The Ensemble Resonanz is a German

string ensemble A string orchestra is an orchestra consisting solely of a string section made up of the bowed strings used in Western Classical music. The instruments of such an orchestra are most often the following: the violin, which is divided into first a ...

that combines the performance and promotion of

Neue Musik Neue Musik (English ''new music'', French ''nouvelle musique'') is the collective term for a wealth of different currents in composed Western art music from around 1910 to the present. Its focus is on compositions of 20th century music. It is char ...

with the interpretation of classical repertoire. It sees itself at the interface between

chamber orchestra Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...

and soloist ensemble for

. The ensemble is based in

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, where it is an Ensemble in Residence of the

Elbphilharmonie The Elbphilharmonie (; "Elbe Philharmonic Hall"), popularly nicknamed Elphi, is a concert hall in the HafenCity quarter of Hamburg, Germany, on the Grasbrook peninsula of the Elbe River. The new construction resembles a hoisted sail, water wave ...

History

The ensemble was founded in 1994 by members of the

Junge Deutsche Philharmonie The Junge Deutsche Philharmonie (JDPh; ''Young German Philharmonic'') is one of the national youth orchestras of Germany. Unlike the Bundesjugendorchester, which is composed of pre-university students aged 14–19, the Junge Deutsche Philharm ...

. After stations in

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and in Diez an der Lahn, in 2002 the

became the home of the ensemble. There it established itself as the ensemble in residence of the

Laeiszhalle The Laeiszhalle (), formerly Musikhalle, is a concert hall in the Neustadt, Hamburg, Neustadt of Hamburg, Germany, and home to the Hamburger Symphoniker and the Philharmoniker Hamburg. The hall is named after the German shipowning company F. ...

– Musikhalle

with the concert series Resonanzen. Since January 2017, the residency has continued in the chamber music hall of the Elbphilharmonie. In Hamburg's

Schanzenviertel Sternschanze () (lit. ''Star Sconce'') is a quarter in the center of Hamburg (Germany) within the Altona, Hamburg, Altona borough. In 2014, the population was 7,776 on an area of 0.6 km2 with a density of 14,113 inhabitants per km2.

, Ensemble Resonanz has established the concert series urban string since 2011, which combines classical music and club culture. Their awards include the

Würth Prize of Jeunesses Musicales Germany The Würth Prize of Jeunesses Musicales Germany () has been awarded since 1991 to artists, ensembles or projects who implement 's (JMD) values and objectives in an exemplary manner. Together with the Würth Foundation, the JMD has been honoring i ...

(2002) and the Rudolf Stilcken Prize for Cultural Communication. From 2002 to 2004, it was ensemble in residence of the

Darmstädter Ferienkurse Darmstädter Ferienkurse ("Darmstadt Summer Course") is a regular summer event of contemporary classical music in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. It was founded in 1946, under the name "Ferienkurse für Internationale Neue Musik Darmstadt" (Vacation Co ...

. From 2005 to 2008, it accompanied the construction of the

with the concert series "Kaispeicher entern!" in Hamburg-HafenCity. From 2010 to 2013, the cellist

Jean-Guihen Queyras Jean-Guihen Queyras (born 11 March 1967) is a French cellist. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and moved with his parents to Algeria when he was 5 years old; the family moved to France 3 years later. He has been a professor at the Musikho ...

was an Artist in Residence of the ensemble. Since September 2013, Tabea Zimmermann has followed him in this position. Other partners of the ensemble are not only composers, soloists and conductors, but also media artists, directors and performing and visual artists. These included among others

Helmut Lachenmann Helmut Friedrich Lachenmann (; born 27 November 1935) is a German composer of contemporary classical music and pianist. Associated with the "instrumental musique concrète" style, Lachenmann is alongside Wolfgang Rihm as among the leading Germa ...

Beat Furrer Beat Furrer (born 6 December 1954) is a Swiss-born Austrian composer and conductor. He has served as professor of composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz since 1991. He was awarded the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in 2018 ...

Rebecca Saunders Rebecca Saunders (born 19 December 1967) is a London-born composer who lives and works freelance in Berlin. In a 2017 ''Classic Voice'' poll of the greatest works of art music since 2000, Saunders' compositions received the third highest total ...

Fazıl Say Fazıl Say (; born 14 January 1970) is a Turkish pianist and composer who has worked internationally. Life and career Say was born in Ankara in 1970. His father, Ahmet Say, was an author and musicologist. His mother, Gürgün Say, was a pharm ...

Matthias Goerne Matthias Goerne (born 31 March 1967) is a German baritone. He has performed and recorded extensively, both on the opera stage and in Lieder settings. Goerne has been referred to as "Today's leading interpreter of German art songs" by the ''Chica ...

Tabea Zimmermann Tabea Zimmermann (born 8 October 1966) is a German violist who has performed internationally, both as a soloist and a chamber musician. She has been artist in residence of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, and the Bavarian ...

, ,

Reinhard Goebel Reinhard Goebel (; born 31 July 1952 in Siegen, West Germany) is a German conductor and violinist specialising in early music on authentic instruments and professor for historical performance at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. Goebel received his firs ...

Riccardo Minasi Riccardo Minasi (born 1978) is an Italian violinist and conductor in the field of historically informed performance. Life Born in Rome, Minasi received his first music lessons from his mother, studying modern violin with Paolo Centurioni and Al ...

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Falk Richter Falk Richter (born 23 October 1969) is a German educator, playwright and theater director. Early life and education Falk Richter was born on 23 October 1969 in Hamburg. His father was a merchant. He studied linguistics, philosophy and theat ...

and the

RIAS Kammerchor The RIAS Kammerchor (RIAS Chamber Choir) is a German choir based in Berlin, Germany. It receives support from the Rundfunk Orchester und Chöre GmbH Berlin ("Berlin Radio Orchestra and Choirs"), a limited-liability company owned by the public br ...

. Since 2014, the ensemble has been cooperating with the free music radio station – also based in the Bunker Hamburg – in the context of a monthly classical music programme. The ensemble made their debut at the UK

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on 20 August 2024, with an all-Mozart programme, conducted by

, featuring the Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major, played by

Clara-Jumi Kang Clara-Jumi Kang (, born in Mannheim, Germany on 10 June 1987) is a South Korean-German classical violinist. She won the Indianapolis International Violin Competition in 2010 with five additional prizes. South Korean newspaper '' The Dong-A Ilb ...

, violin and

Timothy Ridout Timothy Ridout (born 1995) is a British violist and 1st Prizewinner of the prestigious Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition. He has performed worldwide as both a soloist and chamber musician. Biography Ridout began his viola studies i ...

, viola.

Recordings

* Mercy seat – winterreise: A Séance between Franz Schubert and Nick Cave (2020, resonanzraum records), with Charly Hübner. * W.A. Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39–41 (2020,

Harmonia mundi Harmonia Mundi is a record label that specializes in classical music, jazz, and world music (on the World Village label). It was founded in France in 1958 and is now a subsidiary of PIAS Entertainment Group, which is itself owned by Universal M ...

), with Riccardo Minasi * Bryce Dessner: Tenebre (2019, resonanzraum records), with Moses Sumney * Joseph Haydn: The Seven Last Words (2019, Harmonia mundi), with Riccardo Minasi * C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concertos (2018, Harmonia mundi), with Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello * J.S. Bach: ''

Christmas Oratorio The ''Christmas Oratorio'' (German: ''Weihnachtsoratorium''), , is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach intended for performance in church during the Christmas season. It is in six parts, each part a cantata intended for performance in a churc ...

'' (2017, resonanzraum records) * C.P.E. Bach: 4 symphonies Wq 183, 6 sonatas Wq 184 (2016, E-flat major). * C.P.E. Bach: 6 Hamburg Symphonies (2014, E flat major) * Berg / Schönberg: Lyric Suite / Transfigured Night (2014, Harmonia mundi), with Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello * Hanns Eisler: Serious Songs & Lieder with Piano (2013, Harmonia mundi), with Matthias Görne * Julia Wolfe: Cruel Sister / Fuel (2011, cantaloupe music), with Brad Lubman * Manuel Hidalgo: Hacia (2010, kairos), with the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne and Lothar Zagrosek * Iannis Xenakis: Music for Strings (2005, mode records) * Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations (2002, ambitus) * Michael Gordon: Weather (1997, nonesuch records)

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Orchestras in Hamburg Chamber orchestras 1994 establishments in Germany String orchestras