Semibreve closes the performance programme for its 2026 edition with a final wave of confirmations spanning commissioned works, world premieres, live performances and exploratory club culture.

Newly announced artists include Nuno Canavarro & Bruno Miguel Pinto with “/Radiant Rift”, Marta Salogni presenting  “a,drift”, a commissioned work by Semibreve, Berlin Atonal and Unsound), Ricardo Jacinto with the world premiere of “Manto”, Suzan Peeters performing “Cassotto”, System Sophie with the premiere of “Carbolines”, Peder Mannerfelt B2B RONI, Flora Yin-Wong and Dawn Dani.

Full festival passes are now sold out, but it is still possible to experience the full festival through a combination of Theatro Circo passes and gnration day tickets, both on sale. Daily tickets for performances at Theatro Circo will be on sale today.

The parallel programme, including talks, workshops and cinema, will be announced soon.

Commissioned by Semibreve, “/Radiant Rift” marks a new collaboration between Nuno Canavarro, a seminal figure in Portuguese experimental music and author of the landmark 1988 album Plux Quba, and LA-based Portuguese composer and producer Bruno Miguel Pinto. Blending fragile ambient textures, acoustic resonance, electronics, piano and voice, the performance will also feature visuals created by Canavarro himself.

One of the most acclaimed recording engineers and producers working today, Marta Salogni — whose credits include Björk, Depeche Mode, M.I.A. and Gorillaz — presents “a,drift”, a new work for multiple reel-to-reel tape machines and oscillators commissioned by Semibreve, Berlin Atonal and Unsound.

In a world premiere, Ricardo Jacinto presents “Manto”, a new piece for prepared cello, electronics and multichannel diffusion exploring sound as a tectonic and physical phenomenon. Through amplification, electroacoustic feedback and immersive spatialisation, the work unfolds as a dense sonic environment inspired by geological pressure and the shifting states of matter within the Earth’s mantle.

Brussels-based accordionist, composer and improviser Suzan Peeters brings “Cassotto”, a work that expands the sonic possibilities of the accordion through extended techniques and textural experimentation. Named after the resonating chamber inside the instrument itself, the performance explores intimacy, resonance and acoustic transformation.

Premiering at the festival, “Carbolines” by System Sophie transforms the human body into a biological synthesiser where memory, emotion and physical sensation become sound. Built through irregular rhythms, digital textures and immersive electronics, the performance navigates the intersections of ambient, industrial and techno-inflected experimentation.

A rare back-to-back encounter between Peder Mannerfelt, half of the duo Roll The Dice, and Parisian-Malaysian DJ, producer and head of Nehza Records, RONI. Two uncompromising voices in contemporary electronic music, moving through industrial techno, experimental club mutations and intense rhythmic explorations, the set thrives on tension, unpredictability and raw energy.

Also joining the festival with a DJ set is Flora Yin-Wong, whose practice merges field recordings, electronic manipulation and deconstructed club music into deeply immersive sonic environments shaped by memory, mythology and diasporic narratives.

Closing this final wave of confirmations is Dawn Dani, a DJ from Braga whose sets move between dark atmospheres, deep basslines and emotionally driven storytelling, crafting immersive journeys shaped by introspection and underground club culture.

Azu Tiwaline
Fennesz & Oscar Jockel Saffron on Grey
João Carlos Pinto A1-0 N3
Malcolm Pardon & Gustaf Broms Flesh and Bones
Noémi Büchi Exuvie
PYUR & Tarik Barri Mass Oneiria
Qasim Naqvi & Steven Wendt Howlround
Sam Slater & Guests Lunng
TYGAPAW Together You Gather All Power Applied Worldwide

Premiered in February this year at the Berliner Philharmoniker, Semibreve will host the second presentation of Saffron on Grey, a new collaboration between composer and conductor Oscar Jockel and Austrian producer and guitarist Christian Fennesz. The performance features a 12-piece ensemble and a specially designed light setup.

Lunng is the new work by British artist Sam Slater. The sound designer, producer and composer, and two-time Grammy winner, will present this piece in a performance featuring collaborations with local artists, alongside stage and lighting design by Theresa Baumgartner.

In a world premiere, Berlin-based experimental electronic artist Sophie Schnell, or PUYR, will present Mass Oneiria, her fourth album, in an A/V show with visuals by renowned artist Tarik Barri, who has collaborated with Radiohead, Atoms for Peace, Paul Jebanasam and Nicolas Jaar, among many others.

Also in a world premiere, Pakistani-American composer Qasim Naqvi, best known as the drummer of the acclaimed trio Dawn of Midi, will present an A/V show based on his modular synthesiser compositions, accompanied by Steven Wendt’s video feedback projections.

Swiss-French composer and sound artist Noémi Büchi will present her new record, Exuvie, in an A/V show with visuals by Brigitte Faessler.

Flesh and Bones is the new album by Swedish producer Malcolm Pardon, one half of Roll The Dice. In a world premiere at Semibreve, the performance will be based on this new work, enhanced by film and set design by Swedish visual artist Gustaf Broms.

Set for release this May on Tresor Records, TYGAPAW’s third studio album explores industrial, dancehall and techno, focusing on Black queer and trans identity. At Semibreve, TYGAPAW will present a powerful, haunting, sensual and activating live performance.

Inspired by her roots in the Sahara desert, French-Tunisian artist Azu Tiwaline surprised audiences with her debut Draw Me a Silence in 2020. At Semibreve, she will present a live performance based on her latest work with Cinna Peyghamy, showcasing her distinctive blend of dub culture, techno hypnosis and Berber music.

After a year as artist in residence at Porto’s Casa da Música, Portuguese composer and musician João Carlos Pinto will premiere at Semibreve a new immersive sci-fi and techno-futuristic performance, presented across multiple moments.

+ to be announced

+ installations, talks, workshops, cinema