Klangforum Wien

Austrian composer Beat Furrer founded Klangforum Wien, a chamber orchestra devoted to contemporary music, in Vienna in 1985. The group is made up of 24 players and considers itself a collective, with its members responsible for artistic decisions. It does, however, engage guest conductors for works large enough to require one. Based in Vienna, the group maintains a very full schedule of performances throughout Europe and occasionally tours internationally. As of 2012, Klangforum Wien had presented the premieres of over 500 new works and had made over 70 recordings. Furrer led ...