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Festival of Contemporary Music

The Festival of Contemporary Music (FCM) is one of the world's premier showcases for works from the current musical landscape and landmark pieces from the new music vanguard of the 20th century. FCM affords Tanglewood Music Center Fellows the opportunity to explore unfamiliar repertoire and experience the value of direct collaboration with living composers.
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2026 Festival of Contemporary Music

Luminary Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen curates this summer’s Festival of Contemporary Music, one of the world’s premier showcases of music, performers, and composers of today. Hear groundbreaking works by visionary Nordic artists who are defining the next evolution of classical music.

Acknowledgements

The Festival of Contemporary Music has been endowed in perpetuity by the generosity of Dr. Raymond H. and Mrs. Hannah H. Schneider, with additional support from R. Martin Chavez, the Fromm Music Foundation, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, the Amphion Foundation, Inc., and the Alice M. Ditson Fund at Columbia University.
Esa-Pekka Salonen
The Merwin Geffen, M.D. and Norman Solomon, M.D. Festival of Contemporary Music Director