Built around the nucleus of the acclaimed O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra, O/Modernt is an extended family of distinguished musicians who perform together in flexible line-ups, from small chamber groups to large ensembles. Its special identity is shaped by the creative programmes devised by its founder and Artistic Director, Hugo Ticciati.

Reimagining the concert hall as a space for surprising musical encounters, Hugo curates consummate listening experiences for audiences across Europe and around the world. O/Modernt’s musical tapestries are woven from heterogeneous styles and genres, brought together to reveal unanticipated connections and contrasts. Schubert might be juxtaposed with Max Richter and works for sarod by Soumik Datta; Brahms with Nirvana, Philip Glass, and Purcell; or Vivaldi with Metallica and Muse. Fresh contexts like these constructively disrupt the borderlines of genre, epoch, and geography to revitalise familiar works from the classical repertoire and bring non-classical works into established concert halls.

O/Modernt’s aesthetic values have also resulted in partnerships with a host of brilliant musicians and artists working in many cultural settings and traditions. Some notable collaborators include: Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Baba Israel (beat poet), Evelyn Glennie (percussion), Gareth Lubbe (harmonic singer), Michael Grab (rock balancer), Miyoko Shida Rigolo (performance artist), Nils Landgren (trombone), Sam West (actor and reader), and Sukhvinder ‘Pinky’ Singh (tabla).

Creative programming and innovative artistic partnerships have earned O/Modernt an international reputation, with sold-out performances at venues including the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Musikverein in Vienna, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg (as part of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival), and the Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ in Amsterdam. O/Modernt currently enjoys residencies at the ultra-modern Queen Silvia Concert Hall in Stockholm and Wigmore Hall in London.