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Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble

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Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble (MCME) or Московский ансамбль современной музыки (МАСМ) was founded in 1990 by Yuri Kasparov under the patronage of composer Edison Denisov. The ensemble focuses on promoting contemporary classical music of the XX and XXI centuries. MCME had premiered over 800 compositions, and they are widely known for their recitals of Russian composers of the 1920-30s and 1960s, including Nikolai Roslavetz, Alexander Mossolov, Dmitri Shostakovich, Alfred Schnittke. They also performed works by Edgard Varèse, Iannis Xenakis, Helmut Lachenmann, Wolfgang Rihm, Louis Andriessen, Theo Loevendie, Luigi Nono, Luciano Berio and other notable contemporary composers. Moscow Ensemble regularly performs across Russia and all over the world in Armenia, Austria, Belorussia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and USA. The orchestra participated in various festivals and events, such as Moscow Biennale for Contemporary Art, Diaghilev Fest, FrankfurtFest, Maerzmusik, Gaudeamus Music Week, The Night of the Unexpected, Warsaw Autumn, Klangspuren, etc. Conductors Fedor Lednev Teodor Currentzis Philipp Chizhevsky Alexei Vinogradov Guest conductors Enno Poppe (DE) Beat Furrer (SZ/AU) Jean Deroyer (FR) Olivier Cuendet (SZ) Jean Thorel (FR) Line-up Mikhail Dubov, piano Vladislav Pessin, violin Elizaveta Koshkina, violin Yekaterina Nazarova, violin Evgeny Subbotin, violin Dmitri German, violin Gleb Khohlov, violin Ilya Rubinshtein, violoncello Emil Salaridze, viola Igor Solokhin, double-bass Leonid Voznesensky, horn Ilia Feropontov, trumpet Andrian Printsev, trombone Petr Shagov, tuba Denis Osver, oboe Stanislav Katenin, bassoon Oleg Tantsov, clarinet Ivan Bushuev, flute Nicolai Gorshkov, double bass Dmitri Vlassik, percussion Alexander Suvorov, percussion Andrey Vinnitskiy, percussion Sergei Tchirkov, accordion Christina Rozhkova, harp

     
Popular Tracks   
Syntax II on Boris Filanovsky: Play.List by Boris Filanovsky, Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble, N'Caged Ensemble & Fedor Lednev
Don’t Leave the Room on Russian Music 2.0 / 2.1 by Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble
Alles on Fermata. Compiled by Alexey Munipov by Various Artists
Revisité on Russian Music 2.0 / 2.1 by Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble
Sverliytsy, Overture Ending: The Shredded Strings on Boris Filanovsky, Boris Yukhananov: Sverliytsy. Overture by Борис Филановский, Philipp Chizhevskiy, Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble, N'Caged Ensemble & Questa Musica
Memory Code on Russian Music 2.0 / 2.1 by Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble
Before You Slip into Unconsciousness on Russian Music 2.0 / 2.1 by Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble
Stärkere on Russian Music 2.0 / 2.1 by Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble
Erzahlung on Grammont sélection 7 by Various Artists, Emilio Pomárico, David Afkham, Christoph-Mathias Mueller & Jurg Henneberger
Timecode I, Aria on Boris Filanovsky: Play.List by Boris Filanovsky, Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble, N'Caged Ensemble & Fedor Lednev

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Band Membership
Discography


Title Artist Year Type
play.listБорис Филановский, Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble2014Album
Passion According To NicodemusАлександр Маноцков, Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble, Questa Musica2013Album
Dialogue, Serenade, Hymns I-IV, Little TragediesAlfred Schnittke, Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble1996Album
Song of the Incas / 3 Pictures of Paul Klee / Sur La Nappe D'un Etang Glace / Chamber Symphony No. 2Edison Denisov, Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble1996Album
Violin Concerto, String Quartet No.2, Chamber WorksMoscow Contemporary Music Ensemble, Alexander Mossolov1996Album
Sonata For Cello And Piano • Meditation For Cello And Piano • Trio For Violin, Cello And Piano • Two Pieces For String Quartet • Nocturne For Oboe, Two Violas, Harp And CelloMoscow Contemporary Music Ensemble - Nikolai Roslavetz1994Album
Vol. 4 Kasparov • Ekimovsky • Denisov • Schnittke • Pavlenko • VasksMoscow Contemporary Music Ensemble1992Album
Vol. 5, Works By Yuri KasparovMoscow Contemporary Music Ensemble, Yuri Kasparov1992Album
Vol. 3: Denisov • Artyomov • Kasparov • Gubaidulina • Shoot • RaskotovMoscow Contemporary Music Ensemble1992Album
Vol. 2. Vustin • Denisov • Vasks • Smirnov • Kasparov • Artyomov • EkimovskiMoscow Contemporary Music Ensemble1991Album
E.Firsova / V.Shoot / E.Deisov / Yu.KasparovMoscow Contemporary Music Ensemble1991Album
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