Asko|Schönberg
Ensemble
Asko|Schönberg is one of the most renowned groundbreaking ensembles for contemporary music. Their most important pillars are quality, experimentation, and innovative programming with an eye for current affairs. With a rich network of musicians, conductors, composers, versatile young creators, and partners from various artistic disciplines, Asko|Schönberg contributes to the future of performing arts. Their focus lies on the stimulation and creation of new work by today’s creators. From its homebase in Amsterdam, the ensemble operates all over the world. Their performances in concert halls, festivals, and interdisciplinary shows feature the top repertoire by the great 20th-Century composers as well as the most contemporary 21st-Century work, with an emphasis on pieces by living composers.
Asko|Schönberg has given numerous premieres and performances of rarely played cello concertos at previous editions of the Cello Biënnale Amsterdam.