The appointment was approved by the Board of Directors of La Biennale chaired by Pietrangelo Buttafuoco for the two-year term 2025-2026.
The 69th International Festival of Contemporary Music will run from 11-25 October 2025, directed by Caterina Barbieri. The programme will feature several daily events with international soloists and ensembles as well as the actvities of the Biennale College Musica dedicated to new projects that will be included the Festival’s programme.
Caterina Barbieri (1990) is an Italian musician and composer based in Berlin. She earned diplomas in classical guitar and electroacoustic composition – as well as Modern literature – in Bologna, and studied at the Royal College of Music and the Elektronmusikstudion in Stockholm. She has participated in some of the most important international music festivals.
Ensemble This - Ensemble That
Tim Hecker
Christian Benning Percussion Group
Peter Evans
Georg Vogel
Estelle Schorpp
Robert Henke
Wolfgang Mitterer
Fabio Machiavelli