Month of Contemporary Music

Once again this year, the Month of Contemporary Music (31.8.-30.9.2024) presented the diversity of Berlin's contemporary music scene.
The Month of Contemporary Music is organized by the scene itself: Ensembles, festivals and artists' are invited to participate in the program with events. The inm / field notes takes care of cross-festival communication. Through the common framework of the Month of Contemporary Music, the broad spectrum of activities of the Berlin scene can be represented and communicated to a wider public.

Monat der zeitgenössischen Musik 2024

Month of Contemporary Music 2024

The Month of Contemporary Music is the umbrella festival of the contemporary music scene in Berlin. Together, its organisers present over 120 concerts, installations and performances with current works and a wide variety of artistic perspectives on around 50 stages over the course of a mon...

Opening and Program

The Month of Contemporary Music 2024 will open on August 31 at the Kühlhaus with the Festival »Intersecting Encounters«, which is dedicated to the intersections of composition, collective creation and improvisation. The trio Dell-Lillinger-Westergaard, the vocal artist Sofia Jernberg, the ...

Program

31 days, 120 events by 40 ensembles on 50 different stages. Here you can find the program of the Month of Contemporary Music 2024.

Participating artists and venues

Berliner Philharmoniker • Cantando Admund • Contagious • Dell-Lillinger-Westergaard • Ensemble adapter • Ensemble Dissonart • Ensemble KNM Berlin • Ensemble Modern • ensemble mosaik • Ensemble Musikfabrik • Ensemble Phase • EXAUDI • Ensemble Resonanz • FrauVonDa • glanz&krawall • Konzertha...

Facial Points and Genres

The Month of Contemporary Music is a collaborative project: it is the ensembles, festivals and artists who shape the umbrella festival’s programme with their own events. As a result, there is not a pre-defined motto, but rather a variety of themes and forms of music-making and composing th...

Radio of the Month

A complex story of intrigue, secrecy and artistic rivalry unfolds within Berlin's new music scene. The four episodes are centrer on a group of Latin American artists whose careers and personal lives are intertwined by unexpected events and revelations. Competition, love, community and pass...

Visisting program: Artists and Curators from Luxembourg, Sw

From 31 August to 2 September, we welcome a group of artists, ensemble representatives and curators from Denmark, Switzerland and Luxembourg who are taking part in the guest program of this year's Month of Contemporary Music.

Veranstaltungsorte

Hier geht es zur Übersicht aller Veranstaltungsorte und Adressen. Die Informationen zu den Spielorten sind auch im Veranstaltungskalender zu finden.

Get the Month of Contemporay Music T-Shirt!

Hol dir das exklusive T-Shirt zum Monat der zeitgenössischen Musik 2024 und zeige deine Unterstützung für Berlins zeitgenössische Musikszene!

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Contact

Please, feel free to contact the field notes team at any time if you have any questions or suggestions about the Month of Contemporary Music.

Past Editions

Every year in September, the Month of Contemporary Music presents the diversity of contemporary music in Berlin. The Month of Contemporary Music is currently in its eighth edition. Here you find a review of the past editions since 2021.