Visiting Program of the Month of Contemporary Music
Berlin is one of the most exciting cities for contemporary music with a scene that moves between the experimental spaces of the independent scene and established concert halls. The Month of Contemporary Music brings this diversity to life each year, showcasing a wide range of artistic positions, current trends, and new works through concerts, performances, and sound installations.
From 2 to 5 October 2026, musicians, composers, ensembles, and curators are invited to explore the Berlin scene and connect with its key players as part of the guest programme.
Program:
FRIDAY, 02.10.2026
- Introduction Round for all participants of the Visiting Program
Introduction Round – Part I
17:00 | CANK, Karl-Marx-Straße 95, 12043 Berlin - Opening Concert of the Month of Contemporary Music at the Ensemblefest Berlin
18:30 | CANK, Karl-Marx-Straße 95, 12043 Berlin
Program:
18:30 Opening of the Ensemblefest
19:00 Lange // Berweck // Lorenz
20:00 Maulwerker & Splitter Orchester
21:00 Schwelbrand
SATURDAY, 03.10.2026
- Morphine Raum
Tour and Talk with Rabih Beaini, Lucas Brell, or Valentina Costa
10:00 | Köpenicker Straße 147, 10997 Berlin (Backyard, 1. Floor) - Radialsystem (tbc)
Tour and Talk with Radialsystem’s Music Director Matthias Mohr
11:30 | Holzmarktstraße 33, 10243 Berlin - Time for individual lunch
12:30 - Cashmere Radio
Introduction Round – Part II
Tour and Talk with Station Manager Judith Wajsgrus
14:00 | The address will be shared upon request - Apéro at Klunkerkranich to celebrate the 10th Month of Contemporary Music
16:00 | Karl-Marx-Straße 66, 12043 Berlin - Concerts of the Ensemblefest
18:00 | CANK, Karl-Marx-Straße 95, 12043 Berlin
Program:
18:00 Ensemble Apparat
19:00 Zafraan Ensemble & ensemble mosaik
20:00 FrauVonDa//
21:00 Trickster Orchestra / LUX:NM
SUNDAY, 04.10..2026
- exploratorium
Tour and Talk with Mathias Maschat
11:00 | Zossener Str. 24, 10961 Berlin - Time for individual lunch
12:00 - silent green
Tour and Talk with silent green’s Music Director Lukas Balmer
13:30 | Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin - AUTUMN LEAVES: MAM.manufaktur für aktuelle musik & Nico and the Navigators
16:00 | Alfred-Scholz-Platz - Time for individual dinner
17:00 - Concerts of the Ensemblefest
18:00 | CANK, Karl-Marx-Straße 95, 12043 Berlin
Program:
18:00 Zinc and Copper
19:00 5 Ensemble(s) & Zafraan
20:00 Ensemble KNM
20:30 modern art ensemble
21:00 Kollektiv Unruhe
SUNDAY, 05.10.2026
- Time to Listen – Conference
10:00–19:00 | Academy of Arts, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin - Academy of Arts / Electroacoustic Studio
Studio Tour and Talk with Malte Giesen (Head of the Studio for Electroacoustic Music at the Academy of Arts) and Julia Gerlach (Secretary of the Music Section of the Academy of Arts)
tba | Academy of Arts, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin
Participants
- Anna Regina Kalk, Guitarist, Composer (EE)
- Áki Ásgeirsson, Composer (IS)
- Albane Tamagna, La Compagnie du Chant des Baleines (FR)
- Amit Dubester, Ensemble Phoenix Basel (CH)
- Andreas Karl, Cantando Admont (AU)
- Antonio Russo, Klangkünstler (IT)
- Asia Ahmetjanova, Composer, Pianist (CH)
- Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir, Composer (IS)
- Bruna Di Virgilio, Pianist, Cellist, Composer (IT)
- Claire Bergerault, Hors Laps (FR)
- Christoph Bösch, Ensemble Phoenix Basel (CH)
- Elsa Biston, Composer (FR)
- Fernando Palomeque, Ensemble Écoute (FR)
- Frej Wedlund, Composer (DK)
- Hanne Rekdal, Tøyen Fil og Klafferi (NO)
- Ivan Boumans, Composer, Conductor (LU)
- Jaime Belmonte, Composer, Conductor (FI)
- Kat Macdonald, London Community Laptop Orchestra (GB)
- Kirstine Lindemann, Composer (DK)
- Louis-Michel Tougas, Composer (CA)
- Lorenzo Colombo, Percussionist, Performer und Sound Artist (DK)
- Małgorzata Dancewicz, Inire (PL)
- Marie Rouzaut, Offshore - Erwan Keravec (FR)
- Nathan Kelly, Composer (US)
- Oleksii Lupashko, Performer, Composer (UA)
- Olli Moilanen, Composer (FI)
- Pascal Meyer, United Instruments of Lucilin (LU)
- Pascal Viglino, Festival Schlossmediale (CH)
- Paula Haeni, Clarinettist (CH)
- Pedro Berardinelli, Composer (AU)
- Sonja Leipold, ensemble airborne extended (AU)
- Therese Ulvo, Composer (NO)
- Þórgunnur Anna Örnólfsdóttir, Sängerin, KIMI ensemble (IS)
- Tze Yeung Ho, Borealis Festival (NO)
- Yumi Murakami, Music Norway (NO)
Contact
Peter Tracy, Student Employee
Tel.: 030 350 50 980
werkstudierende@inm-berlin.de
