Researchers, inventors, idealists. They work with specialist ensembles and radio orchestras, with opera houses, independent theaters, electronic studios, and with organizers of festivals and concerts of modern music in Europe.

The Neue Vocalsolisten – a contemporary vocal music ensemble founded in 1984 as part of Musik der Jahrhunderte – has been an artistically independent vocal chamber music ensemble since 2000. The seven soloists, ranging from coloratura soprano to countertenor and deep bass, bring their creative power to bear on their chamber music work in collaboration with composers and other performers.

A group of specialized singers completes the core team, depending on the cast, and research is at the center of their interests, searching for new tonalities, vocal techniques and forms of articulation; dialogue with the composers has a special place. Each year, they ensure the creation of nearly 20 new works. Opera and interdisciplinary work involving electronics, video, visual arts and literature are part of the group’s artistic project, as are collages that contrast elements of early and modern music.