NEOS Music

Biography: The ENSEMBLE ZEITSPRUNG, founded in 2006 by Markus Elsner, has a permanent place in Munich's concert life as an ensemble for contemporary music with extraordinary program concepts. The ensemble sees itself as a flexible “instrument” for today’s composers. At the same time, the musicians deal intensively with the repertoire of the 20th century and programmatically relate it to the current […]

Composer and conductor biography: Udo Zimmermann, born in Dresden in 1943, was a member of the Dresden Kreuzchor from 1954–62. From 1962 to 68 he studied composition, conducting and singing at the Dresden University of Music. This was followed by positions as a dramaturge for contemporary music theater at the Dresden State Opera (1970–84), as a professor of composition at the Dresden University of Music (1978–91) and as

Composer biography: With his opera “The Soldiers” and the “Requiem for a Young Poet” Bernd Alois Zimmermann became one of the leading composers of the post-war generation in the 1960s. His oeuvre, which includes stage works, a symphony, ballet music and solo concerts, is characterized by a very unique style that uses serial techniques and the ideas of

Conductor Biography: Ronald Zollman, born in Antwerp (Belgium), was a student of Igor Markewitsch, Nadia Boulanger and Hans Swarowsky. Since 1973 his career has experienced rapid development. He has appeared as a guest conductor with the best orchestras on all continents: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchester de la Suisse Romande, Residentie Orkest, hr-Sinfonieorchester, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Sydney

Biography: The ZKM | Institute for Music and Acoustics (IMA) initiates and promotes composition projects and projects that are characterized by innovative use of technology and aesthetic curiosity. It is one of the leading production facilities for electronic music in Europe at the interface of production, mediation and artistic research. The heart of the IMA is the sound dome, consisting of 47 loudspeakers