Helmut Lachenmann 90th birthday

To mark his 90th birthday on 27 November 2025, Ensemble Modern is dedicating several concerts to composer Helmut Lachenmann in Berlin (3 September), Cologne (19 November), Frankfurt am Main (26 November) and Hamburg (29 November). The programme centrepiece is ›Concertini‹, a large-scale work closely associated with the ensemble and a prime example of the decades-long collaboration between Lachenmann and Ensemble Modern. Unsuk Chin’s ›Graffiti‹ provides a tonal counterpoint. In the 2024/25 season, Ensemble Modern joins forces with the IEMA Ensemble to form a cross-generational collective under the musical direction of Sylvain Cambreling. On 2 December, Helmut Lachenmann will also be the focus of a Happy New Ears concert at the Frankfurt Opera, where his ›Mouvement (– vor der Erstarrung)‹ will be performed.

Dates

31Aug

16.00

Haus Der Dea, Dachsaal

Frankfurt am Main
(Germany)

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3Sep

19.00

Berliner Philharmonie, Großer Saal

Berlin
(Germany)

// EM + IEMA

19Nov

20.00

Kölner Philharmonie

Cologne
(Germany)

// EM + IEMA

26Nov

20.00

Alte Oper Frankfurt, Mozart Saal

Frankfurt am Main
(Germany)

// EM + IEMA

29Nov

20.00

Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal

Hamburg
(Germany)

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