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Genre(s): Contemporary MusicFrom: Salzburg, Austria
Website: oenm.at
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Management: i.biederleitner@oenm.at
Contact: info@oenm.at
BIOGRAPHY
The œnm . œsterreichisches ensemble fuer neue musik (Austrian Ensemble for Contemporary Music) is one of Europe’s most renowned ensembles for contemporary music. Founded in 1975, it has grown from a small initiative into a flexible soloist ensemble and has premiered over 400 works. What began as the vision of Klaus Ager and Ferenc Tornai has become a long-standing artistic mission: to perform, develop, and communicate new music in Salzburg and beyond. Since 1997, the ensemble has been led by violinist Frank Stadler and cellist Peter Sigl, with Johannes Kalitzke serving as First Guest Conductor.
Over the decades, the œnm has collaborated with many influential composers and conductors, shaping its distinctive artistic profile. Supporting emerging artists is central to its work, and the ensemble partners with the University Mozarteum Salzburg and other Austrian music universities on workshops and joint projects in composition, conducting, and instrumental studies.
The œnm appears regularly at renowned festivals including the Salzburg and Bregenz Festivals, Wien Modern, aspekteFESTIVAL, Klangspuren Schwaz, Ultraschall Berlin, the Munich Biennale, and Warsaw Autumn. Since 2011, its “Atelier Concerts” at the Salzburg Künstlerhaus have created a close, direct setting for audience engagement and were recognized with the Bank Austria Art Prize for Music Education. Recordings are available on NEOS, KAIROS, cpo, Deutsche Grammophon, and ORF.
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