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Marten Noorduin (SIM) presents his current research project. Musicological research has long identified a significant gap between contemporary musical performance and that of the 19th century. A key reason for this problem lies in the fact that the increasing complexity of 19th-century music led to

Carsten Schmidt and Jo Wilhelm Siebert (SIM) are presenting their current research project. The project ‘Berlin Recording Studios 1900 to 1945 – Sites of the Phonographic Industry in Times of Global Crises’ aims to provide an overview and, in specific cases, to investigate the premises in Berlin whe

Heidi von Rüden Shakibi offers an insight into her work as a restorer of plucked string instruments at the MIM. At the Musical Instrument Museum of the State Institute for Music Research, Heidi von Rüden Shakibi is responsible for the restoration of plucked string instruments. She is responsible for

Young artists introduce themselves. Maria-Estella Fischer, violin (Konrad Adenauer Foundation) Maria-Estella Fischer, violin (Konrad Adenauer Foundation scholarship holder) Admission tickets will be available from 2.30 pm at the museum ticket office Further links Jour Fixe concert series

Young artists introduce themselves. The ‘5um3’ quintet: Una Weske, Jiyeon Noh, Max Godinić, Annika Koll, Meret Louisa Vogel (UdK, winners of the 2026 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition) Quintet ‘5um3’: Una Weske, Jiyeon Noh, Max Godinić, Annika Koll, Meret Louisa Vogel – Winners of t

Musical motifs in nature and organic materials in musical instruments. Registration required Whether it’s birdsong or the sound of the waves: nature has always inspired those who make music, compose and build instruments. Together, we’ll set out in search of clues, discovering musical motifs in natu

Conference organised by the Berlin State Music Council in collaboration with the German Music Council, the European Academy Berlin and the State Institute for Music Research

Two early comedies by the master of subtle elegance, accompanied live on the Mighty Wurlitzer theatre organ by Anna Vavilkina. In *When I Was Dead* (1916), an angry husband fakes his own death following an argument with his wife. To prevent his mother-in-law from remarrying his wife, he returns to h

The Generative Turn: Mediated Musicianship in a Hyper-reproductive Age

The first vampire film in cinema history and a masterpiece of German Expressionism, accompanied live on the Mighty Wurlitzer theatre organ by Jörg Joachim Riehle. A business trip takes the unsuspecting estate agent Hutter from the port city of Wisborg to Transylvania. There, he signs a contract with