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Key Visual MaerzMusik 2026

Concerts, Performances, Installations, Discourse Formats

Programme Announcement & Start of Advance Ticket Sales: 29 January 2026

MaerzMusik 2026

MaerzMusik 2026 will take place from 20 to 29 March – at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, the Academy of Arts, Radialsystem, silent green, SAVVY Contemporary, the University of the Arts Berlin, the St. Elisabeth-Church and the Parochial-Church.

 

With

Ensemble Dedalus, Ensemble KNM Berlin, JACK Quartet, Klangforum Wien, Querklang, AnA Maria Rodriguez, Bernhard Lang, Carola Bauckholt, Catherine Lamb, Ellen Fullman, Éliane Radigue, Florentin Ginot, Gerhard Stäbler, Juliet Fraser, Laure M. Hiendl, Lin Fang-Yi, Lou Kilger, Luxa M. Schüttler, Okkyung Lee, Pascale Criton, Tine Surel Lange, Wojtek Blecharz, Zesses Seglias and many more 

Save the date!

Berlin Art Prize for Meredith Monk

A woman in a black sweater throws her hands in the air, and her hair, braided into plaits, flies up too.

Meredith Monk

© Christine Alicino

Meredith Monk is this year’s winner of the Berlin Art Prize – GrandPrize of the Akademie der Künste, which is awarded on behalf of the Federal State of Berlin. The interdisciplinary artist is a unique voice in contemporary music and a pioneer of extended vocal technique. As part of MaerzMusik, on 21.3.2026, her music will be featured in a prize winners’ concert alongside Katie Geissinger and Allison Sniffin at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele. In addition, her film Book of Days will be shown, as well as the portrait film Monk in Pieces, which premiered at the Berlinale in 2025.

In the Media Library

Find out more about some of MaerzMusik 2025’s artists: talks, interviews and portraits are still available in the Berliner Festspiele Media Library.

To the Media Library
Pamela Z uses gestures to control music controllers on a stage.

Pamela Z

© Gretchen Robinette

MaerzMusik 2025

Impressions

  • Ute Wassermann uses a small strwa to blow into an aquarium full of water, which glows a poisonous green colour.

    The Art of Camouflage

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • A person with long hair drums on a kettledrum with lively movements.

    Salon of Touch

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • The stage is colourful and full of small situations with musicians, and screens on which, for example, a dog is projected.

    MELENCOLIA

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • People are standing in the room with drinks. Brass musicians play in the background.

    silent green 2, Peter Jakober

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • The ensemble works with electronic music devices. Their performance is also shown above them as a projection.

    Yarn/Wire

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • Joan La Barbara has her eyes closed and a soft expression on her face. She is wearing a fluffy jumper.

    Joan La Barbara, Voice is the Original Instrument

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Colourful light spots behind several drums placed next to each other.

    Enno Poppe / Percussion Orchestra Cologne, Streik

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Kerbaj works on an instrument consisting of several funnels. Cables run together on a wooden desk.

    silent green 1, Mazen Kerbaj

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • A grand piano stands in a light-flooded room. Music stands are covered with a plastic sheet.

    The Urban Tale of a Hippo

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Bowler sits at a lectern as if giving a lecture. Her hands are projected above her as a blurred image.

    silent green 3, Laura Bowler

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • A collage of various projections showing Pamela Z singing.

    Other Rooms. Pamela Z

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • Smiling spectators sit on the floor. They wear hearing protection.

    Salon of Touch

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • At night: A MaerzMusik banner hangs above the entrance to the Radialsystem.

    Minor Characters / Jennifer Walshe

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • A work of art made of rods hangs above the ensemble in the Memorial Church.

    CHAN: Sonnets and Devotions in the Wilderness

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • A large-scale light installation on the ceiling. Below it, people on sofas or scattered around the room.

    Library of MaerzMusik

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • A performer in a lunge leans away from four other people who are facing her.

    Drifting to the Rhythms at the Southeast of Nowhere, Nguyễn + Transitory

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • Jennifer Walshe wears a loose dress and points two fingers at the audience. Her expression is fierce.

    Minor Characters / Jennifer Walshe

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • The audience moves around the stage. The flyloft is above them.

    Finale MaerzMusik 2025: I AM ALL EARS

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Five people are sitting in a circle, one person is speaking.

    Take a Deep Breath – Artist Talk

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • Through the entrance, which leads under the revolving stage, the view falls on a string ensemble.

    Finale MaerzMusik 2025: I AM ALL EARS

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Ute Wassermann uses a small strwa to blow into an aquarium full of water, which glows a poisonous green colour.

    The Art of Camouflage

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • A person with long hair drums on a kettledrum with lively movements.

    Salon of Touch

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • The stage is colourful and full of small situations with musicians, and screens on which, for example, a dog is projected.

    MELENCOLIA

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • People are standing in the room with drinks. Brass musicians play in the background.

    silent green 2, Peter Jakober

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • The ensemble works with electronic music devices. Their performance is also shown above them as a projection.

    Yarn/Wire

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • Joan La Barbara has her eyes closed and a soft expression on her face. She is wearing a fluffy jumper.

    Joan La Barbara, Voice is the Original Instrument

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Colourful light spots behind several drums placed next to each other.

    Enno Poppe / Percussion Orchestra Cologne, Streik

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Kerbaj works on an instrument consisting of several funnels. Cables run together on a wooden desk.

    silent green 1, Mazen Kerbaj

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • A grand piano stands in a light-flooded room. Music stands are covered with a plastic sheet.

    The Urban Tale of a Hippo

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Bowler sits at a lectern as if giving a lecture. Her hands are projected above her as a blurred image.

    silent green 3, Laura Bowler

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • A collage of various projections showing Pamela Z singing.

    Other Rooms. Pamela Z

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • Smiling spectators sit on the floor. They wear hearing protection.

    Salon of Touch

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • At night: A MaerzMusik banner hangs above the entrance to the Radialsystem.

    Minor Characters / Jennifer Walshe

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • A work of art made of rods hangs above the ensemble in the Memorial Church.

    CHAN: Sonnets and Devotions in the Wilderness

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • A large-scale light installation on the ceiling. Below it, people on sofas or scattered around the room.

    Library of MaerzMusik

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • A performer in a lunge leans away from four other people who are facing her.

    Drifting to the Rhythms at the Southeast of Nowhere, Nguyễn + Transitory

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • Jennifer Walshe wears a loose dress and points two fingers at the audience. Her expression is fierce.

    Minor Characters / Jennifer Walshe

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • The audience moves around the stage. The flyloft is above them.

    Finale MaerzMusik 2025: I AM ALL EARS

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Five people are sitting in a circle, one person is speaking.

    Take a Deep Breath – Artist Talk

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • Through the entrance, which leads under the revolving stage, the view falls on a string ensemble.

    Finale MaerzMusik 2025: I AM ALL EARS

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Ute Wassermann uses a small strwa to blow into an aquarium full of water, which glows a poisonous green colour.

    The Art of Camouflage

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • A person with long hair drums on a kettledrum with lively movements.

    Salon of Touch

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • The stage is colourful and full of small situations with musicians, and screens on which, for example, a dog is projected.

    MELENCOLIA

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • People are standing in the room with drinks. Brass musicians play in the background.

    silent green 2, Peter Jakober

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • The ensemble works with electronic music devices. Their performance is also shown above them as a projection.

    Yarn/Wire

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • Joan La Barbara has her eyes closed and a soft expression on her face. She is wearing a fluffy jumper.

    Joan La Barbara, Voice is the Original Instrument

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Colourful light spots behind several drums placed next to each other.

    Enno Poppe / Percussion Orchestra Cologne, Streik

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Kerbaj works on an instrument consisting of several funnels. Cables run together on a wooden desk.

    silent green 1, Mazen Kerbaj

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • A grand piano stands in a light-flooded room. Music stands are covered with a plastic sheet.

    The Urban Tale of a Hippo

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Bowler sits at a lectern as if giving a lecture. Her hands are projected above her as a blurred image.

    silent green 3, Laura Bowler

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • A collage of various projections showing Pamela Z singing.

    Other Rooms. Pamela Z

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • Smiling spectators sit on the floor. They wear hearing protection.

    Salon of Touch

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • At night: A MaerzMusik banner hangs above the entrance to the Radialsystem.

    Minor Characters / Jennifer Walshe

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • A work of art made of rods hangs above the ensemble in the Memorial Church.

    CHAN: Sonnets and Devotions in the Wilderness

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • A large-scale light installation on the ceiling. Below it, people on sofas or scattered around the room.

    Library of MaerzMusik

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • A performer in a lunge leans away from four other people who are facing her.

    Drifting to the Rhythms at the Southeast of Nowhere, Nguyễn + Transitory

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • Jennifer Walshe wears a loose dress and points two fingers at the audience. Her expression is fierce.

    Minor Characters / Jennifer Walshe

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • The audience moves around the stage. The flyloft is above them.

    Finale MaerzMusik 2025: I AM ALL EARS

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

  • Five people are sitting in a circle, one person is speaking.

    Take a Deep Breath – Artist Talk

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Camille Blake

  • Through the entrance, which leads under the revolving stage, the view falls on a string ensemble.

    Finale MaerzMusik 2025: I AM ALL EARS

    © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

About MaerzMusik

MaerzMusik sees itself as a place to exchange artistic knowledge(s) through new encounters and collective experiences. The festival is rooted in the multimodality of listening, contemporary music, and sound, employing concerts, performances, installations, music theatre, film screenings, and discursive formats to open up a space where life, art, and theory can co-exist.

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