Baroque and contemporary music have a lot in common; a diligent search for specific sounds, a constant exploration of the possibilities of current instruments, and similar ensemble sizes. Recent years have seen the development of some exciting new works, either as a commission for baroque orchestras, or referring to masterpieces of baroque literature.

Unsure whether a work suits your program, ensemble, or venue? Then take a look inside the full score!  You can either peruse the score digitally or order a printed version. Here is a brief description of all options.

The Fondazione Busoni – Gustav Mahler Stiftung, supported by the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung commissioned Georg Friedrich Haas to write a new work for 50 micro-tonally tuned pianos and orchestra. The world premiere will take place in August 2021 within the Busoni Piano Competition, performed by the orchestra of the Gustav Mahler Academy. Fondazione Busoni – Gustav Mahler Stiftung is supported by Hailun Piano, one of the largest piano manufacturers in the east. We talked to the company’s artistic representative, Sisi Ye, about the project.

In our new portrait video, the composer takes us to an inner-city garden and talks about what she values most when working with musicians and why she finds noise a source of inspiration.

Thirty years have passed since Luigi Nono’s untimely death on May 8, 1990. 

Olga Neuwirth will receive the Robert Schumann Prize for Poetry and Music 2020.

Last September, Ricordi Berlin selected three emerging composers for ricordilab 2019 to 2022. Since that time, Klartag, Shin and Streich have given us many exciting premieres, received new commissions and generated other news. Here is the latest on the ricordilab composers.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bruno Maderna (Venice, 1920 – Darmstadt, 1973).

Donghoon Shin, one of the three laureates of the second ricordilab international composer competition, went behind the curtains of the Semperoper Dresden.

In this interview, Olga Neuwirth talks about her new orchestra work Keyframes for a Hippogriff— Musical Calligrams for Countertenor, Children's Choir, and Orchestra  and her special relationship to Berlin.