Margit Kern

Margit Kern is an Honorary Professor in the Music Department at Bremen University of the Arts, renowned for her international career as an accordionist. She collaborates with ensembles like Musikfabrik, Neue Vocalsolisten, and Rias Kammerchor, and co-founded pioneering groups such as Ensemble Mixtura (with Katharina Bäuml) and Ensemble Etendis (with Olaf Tzschoppe). Her work spans early and contemporary music, focusing on cultural exchange and innovative transcriptions. Festivals like ZAMUS Cologne and Ultraschall Berlin frequently feature her performances, and she has initiated numerous self-driven projects.

Research Interests:

• Interdisciplinary collaborations between early and new music
• Cultural and historical synthesis in accordion performance
• Commissioning contemporary compositions for accordion and shawm
• Transcriptions of medieval and renaissance works
• Dialogues between instrumental technique and emotional expression

Scientific Awards:

• First Prize, Gaudeamus Competition for Interpretation of New Music

Teaching & Collaborations:

• Teaches accordion at Bremen University of the Arts
• Co-founded Ensemble Mixtura (early/new music fusion)
• Collaborates with violist Axel Porath and percussionist Olaf Tzschoppe
• Artist in Residence at Musikhochschule Lübeck (2024)