Recitals, workshops and the determinedly avant garde feature in Music Current festival

More than 500 iconic objects, from robots to synthesisers, feature at the German show

Lennon discusses his love for Yoko Ono and being ‘possessed’ by fame in lost interview

Florian Schneider’s death is a reminder of how influential – and emotional – their music was

And, more importantly, will we be able to watch him star in Dune from a cinema seat?

With more than 20 events over four days, the festival features the best in contemporary music

When it comes to performing Steve Reich, the percussionist says, preparation is key

Wendy Carlos’s 1968 album of Bach music for Moog synthesiser brought electronic music into the mainstream and influenced artists from Giorgio Moroder to Daft Punk

Michael Dervan: Against the odds, Defrosted event offered memorable performances

The spoken word overlaid with music – or should it be the other way around – actually has quite a long history

There’s no way that the whole programme can be saved – it’s too big and too complicated for that

From the scandalous opera by Thomas Adès to new work by Crash Ensemble

The experience of the festival has been like that of a child of warring parents

Despite denouncing Stockhausen as a charlatan, Brian Boydell was no traditionalist. And Salvatore Sciarrino at Silenzio further cements Louth Contemporary Music Festival’s reputation