Review of the 28th International Review of Composers, Belgrade, Serbia, October 4–9, 2019.
Review of the 28th International Review of Composers, Belgrade, Serbia, October 4–9, 2019.

Summary/Abstract: The 28th International Review of Composers was held at the Students’ Cultural Center [Studentski kulturni centar] in Belgrade, from 4th to 9th October 2019. Similar to last year, the 28th Review didn’t have a specific title that would determine the thematic content of the festival. Therefore, Belgrade audience heard a heterogeneous collection of works, ranging from solo instrumental works and pieces for various types of small chamber ensembles to pieces written for larger ensembles both with and without electronics. The Review’s program was divided into nine thematic concerts named after the pieces that were on the repertoire: during six days, musicians performed around sixty compositions (chosen out of more than two hundred submitted works), most of which were written in the last ten years, except for a few pieces that were written in the second half of the last century, by eminent composers such as Philip Glass and Steve Reich. The 28th Review also included a lecture by Serbian composer and musicologist Branka Popović.

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