One of Europe’s oldest contemporary music festivals comes to Aarhus. We profile Ung Nordisk Musik, which is as ageless as Madonna and contains Icelandic vulgarities from 1612.

For a festival that prides itself on its all-premieres programming, the 2019 Donaueschinger Musiktage felt more than a little stale.

The Young Nordic Music festival, one of the most impossible festivals in the world, is also one of the most enlightening ones.

Warsaw Autumn is on its way to becoming a victim of its own success, James Black writes in his essay from the Polish capital.

Are commercial demands starting to influence contemporary music in the Nordic countries? James Black writes from the UNM Festival in Bergen, Norway.

Thinking big suits Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir. Andrew Mellor on her works at Njord Biennale 2018.