September 30–October 3, 2026
Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Central Building (Gedimino Ave. 42, Vilnius)
On September 30–October 3 of 2026 an international symposium dedicated to microtonality “Mikrotöne: Small is Beautiful” is being organized in Vilnius. The symposium, organized by the LMTA Performing Arts Research Centre together with the Lithuanian Section of ISCM and the International Society of Ekmelic Music, will take place during the days of the microtonal music festival “Microfest Vilnius 2026”. At the events dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Lithuanian Section of the International Society of Contemporary Music, composers and performers – Frank Stadler, Vytautas Germanavičius, Juhani Nuorvala, Elisa Järvi, Hossam Mahmoud, Agustin Castilla-Ávila and others – will present new works, 20th century music classics and unique traditional music. In creative workshops, we will hear the microtonal organ and share the practice of composing and performing microtonal music.
The language of the symposium is English.
The festival will be held in English, Lithuanian, and German.