academy contemporary

The akademie kontemporär offers a forum for highly talented young musicians in the field of contemporary music at the University of Music and Drama. One of the aims of the akademie kontemporär is to impartially convey and disseminate the entire range of multifaceted contemporary music of the 20th and 21st centuries. A consistently high standard of quality forms the foundation on which the comprehensive professionalization of participants from the German and international context is built. They are encouraged and supported to break new ground and to realize and creatively implement extraordinary artistic approaches.

As part of the akademie kontemporär, which is a member of the EU-funded cultural network ULYSSES, young, highly talented instrumentalists and composers are given the opportunity to engage in an intensive exchange with established teachers and coaches and to network with each other.

In September 2023, the biennial akademie kontemporär will once again offer outstanding young instrumentalists and composers the opportunity to receive individual support and network with each other in the context of contemporary music. This year, it will focus on the aspect of "lies".

From September 25 to October 1, members of the ascolta ensemble (ensemble in residence) will be present in Hamburg to work on a musical program with the participants in intensive rehearsals. The final concert will take place on September 30, 2023 in the Forum of the University of Music and Drama. On September 28, a workshop concert will take place in the restaurant/café Amargi in the Gängeviertel. The doors to the machine room will be opened with public rehearsals on the afternoon of September 29. The visiting composer is the composer Malika Kishino, who will be conducting a master class for composers.

The akademie kontemporär 2023 is supported by the ULYSSES network and the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius.

The akademie kontemporär 2021 was dedicated to the theme "Farewell - A Million Ways to Say Goodbye". As part of an in-situ project, the young artists were given the opportunity to explore the topic intensively and from very different perspectives. The Herbordt/Mohren directing team and members of the LUX:NM ensemble supported the participants in their creative work.

The akademie kontemporär 2021 is a member of the Ulysses Network and was made possible by the kind support of the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, the Creative Europe Program of the European Union and the Enst von Siemens Musikstiftung.