News | Engagements

  • Sat
    01
    Jan
    2022
    Mon
    31
    Jan
    2022

    Open, Closed, Open – Multimedia Installation at the European Academy of Fine Arts in collaboration with sculptor and designer Yair Kira and painter Liat Grayver.
    The work reflects on the question of Jewish identity today using sound, immersive objects, and video installation.
    European Academy of Fine Arts, Aachener Straße D-54294 Trier, Germany

  • Thu
    02
    Dec
    2021

    A full evening with four short music-theater works by Amir Shpilman including the world premiere of Situation Object 4 at the Kontraklang concert series in collaboration with choreographer Johannes Bönig.

    Villa Elisabeth, Invalidenstraße 4, 10115 Berlin, 20:00

  • Wed
    10
    Nov
    2021

    Giving a guest talk at Berklee College of Music about my works and spatio-temporal composition techniques.

  • Tue
    12
    Oct
    2021
    Sun
    24
    Oct
    2021

    12 performances of Inversion of a Future (2021) performative installation at the Ural Biennial for Contemporary Art with opera singers, stunt-doubles, riggers, and live electronics. Co-directed by Amir Shpilman and Shiran Eliaserov in collaboration with artist and stuntwoman Helga Wretman, the team explores extreme situations and the inevitability of physical experiences to reflect on resilience and fragility, seen as shaping factors of our evolution.

    Circus arena Ekaterinburg, Ulitsa 8 Marta, 43, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620142

  • Sun
    03
    Oct
    2021

    World Premiere of CIRCLES, large scale outdoor performance at Die Irritierte Stadt Festival that incorporates live audio-visual spectacle with hundreds of performers, music-choreography, live aerial video projection and live electronics.
    Pariser Platz, 70173 Stuttgart, Germany, start time: Sunset at last light (approx. 19:00)

  • Fri
    01
    Oct
    2021
    Thu
    31
    Mar
    2022

    Working with Masters students of the Human Factors program at Berlin Institute of Technology to develop the CIRCLES online platform as part of the TU HUMAN-MACHINE initiative.

  • Sun
    18
    Jul
    2021

    World premiere of electroacoustic, binaural sound-walk at the Podium Festival, Esslingen, Germany.

  • Mon
    07
    Jun
    2021
    Sun
    13
    Jun
    2021

    Podium festival composition residency for the creation of an electroacoustic sound walk.

  • Fri
    04
    Jun
    2021
    Fri
    02
    Jul
    2021

    Online Hackathon
    Participating at OPERA HACK 2.0 for music, theater, and technology hosted by the San Diego Opera.

  • Tue
    25
    May
    2021

    Live Stream
    Second performance of Situation Object 3 “Delivery” at Unerhörte Music festival by Soprano Sirje Viise.
    Live stream from BKA theater, Berlin 20:00

  • Thu
    01
    Apr
    2021
    Sat
    31
    Jul
    2021

    Working with students of the Human Factors program at the TU University to develop the CIRCLES online platform as part of the TU HUMAN-MACHINE initiative.

  • Tue
    09
    Mar
    2021
    Wed
    31
    Mar
    2021

    Residency at ADK electronic studio, recording vocal soloists and opera singers for the creation of a new virtual instrument.

  • Sat
    27
    Feb
    2021

    Live Stream
    Teaching an online masterclass in music composition at Ezra Guitar, New York

  • Fri
    01
    Jan
    2021

    Broadcast of an interview with me by journalist Nora Bauer with excerpts of my works on   WDR 3, Germany.

  • Mon
    21
    Sep
    2020
    Fri
    02
    Oct
    2020

    Movement and voice experimentations at Katapult and Trauma Bar studios
    with dancers, singers and stunt doubles as part of Inversion of a future, an artistic research funded by Fonds Darstellende Künste e.V., and Berliner Senat.

  • Sun
    06
    Sep
    2020

    World premiere of Situation object 3 "Delivery" (2020) for solo soprano performed by Sirje Viise at Festival Concepts of doing / Berlin edition.
    Börnestraße 45, 13086 Berlin, Germany 18:30

  • Tue
    21
    Jul
    2020

    Opening event of CIRCLES at Die Irritierte Stadt Festival, Theaterhaus Stuttgart, 20:00 Uhr.

  • Mon
    06
    Jul
    2020
    Fri
    10
    Jul
    2020

    Movement and voice experimentations at Studio Eden with stunt doubles as part of Inversion of a future, an artistic research funded by Fonds Darstellende Künste e.V., and Berliner Senat.

  • Fri
    12
    Jun
    2020

    Live Stream
    Online performance and premiere of Désir, a commissioned by AuditivVokal Dresden
    As part of their project Schützraum – ein musikalisches Äthernettheater-Webzert, 19:30 Uhr.

  • Sun
    15
    Dec
    2019

    World premiere of Esh (2019) for chamber choir performed by Junges Ensemble Dresden
    Weinbergskirsche, Albert-Hensel-Straße 3, 01129 Dresden 17:00 Uhr

  • Wed
    27
    Nov
    2019

    Guest lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna.
    Topic: Arranged Compositions of Spatio-Temporal Processes
    An interactive talk about storytelling through movement and music, creating sounds based on emergent complex behaviors, and discovering listening techniques to observe them.
    Gottwald-Saal, Rienößlgasse 12, 1040 Wien, 09.45-12.30h

  • Sat
    23
    Nov
    2019

    Giving a full evening presentation with live performances and demonstrations of recent electro-acoustic works and artistic developments at Amann Studios, AIR 2 hEar – composers’ encounters.
    Amann Studios, Neustiftgasse 68, 1070 Wien, 20:00 Uhr

  • Sun
    17
    Nov
    2019

    World Premiere of Spins 2 (2019) for Solo Flute and Electronics at the VienModern Festival, commissioned by Ensemble Platypus and Kulturkontakt, Austria, performance by Iva Kovač - Flute and Lukas Froschauer - Electronics.
    Reaktor, Geblergasse 36-40, 1170 Wien, 11:00 Uhr

  • Fri
    06
    Sep
    2019
    Fri
    29
    Nov
    2019

    Composer in residence of the Federal Austrain Chancellery and Kulturkontakt.

  • Tue
    03
    Sep
    2019

    Performance of Die Weiße Stadt (2019) by Ensemble diX at Wiesbadener Rathaus with the attendance of Mayer Gert‐Uwe Mende.
    Wiesbadener Rathaus, Schloßpl. 6, 65183 Wiesbaden, 19:00 Uhr

  • Sat
    17
    Aug
    2019

    World premiere of Entangled (2019) for trio of open instrumentation performed by Ensemble Mosaik with Martin Losert - Sax., Chatschatur Kanajan - Violin, Mathis Mayr - Cello and electronics by Ernst Surberg
    Acker Stadt Palast, Ackerstr. 169/170, 10115 Berlin, 20:30 Uhr

  • Sat
    06
    Jul
    2019

    Ensemble diX perform Die Weiße Stadt (2019) at Kunstmuseum Moritzburg.
    Friedemann-Bach-Platz 5, 06108 Halle (Saale), 19:00 Uhr

  • Sat
    22
    Jun
    2019

    New version of Klangmøbil with Ensemble Interface at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt

  • Thu
    20
    Jun
    2019
    Sun
    11
    Aug
    2019

    Open, Closed, Open – Art Installation at the Jewish Museum Berlin in collaboration with Sculptor and Designer Yair Kira and Painter Liat Grayver.
    The work reflects on the question of Jewish Identity today using sound, immersive objects, and video installation. Opening event ceremony June 20.

  • Wed
    19
    Jun
    2019

    Second performance of Die Weiße Stadt (2019) by Ensemble Dix as part of the project “White City” in marking of 100 years of the Bauhaus movement.
    Galerie Nemtsov&Nemtsov, Witzlebenstr. 38 14057, Berlin, 19:30 Uhr

  • Thu
    06
    Jun
    2019

    Ensemble Reconsil perform Echad (2014) at Reaktor, Geblergasse 40; 1170 Wien, 19:00

  • Sat
    01
    Jun
    2019

    AuditivVokal perform new version of Malleable Images (2017) with 100 singers in a circle around the audience at the Dresdner musikfestspielen.
    Albertinum Museum – Lichthof – Galerie Neue Meister Dresden, 19:00

  • Wed
    22
    May
    2019

    World premiere of a new composition for ensemble and dynamic speakers.
    Ensemble Mosaik – Augmented Instruments,
    kesselhaus kulturbrauerei, Berlin 20:00

  • Sun
    05
    May
    2019

    World premiere of Die Weiße Stadt (2019) for woodwind quartet.
    Commission of Ensemble Dix in celebration of 100 years of the Bauhaus movement.
    Lindenau-Museum-Altenburg, 15:00 Uhr

  • Tue
    19
    Mar
    2019
    Fri
    22
    Mar
    2019

    MaerzmusikQuerklang
    A Premiere of new experimental work, composed in collaboration with and performed by a Berlin-based class of twenty 1st graders (7 years old) students.
    Concerts: Haus der Berliner Festpiele, March 19, 18:00
    Kammermusiksaals der Philharmonie – Foyer, March 22, 18:00

  • Thu
    14
    Mar
    2019

    Premiere of a new version of Malleable Cycle (2017) accapella choir by singers of the Deutsche Oper and Staatsoper Berlin, Conductor Raymond Hughes.
    Villa Elisabeth, Berlin 17:00

  • Thu
    08
    Nov
    2018

    Speaker at MOST WANTED: MUSIC conference.
    5 GALLERIE Alte Münze, Molkenmarkt 2, 10179 Berlin, 18:30-20:30

  • Wed
    07
    Nov
    2018

    Winner of the 2018 Jewish Museum and Dagesh KunstLab Art Prize for the work Open, Closed, Open, in collaboration with Liat Grayver and Yair Kira. Award ceremony at the Jewish Museum Berlin, Nov 7, 19:00

  • Fri
    02
    Nov
    2018

    Soprano Angela Wingerath perform Situation Object (2014) at Klangwerkstatt Berlin, Festival für Neue Musik as part of the program No Border, No Boredom with AuditivVokal.
    Kunstquartier Bethanien, 19:00

  • Sun
    09
    Sep
    2018

    Soprano Katja Fischer performs Situation Object (2016) at Festspielhaus Hellerau, Großer Saal in a vocal concert by AuditivVokal. Also on the program composers Hans Joachim Hespos, Erwin Schulhoff, and John Cage.
    Hellerau European Center for the Arts, Großer Saal, 3 performances: 12:00, 14:00, 16:00

  • Sat
    08
    Sep
    2018

    A new performance of Klangmobil, at Gaudeamus Festival, Netherlands. Collaboration with Ensemble Interface, composer Beat Gysin, Sergey Khismatov and Sound Artist Hans Van Koolwijk.
    Theaterzaal Het Huis Utrecht, 3 performances: 15:00, 16:00, 17:00

  • Sun
    24
    Jun
    2018

    Malleable Cycle (2017) and Malleable Images (2017) performed at the Magdeburg Contemporary Art Museum, by Conductor Olaf Katzer, the Dresdner Kammerchor and AuditivVokal. Dated from 1015 the unique acoustics of the building promises a moving performance experience. The event celebrates the opening of a new concert hall in place of the old cathedral at the cloister. Regierungsstraße 4, 39104 Magdeburg, 5 pm.

  • Sat
    09
    Jun
    2018

    Performance and presentation as part of Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften (Long Night of the Sciences) for demonstrating the various features of the Dynamic Speakers ©. In cooperation with Hybrid Plattform and Pecha Kucha Berlin.

  • Fri
    18
    May
    2018
    Sat
    19
    May
    2018

    Touch Space, an immersive music installation in Buttons, a 72 hours party line in one of Berlin’s most known nightclubs – About Blank.
    Touch Space was created jointly with Designer Yair Kira, Trumpet Player Matthew Conley, DJ James Passfield, and ASMR artist Annie Gå.

  • Mon
    07
    May
    2018

    Cantos, sound installation as part of CANTO XVIII, an immersive multidisciplinary salon & gala at the American Irish Historical Society, NYC. Curated by Seol Park. Entrance by invitation only.

  • Tue
    12
    Dec
    2017

    World premiere of Tiferet at Maxim Gorki TheaterStudio Я, 70min interactive musical performance with dancers, vocal soloists, 30 voices choir and electronic music.

  • Wed
    06
    Dec
    2017

    Debut concert of Duo Axe and Pile with Guitarist Seth Josel and Percussionist Michael Weilacher performing Spins (2016) at Lettrétage, Berlin 20:00.

  • Sat
    02
    Dec
    2017

    Presentation at the 28. Deutscher Kongress für Perinatale Medizin in City Cube Berlin and closing party of the International Gynecological Society at Clara Angela Foundation. Collaboration with Dr. Birgit Arabin.

  • Sun
    05
    Nov
    2017

    Second performance of  Inmitten des Lebens large work for Baroque Orchestra (period instruments), mixed choir and six vocal soloists. Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble and conductor Albrecht KochFestival Sandstein und Musik, Germany.

  • Sat
    04
    Nov
    2017

    World premier of  Inmitten des Lebens large work for Baroque Orchestra (period instruments), mixed choir and six vocal soloists in marking of the 500 years of the protestant reformation.
    Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble and conductor Albrecht Koch, Freiberger Dom, Germany.

  • Fri
    22
    Sep
    2017
    Sat
    23
    Sep
    2017

    Ensemble LUX:NM and singer Claudia Van Hasselt perform the world premiere of TaxiMusic, musiktheater production of FrauVonDa at Acker Stadt Palast, Berlin.
    Works by Amir Shpilman, Sarah Nemtsov, Eleftherios Veniadis, Amen Feizabadi, and Zigan Aldi.

  • Sat
    16
    Sep
    2017

    Teaching workshop about contemporary vocal ensemble music as part of chor.com festival. Kongresszentrum, Saal 3, 11:30-13:00.

  • Fri
    15
    Sep
    2017

    AuditivVokal performs Malleable Images and performance of Malleable Cycle for hundred singers at Chor.Com, Germany’s largest international choirs convention. 20:00, Orchesterzentrum NRW, Dortmund, Germany.

  • Wed
    13
    Sep
    2017

    AuditivVokal premiere Malleable Images for eight vocal soloists and performance of Malleable Cycle for hundred singers at the Albertinum Museum, Lichthof, 19:30.

  • Sat
    09
    Sep
    2017
    Sun
    10
    Sep
    2017

    World premiere of a piece for hundreds voices in a circle. Coached by AuditivVokal Dresden at the Chorfestival Meißen klingt, Germany.

  • Sat
    19
    Aug
    2017

    World premiere of klangmøbil including new composition for newly built instruments jointly designed by composers Amir Shpilman, Sergey Khismatov, Beat Gyssin Ensemble Interface and Hans van Koolwijk.

  • Mon
    14
    Aug
    2017
    Fri
    18
    Aug
    2017

    Residency at DordtYart, Netherlands center for contemporary art with Ensemble Interface and artist Hans van Koolwijk.

  • Fri
    11
    Aug
    2017
    Mon
    14
    Aug
    2017

    – Teaching a workshop at Hellerau Center “Arranged Compositions of Spatio-Temporal Processes II”
    – Experimenting new movement ideas of emergent complex behavior systems at the 15. Internationale Rhythmikwerkstatt “Dalcroze 2017”

  • Sat
    29
    Apr
    2017

    DeutschlandFunk broadcasts a portrait program about my work including interviews and excerpts of my music at Forum Neuer Musik with journalist and musicologist Egbert Hiller.

  • Thu
    30
    Mar
    2017

    Mduo premieres Pose un Lapin (2017) for Paetzold Bass Recorder with electronics and Percussion with Miako Kleinand Michael Weilacher at Lettretage, Berlin.

  • Sat
    04
    Mar
    2017

    Ensemble Nikel performs Spins (2016) for Saxophone with electronics and No input mixer at the Zurich International Saxophone festival.

  • Sun
    18
    Dec
    2016

    Excerpts of Destruction for choir and large orchestra performed at Niebo, the closing ceremony of the European Capital of Culture at Hala Stulecia, Wroclaw, Poland.

  • Sun
    06
    Nov
    2016

    Conductor, Mekomot Projekt: Görlitz, Germany.

  • Sun
    16
    Oct
    2016
    Thu
    20
    Oct
    2016

    Conducting-composers masterclass with Peter EötvösJean-Philippe WurtzBalázs Horváth and THReNSeMBLe at the Budapest Music Center (BMC), Hungary.

  • Sat
    20
    Aug
    2016

    World premiere of new work for 80 movers and space, Hellerau Center, Dresden, Germany.

  • Tue
    16
    Aug
    2016
    Tue
    23
    Aug
    2016

    Guest teacher at the 14th International Eurhythmics Workshop, Hellerau Center, Dresden, Germany.

  • Wed
    13
    Jul
    2016

    World premeiere of a new work for Ensemble Nikel at the Tzlil Meudcan Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel

  • Mon
    11
    Jul
    2016

    Featured in SWR2 – music now in a program titled “ad libitum – free spaces in music” by Journalistin Friederike Kenneweg.
    The program includes interesting interviews and music examples of composers Jennifer Walshe , Amir Shpilman and pianists Tomas Bächli and Christoph Grund.

  • Sun
    05
    Jun
    2016
    Sun
    12
    Jun
    2016

    European Capital of Culture
    Commission by the city of Wroclaw, Poland as part of the project “European Capital of Culture 2016”
    for large Symphonic Orchestra of 200 players with Symphonic Choir of 400 singers. Premiere in open air concert on the banks of the Odra River June 11 2016.

  • Thu
    02
    Jun
    2016

    Conductor, Mekomot Project: Warsaw, Poland.

  • Wed
    25
    May
    2016
    Sat
    28
    May
    2016

    Conductor, Mekomot Project:Hainsfarth, Kippenheim, Binswangen, Ichenhausen.

  • Thu
    05
    May
    2016

    Conductor, Mekomot Project: Erfurt.

  • Thu
    07
    Apr
    2016

    Conductor, Mekomot Project: Forum neuer Musik – Deutschlandfunk Köln – Festivaleröffnung.

  • Mon
    04
    Apr
    2016

    Conductor, Mekomot Project Essen.

  • Thu
    31
    Mar
    2016

    Conductor, Mekomot Project: „Raum für Kunst und Diskurs“ Berlin.

    Commission by Deutschlandfunk for the project Orte/Mekomot.
    In addition for writing a new work for the project Amir will function as conductor of the 22 concerts tour around Germany and Eastern Europe during 2015/16.

  • Sat
    10
    Oct
    2015

    Conducting Orte/Mekomot project premiere.

  • Sat
    03
    Oct
    2015

    Conductor in mekomot project: Dresden.

  • Wed
    16
    Sep
    2015
    Thu
    17
    Sep
    2015

    Conductor, Mekomot project: Stavenhagen and Hagenow, Germany.

  • Thu
    10
    Sep
    2015
    Sat
    03
    Oct
    2015

    EMP engagements

  • Tue
    28
    Jul
    2015
    Thu
    06
    Aug
    2015
  • Wed
    29
    Apr
    2015

    Broadcast of Hedef and Sh’ma
    by Kol Hamusica
    Israel National Classical Music Radio
    program editor Amit Dolberg.

  • Sun
    12
    Apr
    2015

    Commission by Ensemble Interface, Frankfurt in collaboration with the sound Sculptor Hans van Koolwijk, Amsterdam and composers Beat Gysin and Sergey Khisamov.
    http://www.ensembleinterface.com/de/projekte/klangmobil/

  • Thu
    13
    Nov
    2014
    Fri
    21
    Nov
    2014

    FREEDOM Tour
    Conducting Ensemble Moto Perpetuo and AuditivVokal
    in a collaboration tour in Washington, Boston and New York
    including performances of Situation Object.

  • Tue
    11
    Nov
    2014

    Live Broadcast of Situation Object by Radio Bremen
    with AuditivVokal
    from Theater Delmenhorst in Bremen, Germany.

  • Fri
    17
    Oct
    2014

    German premiere of As if these clouds at Donaueschinger Musiktage with Echtzeit Ensemble and conductor Christof M Löser.

  • Sat
    11
    Oct
    2014

    World premiere of Iridescent Stasis at La Biennale di Venezia , Teatro alle Tese.

  • Mon
    06
    Oct
    2014
    Thu
    09
    Oct
    2014

    rehearsals of Iridescent Stasis with Ensemble Intercontemporain and conductor Jean Michael Lavoae.

  • Fri
    26
    Sep
    2014

    Performance of Echad by El Perro Andaluz
    at Hochschule fur Musik Carl Maria von Weber.

  • Thu
    11
    Sep
    2014

    World Premiere of Echad revised version at the Stadtmuseum by El Perro Andaluz.

  • Tue
    24
    Jun
    2014

    World premiere of Situation Object with soprano Mary Mackenzie at Town Hall Seattle.

  • Thu
    19
    Jun
    2014

    Conducting US premiere of Hommage anden Klimerkasten by Hannah Eimermacher with Ensemble Moto Perpetuo’s concert
    at the German Consulate in New York US Premiere of Darkness with Soprano Frauke Aulbert and Pianist Natalie Tenenbaum.

  • Tue
    10
    Jun
    2014

    Israeli premiere of Echad with Ensemble Meitar and conductor David Greilsammer at the Israeli Conservatory.

  • Sun
    04
    May
    2014
    Mon
    05
    May
    2014

    Conducting a fully staged theatrical performance of Here I am, Send me!
    at the 250th anniversary celebrations of Akademie der Bildende Künste, Dresden.

  • Fri
    02
    May
    2014
    Sat
    03
    May
    2014

    Artistic Director of Philippe Manoury Portrait concerts with Ensemble Moto Perpetuo at Lang Recital Hall.

  • Mon
    24
    Mar
    2014
    Thu
    27
    Mar
    2014

    Collaboration with the students of Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Aragon
    Performance of Sheketak.

  • Sat
    15
    Mar
    2014
    Thu
    20
    Mar
    2014

    rehearsals and performances of Sheketak and Echad
    World premiere with Matthias Pintscher and Ensemble Meitar.

  • Mon
    30
    Sep
    2013

    Israeli premiere of Hedef with Ensemble Meitar and conductor Matthias Pintscher.

  • Sat
    01
    Jun
    2013
    Sun
    02
    Jun
    2013

    World premiere of Here I am, Send me!
    at the 14th Street Y Theater LABA Festival.

  • Sat
    01
    Jun
    2013

    Artistic Director of “Action Painting: The Edges of Sound”
    at Baruch Performing Arts Center
    Ensemble Moto Perpetuo with guest conductor Jean Philippe Wurtz and composer Raphael Cendo
    In collaboration with Ensemble Linea of Strasbourg.

  • Tue
    23
    Apr
    2013

    Artistic Director of “Ramifications of Trauma: A Journey”
    At 14th Street Y theater
    Ensemble Moto Perpetuo in collaboration with Ensemble Meitar.

  • Mon
    01
    Apr
    2013
    Sun
    07
    Apr
    2013

    – World premiere of Hedef with members of Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble Modern, Asasello Quartet and Conductor Matthias Pintscher.
    -Giving portrait lecture about my music and personal influences including live performances of my works with Flutists Eric Lamb, Oboe Nick Shay Deutsch, Horn Saar Berger, pianist Dimitri Vassilakis, Conductor Scott Ellaway and more

  • Tue
    19
    Mar
    2013

    Artistic Director, Ensemble Moto Perpetuo
    Ear Heart New Music Series, at Roulette
    in Collaboration with the New Chamber Ballet and Sospeso Ensemble.

  • Fri
    22
    Feb
    2013

    Artistic Director, Ensemble Moto Perpetuo
    Season Opener at TEMP Art Space in SoHo.