MUSIC UPDATE

June 2025

Hello colleagues,

Discover the EBU Music Commissioning Scheme, with the first offer already available in MUS, before we get public about it very soon. Check out our Euroradio Folk Festival playlist before we head to Rudolstadt, and dive into the recordings from our latest in-person events. In this issue, you'll find our offers not to be missed and, last but not least, MIS's latest report on music trends. Wishing you a fantastic summer!

SPOTLIGHT

EBU Music launches the Commissioning Scheme

It features 10 new EBU commissions for media ensembles and classical channels to composers of diverse backgrounds, chosen by 19 EBU media representatives. The commissioned works are centred on the idea of reinventing the art of storytelling, connecting deeply with contemporary themes while reflecting the values of public service media: engagement, inclusivity, and accessibility. Premieres, performed by EBU media orchestras and choirs, will be recorded and included in the Euroradio Music Exchange, starting from 13 September 2025 through the 2028-2029 season. The first offer is available in MUS. Stay tuned, more info is coming soon!

finkslinggs, supported by ORF at the 2025 Euroradio Folk Festival. (Huble)

LATEST NEWS

In partnership with the Rudolstadt Festival, the EBU Folk Producers are proud to support 14 exciting acts featured in this year's Euroradio Folk Festival hosted by MDR from 4-6 July. Get a taste of the music in our playlist!

Scream it – don’t stream it: Radio 100,7 presents Live Karaoke –MSP Radio 100,7 (Luxembourg) partnered with Koll an Aktioun, an alternative music and arts festival with a strong focus on sustainability. A highlight was Saturday's interactive karaoke, where attendees sang with a live band featuring two renowned jazz musicians from Luxembourg and a classic overhead projector.

Check out what was discussed at the Media Orchestra Seminar and at the Classical Music Plenary, which took place respectively in May in Katowice and in June in Copenhagen. Audio recordings and presentations of both events are now available on our website (Members only).

Concertino Praga – the Antonín Dvořák International Radio Competition for Young Musicians is now accepting entries for its 2026 edition. Czech Radio offers to EBU radio organizations the final round as well as the concert featuring the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra with the laureate. The concert with 2023 winner Adam Znamirovsky is still available in MUS.

OFFERS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED

Celia Cruz. (Scott Gries/Getty Images)

Celia Cruz at 100 – Celebrating the 'Queen of Salsa', with Tito Puente and his orchestra. Live in 1990 from Fabrik, Hamburg, and offered by NDR.

The Danish String Quartet. (Agnete Schlichtkrull)

The Danish String Quartet receives the 2025 Léonie Sonnings Music Prize – Featuring the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Girls’ Choir. The concert was attended by the Classical Music Plenary participants in Copenhagen and is now available in MUS thanks to Danish Radio.

Composer Hawar Tawfiq. (Jörgen Caris)

Hawar Tawfiq's new work composed for the City of Amsterdam's 750th birthday, offered by NPO and available in MUS – The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra will be conducted by Karina Canellakis.

Arvo Pärt. (Kaupo Kikkas)

Arvo Pärt turns 90 on 11 September. Celebrate his life and music with concerts from ERR, Danish Radio, DKU, Czech Radio and the BBC.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

4-6 July – Euroradio Folk Festival, Rudolstadt

5 July – Folk Producers Meeting, Rudolstadt

11 September – Arvo Pärt's 90th birthday

24-26 September – Classical Music Group Meeting, Prague

15-16 October – Music Strategy & Eurosonic Live Meetings, Paris

22-26 October – WOMEX, Tampere

22 October – World Music Workshop, Tampere

Visit ebu.ch to see all our upcoming events, plus presentations and videos from past events.

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Music Trends

MIS's latest report explores Europe’s music landscape through five interconnected lenses: the Music Economy, Music Listening, Genres and Generations, the Role of Media and Public Service Media's Unique Contribution.

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