10 06 2021
Sarah Nemtsov wrote her composition “Deconstructions II” during a turning point in her life, between being an oboist and a composer. We recorded the piece, as well as a video introduction with Peter Veale.
07 06 2021
Rebecca Saunder’s composition for violin and piano, with a video interview
21 05 2021
Liza Lim’s composition “Ochred String” is inspired by her exchange with an Australian Aboriginal ritual camp and their culture. We present a video performance of the piece, as well as an interview with oboist Peter Veale.
17 05 2021
Sara Cubarsi performing Wolfgang von Schweinitz’s composition for solo violin, with a video interview about the composition.
07 05 2021
Dirk Wietheger has been a permanent member of Ensemble Musikfabrik for 20 years. In this interview he talks about his role models, the atmosphere behind the scenes and his path to contemporary music.
03 05 2021
Eivind Buene wrote his composition “Mixed Metaphors” for Hannah Weirich and Ulrich Löffler. We present our latest recording of the piece together with a video introduction by violinist Hannah Weirich.
26 04 2021
A video of Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s piece for basset clarinet in A and Piano, with a text by clarinetist Carl Rosman and a video interview.
12 04 2021
Yushun Pei’s composition “For Luna” and a video interview with tuba player Melvyn Poore about the piece.
14 01 2021
Moderated by Guido Fischer on the occasion of the premiere recording of Fabio Nieder’s “Vielleicht weiß es die Nachtigall” – a Slovak folk song for soprano voice and chamber orchestra (2020)
11 12 2020
“There has been a near-continuous dialogue between composers and players and the fruits of that are in the music.” – Reflections from the final project phase
11 11 2020
Lockdown Tape #66 presents Georg Friedrich Haas’ trumpet solo “I can’t breathe” played live to tape by Marco Blaauw, accompanied by an essay by George E. Lewis: “I Can’t Breathe: A Virtual Dialogue”
05 08 2020
What would happen if our mind lived forever? The film opera Upload by Michel van der Aa deals with these and other questions.
