Dror Feiler ( Sweden). APositsia X, 2014, Saint Petersburg, Russia

APosition International Music Forum (APositsia) X, 2014, SaintPetersburg, Russia. New music as an autonomous and independent art form in Russia dates back to the Soviet era. Contemporary Music Club in Leningrad (19791982) was the first semiofficial institution with rich and diverse artistic programme: from classical avantgarde to free improvisation to avantrock and then exotic ethnic music. The Club was banned by authorities in 1982 and the tradition under the name of Open Music festival c