cresc… 2026 – Biennale für aktuelle Musik
Frankfurt Rhein Main / Theres mit Julian Prégardien / Sound Port Frankfurt / Liberation Orchestra / Seminare für Komponist*innen
New CD release: ›Dancing on a Volcano – Music between 1920 and 1933‹ Today, Ensemble Modern Media releases a new album featuring works by Paul Hindemith, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Arnold Schoenberg and Kurt Weill, performed by Ensemble Modern, mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta and the vocal ensemble amarcord under the direction of HK Gruber. Recorded live at the Cologne Philharmonie in 2025, the programme brings together works by composers who were forced into exile after 1933—reflecting the tensions between artistic awakening and political upheaval. Paul Hindemith: ›Chamber Music No. 1‹ Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Suite from ›Much Ado About Nothing‹ Arnold Schoenberg: ›Accompaniment to a Film Scene‹ Kurt Weill: ›The Seven Deadly Sins‹ This recording has been made with major support from the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, which also initiated the commission of the 15-player version of ›The Seven Deadly Sins‹. Available now digitally and in stores. → Order now: in our webshop at http://www.ensemble-modern.com → or via our Bandcamp: http://ensemblemodern.bandcamp.com #EnsembleModern #KurtWeill #Hindemith #Korngold #Schoenberg The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music Wallis Giunta amarcord
New CD release: ›Dancing on a Volcano – Music between 1920 and 1933‹ Today, Ensemble Modern Media releases a new album featuring works by Paul Hindemith, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Arnold Schoenberg and Kurt Weill, performed by Ensemble Modern, mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta and the vocal ensemble amarcord under the direction of HK Gruber. Recorded live at the Cologne Philharmonie in 2025, the programme brings together works by composers who were forced into exile after 1933—reflecting the tensions between artistic awakening and political upheaval. Paul Hindemith: ›Chamber Music No. 1‹ Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Suite from ›Much Ado About Nothing‹ Arnold Schoenberg: ›Accompaniment to a Film Scene‹ Kurt Weill: ›The Seven Deadly Sins‹ This recording has been made with major support from the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, which also initiated the commission of the 15-player version of ›The Seven Deadly Sins‹. Available now digitally and in stores. → Order now: in our webshop at http://www.ensemble-modern.com → or via our Bandcamp: http://ensemblemodern.bandcamp.com #EnsembleModern #KurtWeill #Hindemith #Korngold #Schoenberg @kurtweillfndn @wallis.giunta @amarcordofficial @rosenthal_musikmanagement
Behind the scenes in South Korea 🇰🇷 Rehearsals for ›Three Inventions‹ by George Benjamin and ›Graffiti‹ by Unsuk Chin — both will be presented as South Korean premieres on the weekend. Unsuk Chin joined us in the rehearsal room. More from Tongyeong soon. Upcoming concerts: 📍 Tongyeong International Music Festival I March 28, 11:00 📍 Tongyeong International Music Festival II March 29, 15:00 #EnsembleModern #UnsukChin #GeorgeBenjamin #BehindTheScenes @timf_tongyeong @tobycthatcher @unsukchinofficial