Tabula rasa: concert of the Muzikon orchestra and Marina Khudykh

Tabula Rasa — a journey into the world of contemporary academic music with works by Alfred Schnittke, Arvo Pärt, and Sofia Gubaidulina

The Belgrade Youth Center will host Tabula Rasa — a unique event showcasing 20th and 21st-century academic music through the works of outstanding contemporary composers.

Tabula Rasa is an interdisciplinary project with a unique narrative structure, where specially designed lighting becomes an integral part of the program. The project features the Muzikon Orchestra, pianist and program author Marina Khudyakova, as well as violinist Mikhail Andrushchenko, a regular member of Teodor Currentzis's musicAeterna Orchestra.

The program includes five musical pieces unified into a single storyline. Among them are works by Alfred Schnittke, the legendary Soviet composer and living classic; Arvo Pärt, one of the most renowned geniuses of our time; and the outstanding female composer Sofia Gubaidulina, arranged for piano and string orchestra. Some of these works will be performed in Serbia for the first time.

The event organizers aim to present academic music in a new, modern light, making it accessible and appealing to a wide audience, offering guests an exciting journey into the world of academic art.

Participants of the Tabula Rasa program:

The Muzikon Orchestra — a young Serbian multimedia ensemble founded on the principles of quality, skill, and creativity. With more than 10 years of experience in organizing concerts and performances worldwide, their repertoire includes not only classical music but also collaborations with renowned jazz musicians from Serbia. Muzikon's mission is to make classical music an integral part of contemporary culture.

Marina Khudyakova — a soloist, program author, and TEDx speaker. A graduate of the Rachmaninoff Paris Conservatory, she founded a cultural center in Belgrade. In 2023, she created and performed the TRIVIUM project, a large-scale concert trilogy at the Kolarac Belgrade Hall and Novi Sad Synagogue. This is a landmark interdisciplinary project aimed at positive changes in the world through the power of music.

Mikhail Andrushchenko — a graduate of the Moscow State Conservatory, a regular member of the musicAeterna and Utopia orchestras, the first concertmaster of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as the concertmaster of the Opera and Ballet Orchestra of the Belgrade Theater.