ergon ensemble
contemporary music, athens

With an illustrious 14-year history in the world of the arts, Ergon Ensemble has solidified its status as a paramount contemporary music ensemble, both within Greece and on the international stage. Comprising some of Greece's most exceptional musicians, Ergon Ensemble traces its origins to the International Academy of Ensemble Modern, assembling a dynamic roster of artists tailored to the unique requirements of each production. The ensemble has earned widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike, renowned for the extraordinary caliber of its concerts and its trailblazing ventures, which seamlessly fuse orchestral and chamber music, musical theater, contemporary opera, dance, and multimedia music.

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Ergon Ensemble's international presence includes appearances at premier venues and festivals, such as the Wien Konzerthaus, Herrenhausen Art Festival in Hannover, Documenta in Kassel, Suså Festival in Denmark, Pharos International Contemporary Music Festival in Cyprus, and the Bigli New Music Festival in Istanbul. In Greece, the ensemble regularly performs at iconic venues including the Athens Concert Hall (Megaron), the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, and the Onassis Foundation Cultural Center, while maintaining an ongoing collaboration with the Greek National Opera for contemporary opera and music theater productions.

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The ensemble's rich repertoire includes significant works such as Michel van der Aa's "The Book of Disquiet," "Madness" featuring works by Thomas Larcher, Peter Maxwell Davies, and Iannis Xenakis, Peter Maxwell Davies' "Icones," a tribute to C. Vivier, and Minas Borboudakis' "Z." Notable highlights include performances of Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time at the éar Festival, collaboration with Shiva Feshareki at the SNF Nostos Festival, as well as performances of Ioannis Angelakis' "The Voices of the Bacchae," Steve Reich's "Radio Rewrite" and "Reich-Richter" at the Athens Festival, Maja Ratkje's "Pytheas" in co-production with Norway's Ultima Festival, and collaboration with distinguished trumpeter and conductor Håkan Hardenberger.

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For the 2024-2025 season, Ergon is expanding its activities beyond concert performances, undertaking, in collaboration with the Greek National Opera, a series of lectures for the Composition Workshop Cycle as part of the program "Greek National Opera's Outreach Activities for the Promotion of Contemporary and Modern Greek Culture."

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