- Event
- Festival
next_generation XI
International Festival for Young Electronic Music
Wed, June 17 – Sat, June 20, 2026
- Location
- ZKM | Center for Art and Media
- Entrance fee
- Free admission
As Europe’s largest gathering of university studios for electronic music, next_generation offers emerging composers a platform to present their latest musical developments.
Over the course of four days, next_generation presents an exciting and densely packed program featuring the latest works in the fields of fixed media, spatial music, and live electronics. The festival thus provides a representative overview of the current creative output of the next generation of composers working at the intersection of technology and art.
The festival program is complemented by the symposium On Artistic Processes and Sonic Activism, which focuses on current artistic, social, and technological issues. Artists, researchers, and students explore the interrelations between sound art, social engagement, and artistic production processes.
This year, students from numerous university electronic music studios in Germany, Austria, France, Italy, and Switzerland will participate. The participants will present their works in concert performances. In addition, installations will be on view at various locations throughout the ZKM, and lectures and discussions will provide opportunities for exchange.
Another special highlight is the evening event next_generation at Night on June 19. In a relaxed atmosphere, we invite audiences to wind down the concert day together. With a bar, drinks, and musical contributions, the evening offers space for encounters, conversations, and networking.
Anyone who wants to keep the party going after midnight can get discounted admission to the club night at C2Ost by showing their festival wristband (available at the bar after the final concert on June 19).
Concerts
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Wednesday, June 17
Concert 1
5:00 pm, ZKM Media TheaterOpening Impulse: Listening in Common - Sound, Care, and Solidarity in Times of Crisis
Magda Mayas (Pianist, Composer, Professor at Hochschule Luzern - Musik)University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar, Studio for Electro-Acoustic Music (SeaM)
Steffen Rudolf Sendepause, (2025/26), fixed media mono for radio loudspeaker, 5‘35‘‘
Yaman Said Addin Bentons Noise, (2025/26), fixed media mono for guitar amplifier, 3‘30‘‘
Laura Joos Aufbau, (2025/26), fixed media mono for worksite radio, 8‘08‘‘
Florian Rommel Fernsprecher, (2025/26), fixed media mono for Telekom telephone, 3‘45‘‘
Malte Gunst Eigenbau, (2025/26), fixed media mono for soundsystem mid/migh range speaker, 4‘39‘‘
Lennard Behnke Coherence Morph, (2025/26), fixed media mono for JBL-Charge 4, 4‘
Philipp Waltinger Square, (2025/26), for CSound Patch stereo (2.2), 9‘18‘‘Bern Academy of the Arts (HKB), Sound Arts
Julian Koch Luft auf Zug, (2025), for live electronics, DIY coil sampler & EMF mics, 15’
Noé Orlando & Lo Reichenbach Smartphonie, (2025), for 2 smartphones, 10'
Jeevan Nydegger & Julian Schletti Headitude, (2026), for voice & Airpods, 8'
Concert 2
8:00 pm, ZKM KubusRobert-Schumann-Hochschule (RSH) Düsseldorf, Institute for Music and Media (IMM)
Emil Theodor Felhofer Untitled - movement and sound, (2022–26), for synthesizer, voice, gyroscope sensors & spatialisation, 7’ (excerpt)
Yejun You Der Anführer der Zugvögel, (2026), for alto flute & live electronics, 8’, Alto flute: Ingvild Ness
David Hanraths Big Crunch, (2026), for computer, 6’, World premiere
Dan Moufang digital wasted, (2026), for computer, 6’, World premiere
js bach ok, (2024–26), for computer, 5’
Matthias Schneiderbanger Primfaktorzerlegung von Partialtonfrequenzen I, (2026), fixed media, 7’, World premiereNegin Mozafari, Goli's Song (2026), for vocals & live electronics, 10‘
Francisco Durán del Castillo & Gino Paolo Kreidler Drums in resonant space: An Electronic Ritual, (2026), for multichannel loudspeaker system & live-Coding, ca. 10‘, world premiere
Joanna Friedrich-Sroka Isolation, (2026), fixed media, 9‘Mathis Menrath, Edward Berndt, Anton Braun, Jasper Kempf, Thomas Kaesser, Jan Emil Dominiak, David Tanner, Till Bechtloff & Luís Antunes Pena Musica Ricercata, (2026), for DIY digital instruments, 10‘, Performers: Mathis Menrath, Edward Berndt, Anton Braun, Jasper Kempf, Thomas Kaesser, Jan Emil Dominiak, David Tanner, Till Bechtloff & Nico Ascher Bonfiglio
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Thursday, June 18
Concert 3
5:00 pm, ZKM Media TheaterBengisu Önder AI Study n. 2, (year N.N.), for electronics, 6’
Sound projection: Marco Stroppa
Yukun Zhang our immemorial, (year N.N.), for cello & electronics, 11’
Sebastian Triebener: Cello
Can Boerescu Scream Break Line-up, (year N.N.), for electronics, 8’
Selim Can Kılıçaslan the fear that finds you the most, (year N.N.), for amplified recorder quartet and electronics, 13’
Recorders: Alida Gaymann, Sumin Yu, Anna Zimmerman, Carolin DaubConservatorio G. F. Ghedini Cuneo, METS – Musica Elettronica & Tecnici del Suono
Marta Zigante Fosforo, (2024), fixed media audiovisual, 8’21”
Daniel Kulari Variations and disintegrations on a theme by Cesk Zadeja, (2025), fixed media for 8 channels, 6’52”
Pietro Selvaggi Nereide, (2026), for water percussion and 8 channel electronics, 7’, World premiere
Marta Zigante & Domenico Bosio Rete, (2025), audiovisual electroacoustic duo live-set,12’
Concert 4
8:00 pm, ZKM KubusHochschule für Musik Basel (FHNW), Electronic Studio Basel (ESB)
ESB Noise Ensemble Lichtungen, (2026), for 5 players of electroacoustic setups, 25‘
Performers: Kaspar Deicher, Lara Wolff, Theo Flach, Shashi Shashank, Moritz KirchFreiburg University of Music, Studio for Electronic Music
Telemach Wiesinger & Joey Tan Augenblick 46, (2024), film, 3'
Errikos Sidiropoulos Pinnacle, (2026), for mixed electronics, 12', World premiere
Telemach Wiesinger & Giannis Giannopoulos Augenblick 1, (2024), film, 3'06"
Albert Saprykin ici, là, seul, (2026), for 8-channel live electronics, 11', World premiere
Telemach Wiesinger & Boris Loginov Augenblick 25, (2024), film, 3'06"Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HfG) Karlsruhe, Media Art Sound
Concert canceled
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Friday, June 19
Concert 5
5:00 pm, ZKM Media TheaterUniversity of Music and Drama (HfMT) Hamburg, Multimedia Composition
Luki Becker corecore mansion, (2026), for solo performer with gaming PC, 8‘, World premiere
Candid Rütter flux, (2026), fixed media for 8-channel-audio, 6‘, World premiere
Christopher Ramm SPOKES”MAN”, (2025), for performer, electronics & light, 9‘, Performer: Marco Merenda
Ian Whillock Residual, (2026), fixed media for 8-channel-audio, 6‘
Agustín Issidoro /search?q=love, (2024), for singer, video, lights & live electronics, 11‘30‘‘, Performer: Julia SanjurjoHaute École des Arts du Rhin (HEAR) Strasbourg
Abla Alaoui Same place, different world, (2026), for fixed stereo audio & multichannel diffusion, 12‘
Ignacio Ortega Duran Unfolding Inwards, Expansively, (2026), for real time electronics Supercollider and MIDI controller, multichannel diffusion, 5-10‘, World Premiere
Lina Chaillou Range ta chambre, (2026), for fixed stereo audio & multichannel diffusion, 8‘
Alonso Huerta Peces de piel fugaz, (2026), for ondes Martenot, voice & real time electronics, 10‘, Voice: Eda Er, ondes Martenot: Alonso Huerta
Concert 6
8:00 pm, ZKM KubusTrossingen State University of Music, Music Design
Moritz Zitzmann & Tymofii Skavronskyi Duo Improvisation, (2026), for analog synthesizer & Laptop, 8‘, World premiere
Leo Noack Inhalations, (2026), fixed media, 5‘, World premiere
Luis Werkmeister 8+1 Sounds that never reach us, (2026), for electronics & double bass, 8‘ (excerpt), Double bass: Bernardas Rucinskas
Moritz Zitzmann & Finn Schindele Breakthrough, (2026), fixed media, 5‘, World premiere
Eilonwy Krieg, Karoline Streibich & Meinrad Weiler pENG! So wie die Wut in meinem Kopf, (2026), for voice, cello & electronics, 8‘, Voice: Luka Knezevic, Cello: Meinrad WeilerCologne University of Music and Dance (HfMT), Studio for Electronic Music
Szymon Wójcik nothing can save us. everything can save us, (2026), for 3D audio system, 12‘
Andres Quezada The Complete Recordings of Natsumi Kubota, (2026), for 3D audio system 9‘Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST)
Hakan Kılıç 27N/57 -- 175!, (2026),live acousmatic performance, 8 – 10‘, World Premiere
Ayan Paska Lascia Vibrare, (2026), for cymbal & electronics, 8‘, Cymbal: Farida Hamdar
Vendela Håkonsen Flikker II, (2026), live computer performance, 10‘ -
Saturday, June 20
Concert 7
5:00 pm, ZKM Media TheaterNiklas Schwehm :scratch, acousmatic piece for 6 loudspeakers & subwoofer, 10‘
Yao-Hung Huang Etude, electronic improvisation for 6 loudspeakers, 10‘
Ching Lam Chung N/A #1, electronic improvisation for 8 loudspeakers & 2 subwoofers, 10‘University of Music Lübeck (MHL), Electronic Studio
Ilia Viazov sonic.snapshot,(2026), for live coding, corpus based concatenative synthesis & spatial modulation synthesis, 9‘
Goeun Kim, Fluid Assemblies (2026), for solo performer with Goma-02 (self-built electronic instrument), musical agent system, live electronics & interactive video, 9‘
Grigorii Osipov Snarefication, (2026), for an installative instrument (4 snare drums, 4 resonating surfaces & 4 light sources), 9‘
InStrument Builders Ensemble (2026), for 6 self-built instruments, 10‘, Goma-02: Goeun Kim, Live electronics: Seha Kim, Wildschwein: Ilia Viazov, Percussion & live electronics: Grigorii Osipov, MORSA: Diego Morales Castillo, Live electronics: Jiwoo Suk
Concert 8
8:00 pm, ZKM KubusFolkwang University of the Arts, Institute for Computer Music and Electronic Media (ICEM)
Jesper Borstel Actually, I can’t, (2024), fixed media for 4K video & multichannel audio, 4‘ (excerpt)
Arkin Kodalak Ich würde vorziehen, es nicht zu tun, (2026), fixed media for multichannel audio, 4‘ (excerpt)
Georgiy Ryzhov Nullpunkt, (2026), fixed media for multichannel audio, 4‘
Mylène Kroon Als een schaduw, (2026), fixed media for multichannel audio, 4‘
Tibor Gabriel Riedel lamina, (2026), fixed media for multichannel audio, 4‘
Fabian Bentrup, Philipp von Neumann & Ruben Philipp oder zerfällt, zerfasert, (2026), for zither, guitar & live electronics (multichannel), 12‘
Theo Voerste nach richtigen wesen tanzt ein wort hin und her, (2026), fixed media for multichannel audio, 4‘
Ilya Perov Flächen, (2025), fixed media for 4K video & multichannel audio, 4‘ (excerpt)Trigger warning: Strobe lights will be used during this concert.
Arda Saraçoğlu understanding Understanding Understanding,(2026), for live electronics, 5’ Uraufführung
Francesco Gulic im Winde, (2026), fixed media, 6‘
Franz Wolfgang Gurt Short Mass No. II, (2026), for live electronics, 6’
Luis Torres Jarquín Crack, (2026), fixed media, 5‘30‘‘
zlata zhdkv phantoms, (2026), for live electronics, 6’
Lars Tuchel perfect and perfectly still, (2026), fixed media, 4', World premiere
polystructure (Joris Kindler & Cornelius Grömminger) Conscious shifts, (2025/26), audiovisual live performance, 6’
Imprint
ZKM | Hertzlab
Dr. Lea-Luka Sikau (Curator)
Dominik Kautz (Project lead)
Laura Benetschik (Assistant project manager & technical support)
Ben Miller & Sebastian Schottke (Sound directors)
Manuel Urrutia (Stage manager)
Negin Mozafari, Till Bechtloff & Andres Kaufmes (Sound and event technology)
Hans Gass & Alexander Elskamp (Light and stage technology)
ZKM | Event
Manuel Weber (Technical director)
Marcus Thiel & Henning Möller (Event technology)
Manuel Maric (Lighting technology)
Mirko Posluschny (Stagehand)
