With its unique collective approach to everything from repertoire choice to project organisation, Ensemble Modern is known as one of the world’s leading champions of contemporary music.

The group, founded in 1980 and based for almost three decades in Frankfurt, comprises extraordinary musicians with the artistry, virtuosity and curiosity required to explore and perform around 70 new pieces every season, from opera and music theatre to orchestral and chamber music scores.

Ensemble Modern’s tally of prestigious world premières rises each year on average by 20 pieces, which are brought to life in close collaboration with their composers.