Festival O/Modernt - Brahms and New Paths

Festival O/Modernt gathers a wonderful array of artists from around the world to share the stage with emerging talents for a week of concerts and arts events. Witness the magic of new Brahms-inspired commissions by Albert Schnelzer, Sebastian Fagerlund and Jill Jarman, juxtaposing his music with some unexpected partners, including the rock band Nirvana, Henry Purcell and Philip Glass.

In 1853 Schumann published a celebrated essay, 'New Paths', which extols BRAHMS (1833-1897) in messianic terms as the one composer able to ‘give expression to his times in ideal fashion’. Anticipating the philosophy of O/Modernt, Brahms lived up to the hype and reinvented the past by redefining the roots of classical music, breathing contemporary life into historical styles and opening up NEW PATHS.