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Fri 2May 2025

Witten NRW

WITTENER TAGE FÜR NEUE KAMMERMUSIK

An intermedia concert by Ensemble Musikfabrik in cooperation with Ensemble Scope

Wed 7May 2025

Vienna

SUENA FESTIVAL FUER ZEITGENŒSSISCHE IBEROAMERIKANISCHE MUSIK

Ensemble Musikfabrik as guest at the Suena Festival in Vienna

Fri 9May 2025

Augsburg

LANGE NACHT DER JETZT:MUSIK

Ensemble Musikfabrik as guest at the long night of jetzt:musik in Augsburg

Sat 10May 2025 + further dates

Bonn NRW

Vespertine

A pop album as an opera - a new production by Theater Bonn

Sun 11May 2025

Köln NRW

SIMM SEMINAR 2025 | Final presentation

Eintritt frei

Final presentation of the SIMM seminar with Prof. Dr. Lukas Pairon, Cathy Milliken, Winnie Huang, Helen Bledsoe and Maxime Morel and others.

Sat 17May 2025

Köln NRW

ACHT BRÜCKEN | MUSIK FÜR KöLN

Eintritt frei / Einführung 19.00 Uhr

As part of the Acht Brücken Festival, Ensemble Musikfabrik presents world premieres by Brendan Champeaux and Georges Aperghis

Fri 23May 2025 + further dates

Cologne NRW

Kölner-Chaos-Orchester

Participate in the Kölner-Chaos-Orchestra

Fri 23May 2025 + further dates

Bonn NRW

Vespertine

A pop album as an opera - a new production by Theater Bonn

Sat 24May 2025 + further dates

Cologne NRW

Kölner-Chaos-Orchester

Participate in the Kölner-Chaos-Orchestra
© Janet Sinica

Sun 25May 2025 + further dates

Cologne NRW

Kölner-Chaos-Orchester

Participate in the Kölner-Chaos-Orchestra

Sun 25May 2025 + further dates

Bonn NRW

Vespertine

A pop album as an opera - a new production by Theater Bonn

Mon 26May 2025 + further dates

Cologne NRW

Kölner-Chaos-Orchester

Participate in the Kölner-Chaos-Orchestra

Mon 26May 2025

Cologne NRW

Montagskonzert | TEATRO FRACASADO

Admission free / Performance KCO 7 PM

Montagskonzert with world premieres by Daniel Figols Cuevas and Víctor Morató Ribera and the first performance by the Kölner-Chaos-Orchester

Thu 29May 2025 + further dates

Bonn NRW

Vespertine

A pop album as an opera - a new production by Theater Bonn

Wed 4Jun 2025

Berlin

HOTEL EUROPA

World premiere of Arnulf Herrmann's "Hotel Europa"

Thu 12Jun 2025

Paris

Manifeste

Ensemble Musikfabrik presents Enno Poppe's Prozession (2015/2020) at Le Centquatre-Paris

Mon 23Jun 2025

Cologne NRW

Kölner Philharmonie

Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Benjamin Kobler perform Elliot Carters Double Concerto under the baton of Bas Wiegers

Fri 27Jun 2025

Cremona

Mahābhārata

Riccardo Nova's interpretation of the major Indian Sanskrit epic of the same name
Helen Bledsoe © Janet Sinica

Fri 27Jun 2025

Cologne

Adventure #14

World premieres of students of the HFMT Cologne

Thu 3Jul 2025 + further dates

Berlin

Radialsystem

A collaboration between Ensemble Musikfabrik and dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests

Thu 3Jul 2025

Rom

Festival for Contemporary and Electroacoustic Music – ArteScienza

Ensemble Musikfabrik participates in the festival for contemporary and electroacoustic music 'ArteScienza' of the Centro Ricerche Musicali (CRM).

Fri 4Jul 2025 + further dates

Berlin

Radialsystem

A collaboration between Ensemble Musikfabrik and dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests

Sat 5Jul 2025 + further dates

Berlin

Radialsystem

A collaboration between Ensemble Musikfabrik and dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests

Sun 6Jul 2025 + further dates

Berlin

Radialsystem

A collaboration between Ensemble Musikfabrik and dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests

Sat 12Jul 2025

Cologne NRW

Musikfabrik im WDR 93

Introduction 7:30 PM

With world premieres by Arnulf Herrmann and Georg Friedrich Haas

Sun 20Jul 2025

Salzburg

Salzburger Festspiele

Ensemble Musikfabrik takes part in the Salzburg Festival Summer and presents pieces by Marko Nikodijević

Sat 2Aug 2025

Darmstadt

Darmstädter Ferienkurse

12 pieces, at the same time: Rebecca Saunder's "Chroma"
Dirk Rothbrust

Sat 20Sep 2025 + further dates

Stuttgart

Kunstmuseum Stuttgart: 20 Year Anniversary

To mark the 20th anniversary of the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Ensemble Musikfabrik presents a piece by Marcus Schmickler

Sun 21Sep 2025 + further dates

Stuttgart

Kunstmuseum Stuttgart: 20 Year Anniversary

To mark the 20th anniversary of the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Ensemble Musikfabrik presents a piece by Marcus Schmickler

Mon 22Sep 2025

Cologne NRW

Montagskonzert – Pamela Z Meets Musikfabrik: 2×60 Celebration Concert

Admission free

Ensemble Musikfabrik welcomes Pamela Z, pioneer of digital live looping.

Thu 25Sep 2025

Metz

La Cité Musicale Metz

Sasha Waltz' choreography "In C" with music from Terry Riley

Thu 2Oct 2025

Amsterdam

Muziekgebouw

Ensemble Musikfabrik with a world premiere by Farzia Fallah at Muziekgebouw aan 't Ij

Sat 4Oct 2025

Cologne NRW

Musikfabrik im WDR 94

Introduction 7:30 PM

Ensemble Musikfabrik presents pieces by Farzia Fallah, Sarah Nemtsov, Enno Poppe and Rebecca Saunders

Sat 25Oct 2025

Tallinn

AFEKT TALLINN

Ensemble Musikfabrik at the AFEKT Contemporary Music Festival in Tallinn, Estonia
Stephen Menotti © Janet Sinica

Sun 26Oct 2025

Tallinn

AFEKT Tallinn

Second concert at the Estonian Festival for contemporary music

Tue 28Oct 2025

Riga

New Music Festival ARĒNA

Ensemble Musikfabrik on tour at New Music Festival ARĒNA in Riga, Latvia

Mon 3Nov 2025

Cologne NRW

Montagskonzert – FELD

Admission free

Montagskonzert with a focus on piano and percussion - curated by Dirk Rothbrust & Benjamin Kobler

Mon 10Nov 2025

Cologne NRW

Montagskonzert – TONBAND

Admission free

Ensemble Musikfabrik presents pieces by Joseph Andrew Lake & Enno Poppe

Peter Veale

Mon 17Nov 2025

Cologne NRW

Montagskonzert – MIGRANTS

Admission free

Our Montagskonzert presents a program dedicated to the oboe, curated by Peter Veale.

Mon 1Dec 2025

Cologne NRW

Montagskonzert – Spat’sonore

Admission free

Workshop concert with a new work by Phillip Sollmann

Fri 19Dec 2025

Cologne NRW

Adventure #15

Admission free

A cooperation with the Institute of new music of the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz, Köln