The Kraków-based Unsound Festival, curated by Unsound Artistic Director Mat Schulz, challenges traditional presumptions of contemporary composition with unique staging, unlikely instrumentation, and passionate presentation. Unsound performers draw liberally and without prejudice from the traditions of electronic, experimental, jazz, classical music, folk, and beyond. The festival’s 2026 return to Lincoln Center promises audiences a sonic tour of unpredictable ingenuity with unforgettable experiences that blur genre and push the boundaries of the aural avant-garde. Featured artists include Actress, Ka Baird, FUJI|||||||||||TA, Team Rolfes, claire rousay, Martyna Basta, Giant Claw, Julek ploski, Hania Rani, Księżyc, the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra, Valentina Mageletti, Jack Wylie, and more!

Curated by Mat Schulz, Unsound Artistic Director

Unsound is co-organized and co-presented by Fundacja Tone – Muzyka i Nowe Formy Sztuki and the Polish Cultural Institute New York. This project is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland from the Culture Promotion Fund in partnership with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute. The main partner of Unsound Web KRK – NYC is the Polish National Foundation.

Upcoming Events

October 21 at 7:30 pm

Unsound New York

FUJI|||||||||||TA & Ka Baird / Actress / Team Rolfes

Lincoln Center Presents

October 21 at 7:30 pm

location pin logoAlice Tully Hall

A three-set evening of U.S. premieres: sound artist FUJI|||||||||||TA, music pioneer Actress, and Team Rolfes' multimedia theater.

ALL AGES
MUSIC
MULTIMEDIA

October 22 at 7:30 pm

Festival of Firsts
Unsound New York

claire rousay & Martyna Basta / Keith "Giant Claw" Rankin & Julek ploski

Lincoln Center Presents

October 22 at 7:30 pm

location pin logoDavid Rubenstein Atrium

American and Polish experimental sound artists present new joint projects showcasing their collaborative skills as electronic composers and performers.
ALL AGES
MUSIC
U.S. DEBUT

October 23 at 7:30 pm

Unsound New York

Hania Rani Presents Non-Fiction

featuring Sinfonia Varsovia and Księżyc

Lincoln Center Presents

October 23 at 7:30 pm

location pin logoWu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall

Cult Polish group Księżyc celebrates their acclaimed 1996 debut album, and pianist Hania Rani performs with the 45-piece Sinfonia Varsovia and guests.

ALL AGES
MUSIC
EXPERIMENTAL

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