About cresc...
The biennial festival ›cresc… Biennial for Current Music Frankfurt Rhine Main‹ has been presented since 2011 by a consortium of outstanding cultural institutions of the region: Ensemble Modern with the International Ensemble Modern Academy and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony with the hr Bigband. Next to the programme itself, the different performance venues and cooperation partners, and their increasing numbers, define the festival’s mission: to present outstanding music of our time for the audience of the metropolitan region. Choosing a different theme for each edition, every two years the festival offers a multi-faceted programme of current musical movements, from key works of the 20th and 21st centuries to world premieres by young composers. In addition to concerts, the programme also includes interdisciplinary formats combining music with other art forms and sociopolitical discourse.
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The next festival edition will take place from February 5 to 15, 2026.