luca Francesconi, in addition to Artistic Director Philippe Manoury.