Tanglewood Events
Festival of Contemporary Music
The Festival of Contemporary Music (FCM) is one of the world's premier showcases for works from the current musical landscape and landmark pieces from the new music vanguard of the 20th century. FCM affords Tanglewood Music Center Fellows the opportunity to explore unfamiliar repertoire and experience the value of direct collaboration with living composers.
2026 Festival of Contemporary Music
Luminary Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen curates this summer’s Festival of Contemporary Music, one of the world’s premier showcases of music, performers, and composers of today. Hear groundbreaking works by visionary Nordic artists who are defining the next evolution of classical music.
Acknowledgements
The Festival of Contemporary Music has been endowed in perpetuity by the generosity of Dr. Raymond H. and Mrs. Hannah H. Schneider, with additional support from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, the Alice M. Ditson Fund at Columbia University, the Amphion Foundation, Inc., Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation, Finlandia Foundation National, the Fromm Music Foundation, and Drs. Prudence P. Kline and Paul L. Kimmel.
Esa-Pekka Salonen
The Merwin Geffen, M.D. and Norman Solomon, M.D. Festival of Contemporary Music Director
Festival of Contemporary Music | Nordic Boomers
Jul 27, 2026 - 8:00pm
Seiji Ozawa Hall, Lenox/Stockbridge, MA