Life is a constant becoming, a long way until death - at least. In his music, Alberto Posadas deals with existential themes of being human. In "Poética del Camino", the Spanish composer sends Ensemble Recherche and the Neue Vocalsolisten on winding paths between isolation and coming together. The text is based on Wilhelm Müller's cycle […]
Life is a constant becoming, a long way until death - at least. In his music, Alberto Posadas deals with existential themes of being human. In "Poética del Camino", the Spanish composer sends Ensemble Recherche and the Neue Vocalsolisten on winding paths between isolation and coming together. The text is based on Wilhelm Müller's cycle […]
The spontaneous concert format of FBO and ensemble recherche in their rehearsal room A free event of the foundation of the Baden-Württembergische Ensemble-Akademie Freiburg Under the title "Schlag 6 im Ensemblehaus" ("Beat 6 in the Ensemble House"), musicians from both ensembles will create an entertaining musical evening as soloists, in small or larger groups […]
After his first string trio from 1965, Helmut Lachenmann writes his second string trio for the musicians of Ensemble Recherche. In addition to Lachenmann's new work, a string trio by Kristine Tjøgersen will be premiered in Witten, and in Milan his new composition will be combined with a world premiere by Sergei Nevsky.
The Stuttgart boys‘ choir collegium iuvenum celebrated its 30th birthday in 2019. The new pieces composed for choir and ensemble for this occasion by Meike Senker, Tobias Krebs, Youjung Lee and Olga Riazantceva-Schwarz will be premiered. With works by Tobias Krebs (UA), Sophie Youjung Lee (UA), Olga Riazantceva-Schwarz (UA), Meike Senker (UA) und Kristine Tjøgersen ENSEMBLE […]
The Stuttgart boys‘ choir collegium iuvenum celebrated its 30th birthday in 2019. The new pieces composed for choir and ensemble for this occasion by Meike Senker, Tobias Krebs, Youjung Lee and Olga Riazantceva-Schwarz will be premiered. With works by Tobias Krebs (UA), Sophie Youjung Lee (UA), Olga Riazantceva-Schwarz (UA), Meike Senker (UA) und Kristine Tjøgersen ENSEMBLE […]
The spontaneous concert format of FBO and Ensemble Recherche in their rehearsal room, which celebrates its anniversary this year: 10 years Ensemblehaus Freiburg! A free event of the foundation of the Baden-Württembergische Ensemble-Akademie Freiburg. Under the title “Schlag 6 im Ensemblehaus“ (“Beat 6 in the Ensemble House“), musicians from both ensembles will create an entertaining […]
In this concert, Helmut Lachenmann‘s new string trio is heard in the context of his first string trio composed 57 years earlier. The highlight of the concert is a world pre- miere by Chris Swithinbank, who searches for volatile textures in his music. He writes, „With my music I want to open doors to worlds […]
How contemporary is music in the 21st century, if it continues to be so eurocentric? in a cooperation with the Goethe-institut, the ensemble recherche invited composers from developing countries to an artistic exchange. With young composers from Colombia, Iran, Ukraine, Argentina, Taiwan, Korea and Germany, we present plural perspectives. Filipino composer AJ Villanueva is fellow […]
The spontaneous concert format of FBO and Ensemble Recherche in their rehearsal room, which celebrates its anniversary this year: 10 years Ensemblehaus Freiburg! A free event of the foundation of the Baden-Württembergische Ensemble-Akademie Freiburg. Under the title “Schlag 6 im Ensemblehaus“ (“Beat 6 in the Ensemble House“), musicians from both ensembles will create an entertaining […]
Against all odds: the Erasmus exchange program between the Freiburg University of Music and the music academies in Kyiv will continue even in times of war. Shortly after the outbreak of the war, students from Ukraine were able to continue their education in Freiburg. The exchange between the Freiburg and Kyiv instrumental and composition classes […]
The spontaneous concert format of FBO and Ensemble Recherche in their rehearsal room, which celebrates its anniversary this year: 10 years Ensemblehaus Freiburg! A free event of the foundation of the Baden-Württembergische Ensemble-Akademie Freiburg. Under the title “Schlag 6 im Ensemblehaus“ (“Beat 6 in the Ensemble House“), musicians from both ensembles will create an entertaining […]
At the invitation of the Japan Society for Contemporary Music (JSCM), we travel to Japan for concerts in Tokyo and Aichi and workshops with students at the music academies in Aichi, Tokyo and Saitama. Due to the pandemic, the tour scheduled for 2020 had to be postponed. Now belatedly, with a delay of three years, […]
At the invitation of the Japan Society for Contemporary Music (JSCM), we travel to Japan for concerts in Tokyo and Aichi and workshops with students at the music academies in Aichi, Tokyo and Saitama. Due to the pandemic, the tour scheduled for 2020 had to be postponed. Now belatedly, with a delay of three years, […]
After centuries of Europe exporting its musical heritage all over the world, the Eurocentric map is gradually being crumpled up. For example, the idea of music as an autonomous product of the mind is a European one and does not always hold up in other contexts. The Nigerian composer Ayò Olúrántí describes that music with classical […]
The spontaneous concert format of FBO and Ensemble Recherche in their rehearsal room, which celebrates its anniversary this year: 10 years Ensemblehaus Freiburg! A free event of the foundation of the Baden-Württembergische Ensemble-Akademie Freiburg. Under the title “Schlag 6 im Ensemblehaus“ (“Beat 6 in the Ensemble House“), musicians from both ensembles will create an entertaining […]
The spontaneous concert format of FBO and Ensemble Recherche in their rehearsal room, which celebrates its anniversary this year: 10 years Ensemblehaus Freiburg! A free event of the foundation of the Baden-Württembergische Ensemble-Akademie Freiburg. Under the title “Schlag 6 im Ensemblehaus“ (“Beat 6 in the Ensemble House“), musicians from both ensembles will create an entertaining […]
The app Neuro-Moon promises control over one‘s own memories—even more: happy „alternative endings.“ The opera NEURO- MOON. Manage Your Memories (composition: Sara Glojnarić) not only tells the story of the success of an app that everyone longs for, but also raises questions about how we should deal with memories individually and collectively. ENSEMBLE RECHERCHE […]
For the first time we play at Frequenz Festival Kiel and present a new version of Ricardo Eizirik‘s“Exercise in Metal n°1”. The piece is written for 4 performers and a music machine, which significantly influences the sonic result: fragmented sounds and technological playfulness await us. Katharina Rosenberger‘s work “Atchafalaya (Remix)” was inspired by the American […]
Despite all the dynamic changes that have marked Ensemble Recherche, one person has almost always belonged to it: Helmut Lachenmann. With a twinkle in his eye, the composer recently explained to our musicians the „tonlosoids“ he likes to use so much: sounds whose noisiness also subtly hides tones. While this idea is not in music […]
