Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler was an ensemble of musicians founded in 1970 in Leipzig with a focus on contemporary classical music, which played several world premieres and toured internationally.
The ensemble Gruppe Neue Musik "Hanns Eisler" was founded in Leipzig on 17 December 1970 by composer and trombone player Friedrich Schenker, oboist Burkhard Glaetzner, pianist Gerhard Erber and others, to perform contemporary classical music.
[1] More than 250 first performances by more than 70 composers include Edison Denisov's Trio, Nicolaus A. Huber's Demijour, Luca Lombardi's Einklang, Wolfgang Rihm's Kalt, Goldmann's Konzert für Posaune und 3 Instrumentalgruppen, Luigi Nono's Kolomb,[4] and Alax by Iannis Xenakis.
[5] In addition, they played several East German first performances of works by international composers such as John Cage's Piano Concerto, Edison Denisov's Chorale-Variations, Dieter Schnebel's Glossolalie, Stockhausen's Zyklus, Iannis Xenakis's Nomos Alpha, Isang Yun's Piri and Bernd Alois Zimmermann's Intercommunicatione.
[3] Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler was one of the first East German ensembles to tour beyond the Iron Curtain, including several performances throughout Western Europe and Japan.