Ensemble LUX:NM

LUX:NM contemporary music ensemble berlin is an ensemble specializing in contemporary music that has made a name for itself through its authentic and energetic interpretations. The idea to form an ensemble made up of several soloists in 2010, with the intention of realizing self-created and versatile chamber music programs with a flexible group of instruments.

LUX:NM sees itself as an initiator and developer of new concepts in contemporary music. The members of the ensemble compose, improvise, interpret and curate, they develop their own dramaturgical concepts and scenic ideas. This artistic-creative aspect is at the heart of the collective idea. The intensive ensemble work makes extraordinary new projects possible, in which interdisciplinary projects as well as intercultural approaches naturally find their place. Thus, in addition to performing existing compositions, the musicians of the ensemble are particularly committed to initiating new works and formats and incorporating them into their repertoire.

As in-demand chamber musicians, who have also received awards at international competitions, the ensemble’s instrumentalists can regularly be found performing on major concert stages and as guests in contemporary music festivals, including Warsaw Autumn, World New Music Festival, MaerzMusik, Infektion! Festival for New Musical Theater, Festival de Música contemporánea Chile, Eight Bridges: Music for Cologne, Ultraschall Festival, GroundSwell, and Hear this now! Canada.

In compiling diverse programs, the ensemble places an emphasis on illuminating different thematic aspects of contemporary music, which include Fluxus reloaded (F)LUX:NM (in cooperation with the Berlin State Opera), HOME SWEET HOME–a staged concert project (IM FOKUS/LUX:NM Production), Aaron S. ( a multimedia opera by Sławomir Wojciechowski), Diary, Random and Pickles ( a music performance by Pierre Jodlowski), DARK LUX( an audio piece with music by Gordon Kampe), Epilog:Abriss (musik-theatricale Performance by Andrej Koroliov), and Antigone Exp. N° 2 (an immersive musical performance with augmented reality after Tommaso Traetta).