Visiting Program of the Month of Contemporary Music
Berlin is one of the most exciting cities for contemporary music with a scene that moves between the experimental spaces of the independent scene and established concert halls. The Month of Contemporary Music brings this diversity to life each year, showcasing a wide range of artistic positions, current trends, and new works through concerts, performances, and sound installations. In a three-day program from September 13 to September 16, 2025, we invite musicians, composers, ensembles, and curators to explore the Berlin scene and connect with its key actors.
Program
SATURDAY, 13.09.25
- Welcome Drinks
19h | Kapelle der Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche - Opening Concert of the Month of Contemporary Music feat. Aggregate Festival Mads Kjeldgaard / Gamut Inc and Sebastian Heindl / Claire M Singer
20h | Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche - Get Together
22h | Kapelle der Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche
SUNDAY, 14.09.25
- Cashmere Radio: Tour and Talk
12h | Adresse tbc. - Morphine Raum: Tour and talk with Rabih Beaini (tbc.)
14h | Köpenicker Straße 147 (Backyard, 1. Floor) - Festival für selbstgebaute Musik: Visit at the festival and talk with curators and artists
16h | Holzmarkt - Dinner
18.30h | Mido Sakura Vegan, Pappelallee 22, 10437 Berlin - ICH & ICH & ICH [WIR] maulwerker performing music
concert visit, followed by a talk with the participating artists
20h | Ballhaus Ost (Pappelallee 15, 10437 Berlin)
MONDAY, 15.09.25
- Academy of the Arts / Electroacoustic Studio: Studio tour and Talk with Malte Giesen (Head of Studio for Electroacoustic Music at the Academy of the Arts) and Julia Gerlach (Secretary of the Music Section of the Academy of the Arts)
11h | Hanseatenweg 10 10557 Berlin - Lunch with members of Berlin’s contemporary music scene
13h | Restaurant Weltwirtschaft - Silent Green: Tour and talk with silent green’s music director Lukas Balmer
15.30h | Silent Green (Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin) - Dinner
18h | Caphe Hoa (Stallschreiberstraße 15, 10179 Berlin) - Mikołaj Rytowski – the snare drum project
Performance and Talk
20h | Hošek Contemporary (Märkisches Ufer 1z, 10179 Berlin)
Participants
- Alisa Beck and Sara Zlanabitnig, echoraum (Veranstaltungs- und Produktionsraum, Wien) (AUT)
- Andreas Karl, Cantando Admont - Vokalensemble für alte & neue Musik (AUT)
- Angelika Schopper, Schallfeld Ensemble (AUT)
- Benjamin Coyte, latenz ensemble (CHE)
- Buchuan Zheng, E-Gitarrist und Komponist
- Charles MacInnes, Ensemble Density
- Diana Dobrescu, transmedia artist (LUX)
- Elizabete Beāte Rudzinska, Composer
- Fernando Manassero, Composer (CHE)
- Francisca Näf, Mezzosopranist, Vokalensemble SoloVoices (CHE)
- Ipek Eginli, Sound Artist and Improvisor
- Jan Høgh Stricker, Curator, Producer, and Radio Maker (Organ Sound Art Festival, The Lake Radio, Hanne Darboven Music Festival Copenhagen) (DK)
- Johanna Ludwig, Ensemble Proton Bern (CHE)
- Johannes Rühl, Curator (Casa di Rosa, Loco) (CHE)
- Jonas Olesen, Author, Composer and Sound Artist (DK)
- Jonas Stampe, Composer, Instrument Builder, Guitarist (Satellite Synthesizer / Hurraura) (DK)
- Karin Wetzel, Komponistin
- Leo Collin, kollektiv international totem, ignm Zürich, IFMZ Zurich (CHE)
- Mads Kjeldgaard, Composer and sound artist
- Maria Dybbroe, Saxophonist, Clarinetist, Composer and Improviser (DK)
- Marie Delprat, Musician, Composer and Performer (CHE)
- Mehdi Hesamizadeh, Composer, Violist, Sound Artist
- Micha Seidenberg, Composer
- Patrick Muller, Sound Artist (LUX)
- Tine Surel Lange, Composer and Curator (Soundhunting and Surmusikk) (NOR)
Participation for Berlin-Based Artists and Organisers
All Berlin-based artists and organisers are warmly welcome to join the program at any time. Please, register here.
Costs
Joining the guest program is free. Travel, accommodation, concert tickets, and meals are at your own expense.
For inquiries, please contact: lisa.benjes@inm-berlin.de.
Travel Subsidy
For artists, curators, and representatives of ensembles or festivals from Denmark, Luxembourg and Switzerland the partner organisations Art Music Denmark, Austrian Music Export, Kultur | lx – Arts Council Luxembourg, Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia will cover travel and accommodation costs. The application deadline for participation in the guest program has passed.
Contact
Lisa Benjes, director of the field notes Programm
Tel.: 030 350 50 980
lisa.benjes@inm-berlin.de
Partners
Art Music Denmark, Austrian Music Export, Kultur | lx – Arts Council Luxembourg, Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia
