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Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

Huddersfield, United Kingdom
DatesNov 20–29, 2026 · 10 days
LocationHuddersfield, United Kingdom
PriceFrom £40
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Overview

About

Founded in 1978 by musicologist Richard Steinitz, the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival takes place across several venues in this Yorkshire town, including the Town Hall and the University of Huddersfield. Devoted to contemporary and experimental music with an emphasis on premieres, it has hosted composers such as Stockhausen, Steve Reich and Lachenmann.

Edition 2026

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Nik BärtschShovel Dance CollectiveRhodri DaviesEnsemble ResonanzEnsemble for New Music TallinnKKatariin RaskaRRebecca SaundersRRiot EnsembleSSCHOLA HEIDELBERGÁÁine O’DwyerBBarbara DrazkovEEmil KárlsenHHeather RocheJJan HendrickseJJulija BagdonavičiūtėLLauri SupponenMMarie SchreerMMichael FinnissyQQuatuor BozziniSShabnam ParvareshSSteamboat SwitzerlandTThe Sleep of Reason Produces MonstersAAndy IngamellsAAnn CleareAArtisansCCollegium Novum ZürichCCONDENSED MUSICCCristián AlvearDDiego Castro MagasEElectric CircusEEnsemble ProtonFFaqir ZulfiqarHHayley SuvisteHhcmf// 2026HHIVE ChoirJJames DillonJJuno 3JJürg FreyKKris KuldkeppLLore Amenabar LarrañagaMMarco FusiMMilana SarukhanyanNNaomi PinnockOOpus 58OOrchidéesRRadical Polish AnsamblRRainfairRRaumZeitPiratenRRob HaoSSaxtronautsSSimon RummelSSonia AlloriSSYKLITTTreelineVVillem JahuZZimmermann / LienhardZZöllner-Roche DuoDDEAR, DEAR

On site

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Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible

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Getting there

Location

St Paul's Hall, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, Royaume-Uni

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Archive

Past editions

202516 artists
Better LoversGreyhavenAa-tota-soEEvery HellHHidden MothersBroken NarrativeBBryony WilliamsSStillFFatalistKKissKissKillPPoorly Trained RadicalsTThe CaymansTTo The LighthouseTToronto BlessingsUUnfinished Stories6’68
2024Feb 2, 202435 artists
The HunnaCrowbarEvileGetdown ServicesThe OriellesThe Bug ClubFriedbergSilverbacksGodthrymmMouth CultureInhuman NatureMuddiBrookeGGrandmas HousePale Blue EyesTThese Wicked RiversTThe Pictish TrailWWayward SonsGGrief RitualThe Hot One TwoalphabetMMuddy ElephantNNature TVUUnderdarkDDisposableMMewnUUnburierBBalgurraCConnor WalshDDenver County CouncilDDUVETHHarrison RimmerMMatthew PearcePPaid by CashUUnfinished StoriesHHearts & Souls
202354 artists
TelemanMatmosAngel Du$tÉliane RadiguePanic ShackBritish LionBaba AliBuzzard Buzzard BuzzardSlateNadar EnsembleThe MeffsTThese Wicked RiversHONESTYAAerial SaladCCrazy ArmVVoodoo SixTThe St Pierre Snake InvasionGGeorge LewisPPowerplantAAustin GoldJennifer WalsheMMariam RezaeiAAirforceAAnna KorsunBára GísladóttirGGorilla RiotLLee PattersonNNoa FrenkelRRebecca SaundersRRiot EnsembleAAngharad DaviesEEnsemble NikelLLiza LimLLondon SinfoniettaQQuatuor BozziniTTyshawn SoreyAApartment HouseCCharles UzorDDon GonzoEEnsemble SynaesthesisEExaudiGGBSR DuoHHans Werner HenzeJJohn ButcherJJürg FreyLLaura BowlerLLisa IlleanMMichel ChionNNicole LizéeOOslo SinfoniettaSSteven DaversonSStone Drawn CirclesTT.S. WARSPITEŽŽibuoklė Martinaitytė
202246 artists
NebulaAnd So I Watch You From AfarDestrageThe Atomic BitchwaxSelf EsteemSvalbardBlack SpidersHoneyglazeKaty J PearsonDo NothingQuatuor DiotimaThe Goa ExpressThe SlatesThe Dream MachinePPat ThomasPhoebe GreenEnsemble IntercontemporainSKAMMMarco BlaauwCCrash EnsembleDDig LazarusHHidden MothersAAndreas BorregaardDDecibelMMountain CallerPPhilip VenablesRRiot EnsembleTThe Byker Grove Fan ClubUUnderdarkAAustralian Art OrchestraCCheap TeethCCivil ServiceJJan HendrickseLLisa StreichLLiza LimLLondon SinfoniettaMMewnSSuryaTTyshawn SoreyVVogonsGGandalf the GreenJJürg FreyJJustė JanulytėRRaven ChaconRRed Note EnsembleSSeraphina Simone
202136 artists
Dead Poet SocietySalemJames And The Cold GunEnsemble MusikfabrikJJuliet FraserEEva ReiterIIctus EnsembleArditti QuartetBára GísladóttirBBrigitta MuntendorfEEnsemble KlangHHannah KendallCChaya CzernowinEEnno PoppeLLondon SinfoniettaAAndrea ValleBBeing a TigerCCath RobertsCClara IannottaEEva Maria HoubenEExplore EnsembleGGBSR DuoGGeorgia RodgersHHavelockeJJames DillonJJohn ButcherLLaurence CraneLLaurence OsbornLLisa IlleanLLuke NickelMMark KnoopMMauro LanzaRRed Note EnsembleSSam StarkTThe Riot EnsembleZZubin Kanga
2020Feb 6–22, 202019 artists
LoatheSpace AfrikaPhoxjawInhuman NatureGGod ComplexAAngharad DaviesIIncineryLLondon SinfoniettaAArne GieshoffCCassandra MillerEExplore EnsembleFFatal CollisionGGBSR DuoJJames DillonJJoanna BailieOOliver LeithSSplinteredSStone HandTTempered
2019Aug 28 – Sep 21, 20197 artists
Slow CrushThe Battery FarmPPaul CarterTThe KingcrowsJJohn Merrick's RemainsTthysenTToronto Blessings
201824 artists
The AtarisI Set My Friends on FireEvileEmployed to ServeConjurerBlack Orchid EmpireRRipTideBBlack MapFFoetal JuiceGGod ComplexSSlimboyTTangled HairTThe Senton BombsWWot Gorilla?ArkdownEEat DefeatTTera MelosAAll These YearsAmongst ThievesDDrunken DuncanNNeil PhillipsPPhluidRRandolph’s GrinTTenements
201613 artists
Knocked LooseEvery Time I DieModern BaseballCounterpartsPUPDrug ChurchLandscapesBBlack PeaksHHECKEExpireBBad SignTThree Man Cannon6’68
20156 artists
PsychostickRolo TomassiCCavortsTThe Colour LineDDJ PsychostickDDog Fashion Disco
2012May 12, 20124 artists
MC LarsCCorn MoMMaja RatkjeMMath the Band
20111 artist
BBent Sørensen
2010Nov 19–28, 20101 artist
RRebecca Saunders
2009Nov 20–29, 20095 artists
Arditti QuartetJJonathan HarveyLLouis AndriessenMmusikFabrikNNieuw Ensemble
2008Nov 21–30, 20081 artist
AAscolta ensemble
2006Nov 17–26, 20062 artists
KKitchen MotorsPPsappha

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