The 10th anniversary of the Monat der zeitgenössischen Musik will be celebrated as part of the inaugural ENSEMBLEFEST Berlin 2026 with a three-day programme of concerts and performances. At the heart of the festival, organised by Ensembletreffen Berlin e.V., lies the collaboration within Berlin’s multifaceted ensemble scene, which is characterised by a wide spectrum of aesthetic forms of expression and a high degree of artistic diversity. Participating ensembles include: ensemble apparat, ensemble mosaik, FrauVonDa//, KNM Berlin, Kollektiv Unruhe, Lange//Berweck//Lorenz, LUX:NM, MAM.manufaktur für aktuelle musik, Maulwerker, Modern Art Ensemble, Schwelbrandorchester, Splitter Orchester, Trickster Orchestra, Zafraan Ensemble and Zinc & Copper. The ensembles represent a wide range of aesthetic approaches and operate across various genres such as new music, real-time music, improvisation, vocal music, trans-traditional music, music-theatre forms – and everything in between.

Program

Feliz Anne Macahis: Hulma (UA) ensemble mosaik

Arshia Samsaminia: ALARM FATIGUE II (UA) Zafraan Ensemble

Hanan Hadžajlić: Technetium, (new version for Zafraan

Ensemble and ensemble mosaik)

Ricardo Eizirik: Neues Werk (for Zafraan Ensemble and ensemble mosaik)

Line-up:

ensemble mosaik:
Kristjana Helgadottir – flute
Simon Strasser – oboe
Christian Vogel – clarinet
Roland Neffe – percussion/drums
Ernst Surberg – piano
Chatschatur Kanajan – violin
Karen Lorenz – viola
Mathis Mayr – cello

Zafraan Ensemble:
Liam Mallett – flute
Martin Posegga – saxophone
Clemens Hund-Göschel – piano/keyboard
Daniel Eichholz – drums
Beltane Ruiz Molina – double bass

Ensemble Festival: 2–4 October 2026