Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien

The following lists are just a small selection of the countless renowned musicians who have visited Incontri since its inception. They represent some of the leading composers, performers and researchers in contemporary music.

Guest Composers

Mark André, Mark Barden, Klarenz Barlow, François Bayle, Jörg Birkenkötter, Harrison Birtwistle, Dániel Péter Biró, Annesley Black, Sidney Corbett, Milica Djordjevic, Moritz Eggert, Michael Edwards, Francesco Filidei, Vinko Globokar, Sara Glojnarić, Robin Hayward, Hans-Joachim Hespos, Adriana Hölszky, Toshio Hosokawa, Klaus Huber, Martón Illés, Evan Johnson, Tom Johnson, Johannes Kalitzke, Gordon Kampe, Gottfried Michael Koenig, Johannes Kreidler, Helmut Lachemann, Klaus Lang, Jean-François Laporte, Fabien Lévy, George Lewis, Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf, Maximilian Marcoll, Thierry de Mey, Sarah Nemtsov, Sergej Newski, Samir Odeh-Tamimi, Helmut Oehring, Younghi Pagh-Paan, Alberto Posadas, Stefan Prins, Steve Reich, Wolfgang Rihm, Jean-Claude Risset, Uros Rojko, Marc Sabat, Charlotte Seither, Elnaz Seyedi, Judith Shatin, Mathias Spahlinger, Chiyoko Szlavnics, Hans Thomalla, Manos Tsangaris, Jörg Widmann, Walter Zimmermann

Guest Ensembles & Soloists

Ensemble Musikfabrik, Ensemble Mosaik, asamisimasa, Neue Vocalsolisten, ELISION, Ensemble Ascolta, Trio Catch, Ensemble Handwerk, Ensemble Garage, Quasar Saxophone Quartet, Trio SurPlus, Ensemble Schwerpunkt, Wet Ink

Séverine Ballon, Marco Blaauw, Christine Chapman, Erik Drescher, Seth Josel, Benjamin Kobler, Carin Levine, Nathan Plante, Rei Nakamura, Jessica Rona, Carl Rosman, Sarah Saviet, Olaf Tzschoppe, Peter Veale, Ute Wassermann

Partnerships & Exchanges

From 2007–11, Incontri was part of the nationwide New Music Network; since 2011 it has been a partner of Musik 21 Niedersachsen, including playing a key role in the annual Klangbrücken festival. Incontri maintains frequent project-based partnerships and exchanges with, among others, Kunstfestspiele Herrenhausen, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Lüneburger Symphoniker, Mädchenchor Hannover, Herrmanshof (Volksen), and Stadtbibliothek Hannover.

Incontri is a frequent Erasmus exchange partner with institutions across Europe. Recent staff and/or student exchanges include Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, and Conservatorio Superior de Música de Málaga.

In 2024, Incontri is part of the network for the “Études for Live-Electronics” project of the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien (mdw).