INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL-WORKSHOP OF CONTEMPORARY AND IMPROVISED MUSIC “CONTEMPLAY”
February 2–6, 2026
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL-WORKSHOP OF CONTEMPORARY AND IMPROVISED MUSIC “CONTEMPLAY”
ContemPLAY is an international festival-workshop of contemporary and improvised music that brings together concerts, creative workshops, and open improvisation sessions. The festival emphasizes the creative process, live musical practice, and collaboration, offering space for both the latest contemporary works and free improvisation practices.
The core of the festival is the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, its contemporary music performance, improvisation, and composition study programs, as well as the LMTA Music Innovation Study Centre. The festival is complemented by the improvisational music platform Improdimensija and the Lithuanian Ensemble Network / LENsemble.
PROGRAMME
February 2, Monday | 19:00
LMTA Study Campus Theatre Hall (Olandų St. 21, Vilnius)
welcomePLAY
Festival opening concert
Programme: Vykintas Baltakas, John Cage, Alejandro Viñao, Andrius Šiurys, Jonas Jurkūnas, improvisations.
Performers: Liudas Mockūnas (saxophone), Karolina Ramonė (voice), Julija Bagdonavičiūtė (piano), Paula Bagotyriūtė (piano), Emilė Brazytė (saxophone), Teodoras Butas (saxophone), Pranas Germanavičius (percussion), Lieselot De Wilde (voice).
February 3, Tuesday | 19:00
LMTA Study Campus Theatre Hall (Olandų St. 21, Vilnius)
improPLAY
Improdimensija concert
Programme: improvised music program.
Performers: Liudas Mockūnas (saxophones), Anto Pett (piano), Tom Blancarte (double bass), Christian Windfeld (drums), Arnas Mikalkėnas (drums, piano).
February 4, Wednesday | 19:00
LMTA Study Campus Theatre Hall (Olandų St. 21, Vilnius)
LENsemblePLAY
Programme: Bruno Maderna, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Giulio Cattaneo, Federico Pezzatini, Davide Broggini, Asja Kadić, Ethan Blackburn, improvisations.
Performers: Massimo Restifo Pecorella (clarinet), Giulio Cattaneo (live electronics), Paula Bagotyriūtė (prepared piano), Deividas Skridaila (prepared guitar / electric bass), Christian Windfeld (percussion).
February 5, Thursday | 19:00
LMTA Study Campus Theatre Hall (Olandų St. 21, Vilnius)
electroPLAY
Programme:
El Chico Fuendre & LMTA Electronic Music Ensemble – VoltagePLAY;
RESONO group – final concert of the creative week;
improvisations.
Performers: RESONO group (tutors Matas Samulionis, Bruno Pereira, Lieselot De Wilde);\
El Chico Fuendre (Domantas Pūras, Jokūbas Preikša, Ignas Šoliūnas) and the LMTA Electronic Music Ensemble (tutor Jonas Jurkūnas);
Mantautas Krukauskas, Bruno Pereira, Matas Samulionis.
February 6, Friday | 17:00
LMTA Grand Hall (Gediminas Ave. 42, Vilnius)
ContemPLAY I
Final festival-workshop concert
Programme: Laura Zarembaitė, Matias Norena Muriel, Marco Righetto, Phuc Nguyen, Vacca Mateo.
Performers: joint contemPLAY ensemble, conductor Vykintas Baltakas.
February 6, Friday | 18:30
LMTA Balcony Theatre (Gediminas Ave. 42, Vilnius)
ContemPLAY II
Final concert of improvisational music ensembles
Tutors: Liudas Mockūnas, Arnas Mikalkėnas, Anto Pett, Tom Blancarte, Christian Windfeld.
February 2–6 | 21:00–00:30
Bar Poliklinika (Gediminas Ave. 27, Vilnius)
JamPLAY
Free improvisation sessions
Festival organizers:
Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Improdimensija, Lithuanian Ensemble Network / LENsemble.
Festival partners:
Lithuanian Composers’ Union, Poliklinika bar.
Festival supporters:
Erasmus+, Lithuanian Council for Culture.