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Philip Glass Ensemble

Philip Glass Ensemble
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About

The Philip Glass Ensemble is the American chamber group founded by composer Philip Glass in New York in 1968 as a laboratory for his music. It premiered many of his most influential works, including the marathon piece "Music in Twelve Parts" and the score for the Koyaanisqatsi trilogy. Today the group performs under music director Michael Riesman and serves as Ensemble-in-Residence at the Philip Glass Institute at The New School in New York.

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most played city: New York (11 times, Songkick)
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What's new

  • 2026-04

    Philip Glass Ensemble is announced to perform at the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music in Copenhagen on September 20, 2026, presented by ALICE.

  • 2026-06

    The ensemble performed in Toronto in June 2026 as part of its ongoing tour.

  • 2025

    Philip Glass Ensemble completed five concerts during 2025, including a performance in New York in April with Matt Haimovitz.

  • 2018-12

    The ensemble became Ensemble-in-Residence at the newly established Philip Glass Institute at The New School in New York, with Lisa Bielawa as inaugural composer-in-residence.

Tour

CopenhagenTorontoNew York

Tracks

GlassworksAlbum from 1982 - the most accessible and widely played of Glass' works
Music in Twelve PartsMonumental five-hour work, written 1971-74, a cornerstone of minimalism
KoyaanisqatsiIconic film music for Godfrey Reggio's documentary from 1982
Einstein on the BeachGroundbreaking opera from 1976, premiered by the ensemble
Music with Changing PartsEarly minimalist key work from 1970, considered to have changed music in the 1970s

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