Award winners’ concert @Eclat Stuttgart
With works by Ying Wang and Elnaz Seyedi ENSEMBLE RECHERCHE Anja Clift, flute Eduardo Olloqui, oboe Shizuyo Oka, clarinet Adam Woodward, violin Sofia von Atzingen, viola Åsa Åkerberg, violoncello
With works by Ying Wang and Elnaz Seyedi ENSEMBLE RECHERCHE Anja Clift, flute Eduardo Olloqui, oboe Shizuyo Oka, clarinet Adam Woodward, violin Sofia von Atzingen, viola Åsa Åkerberg, violoncello
The spontaneous concert format of FBO and ensemble recherche in their rehearsal home 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 […]
A choreographed soundscape about the environment, chaos, and the vision of harmony. Fire, water, earth, air, a resonant cosmos, and humanity at its heart. A holistic sensory concert experience for people between 5 and 105 years old about nature, chaos, and harmony with music and choreography: over 100 students with and without hearing impairments perform […]
Helmut Lachenmann’s 90th birthday on 27th November 2025 is not just an excuse for celebration, but also a reason for a special, experimental jubilee concert. Lachenmann and his music have accompanied our ensemble for over fourty years. It has challenged us, inspired us and always pushed us to redefine our limits. His music is radical […]
Helmut Lachenmann’s 90th birthday on 27th November 2025 is not just an excuse for celebration, but also a reason for a special, experimental jubilee concert. Lachenmann and his music have accompanied our ensemble for over fourty years. It has challenged us, inspired us and always pushed us to redefine our limits. His music is radical […]
The building St. Johann turns into a resonance chamber for artistic curiosity, sound discoveries and lively exchange: On 25th and 26th April, audiences are invited to TONKUNST KONSTANZ to discover the current trends of contemporary music and to experience a variety of forms of hearing. With works by Sévérine Ballon, Gabriel Erkoreka, Tomoko Fukui, […]
The spontaneous concert format of FBO and ensemble recherche in their rehearsal home 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 […]
In today’s digital age, propaganda has assumed a new form – one which is increasingly convincing and effective. Artificial intelligence and synthetic media are becoming progressively successful at creating seemingly true imitations of real people, which brings with it enormous potential for manipulation. Deepfakes sow doubt, infiltrate our reality and endanger democratic society. In 2022,a […]
Ensemble Recherche, one of the most renowned ensembles of contemporary music, comprises nine soloists. At VerTönt!, the three woodwinds of the ensemble present an assortment of different pieces from the last twenty years, bringing to light different aesthetic positions of the different composers. With works by Dieter Ammann, Brian Ferneyhough, Malika Kishino, Hermann Meier, […]
With works by Gérard Grisey, Emre Nurbeyler, Zimu Li
Poetry and music with Frieda Paris and Ensemble Recherche as part of the series, "Kompass: 8 Visionen“ ENSEMBLE RECHERCHE Sofia von Atzingen, Viola Åsa Åkerberg, Violoncello Poetry by Frieda Paris Music by György Kurtág This event was generously supported by Literatursommer 2026 – A series of events by the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung, www.literatursommer.de Tickets available here
With music by Boris Logivov (UA), Li-Chieh Wang (UA), Luigi Nono, Unsuk Chin, Fausto Romitelli ENSEMBLE RECHERCHE Anja Clift, Flute Eduardo Olloqui, Oboe Shizuyo Oka, Clarinet Klaus Steffes-Holländer, Piano Adam Woodward, Violin Sofia von Atzingen, Viola Åsa Åkerberg, Violoncello Studio for Electronic Music, Institute for New Music Friederike Scheunchen → Conductor
In this evening, two bodies of sound of the Freiburg music scene collide - they both comprise the same instruments but could not be more different in their musical directions. Ensemble Recherche teams up with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Freiburg in this concert. What happens, when a chamber ensemble with nine members works with a […]
Opening concert of the Academy week with Ensemble Recherche and Freiburger Barockorchester The Academy-Week is the event at the heart of the Ensemble Academy Freiburg. This year, it takes place from 7th to 12th of September. Surpassing the co-existence of different styles and periods, this program aims to give participants a thorough understanding of early […]
Final concert with participants of the Academy Week The Academy Week is the event at the heart of the Ensemble Academy Freiburg. This year, it takes place from the 7th to 12th of September. Surpassing the co-existence of different styles and periods, this program aims to give participants a thorough understanding of early and contemporary […]
"The fictitious ‘Zentrale für Mobilitätsforschung’ (Center for Mobility Research) in Freiburg marks its 70th anniversary with a new name: the ‘Zentrale für Mobilitätsfragen’ (ZfMf – Center for Questions on Mobility). With its rebranding, the center signals its interest in engagement with the city’s public and makes scholarly content, such as mobility data, environmental issues, developmental […]
Our ensemble also encounters TIPPING POINTS – for example, when a member leaves. Such a moment lies ahead: at the end of 2026, our cellist Åsa Åkerberg will be leaving the ensemble. For over two decades she has decisively shaped the ensemble’s sound and collaborative spirit – her departure is a significant change for all […]
Our concept of music does not end at the ear. Sound emerges in the interplay of perception, gesture, image, and imagination – what we see shapes what we hear, and vice versa. After our first REINGELAUSCHT concert last season we now shift our focus towards the visual. When does something tip from the visual into […]
Our forest rustles and chirps, babbles and drips – and yet most of its sounds elude the human ear. Composer Kirsten Reese and biologist and ecoacoustician Dr. Sandra Müller of the University of Freiburg have listened more closely: with hydrophones in streams, ground sensors in the soil, and specialist microphones at tree trunks. Over months […]