Ensemble KNM Berlin

**Ensemble KNM Berlin** is a Berlin-based contemporary music crew that’s been shaking up the new music scene since 1988. Founded by a crew of fresh-faced Berlin University of the Arts grads, KNM built its rep on fearless experimentation, tackling gnarly avant-garde works and collaborating directly with living composers like Helmut Lachenmann and Beat Furrer. With a vibe that’s equal parts precision and raw energy, they’ve become global festival favorites, bouncing from Darmstadt to Donaueschingen while dropping brainy releases like Ming Tsao’s *Triode Variations* and Marco Stroppa’s *Space*. Whether they’re unraveling Jesús Rueda’s *String Quartets* or diving into sonic chaos, KNM stays glued to their mission: making 21st-century classical music sound dangerously alive.