Explore Ensemble is a group of soloists based in London that brings the music of the 20th and 21st centuries to life. Founded in 2012 by alumni of the Royal College of Music who share a vision of performing and promoting the music of our time, Explore Ensemble has produced concerts focussing on composers such as Georges Aperghis, Morton Feldman, Michael Finnissy, Gérard Grisey, Tristan Murail, Luigi Nono, Enno Poppe, Fausto Romitelli, Kaija Saariaho, Rebecca Saunders and Salvatore Sciarrino. As well as many UK premieres, Explore Ensemble has given over a dozen world premieres by emerging composers including Edwin Hillier, Lisa Illean, Oliver Christophe Leith and Josephine Stephenson.

Recent highlights include the first London performance of Fausto Romitelli’s Professor Bad Trip trilogy and being a featured ensemble at St John’s Smith Square’s Principal Sound retrospective of Morton Feldman. Explore Ensemble will soon feature on BBC Radio 3’s Hear and Now programme and will make their debut appearance at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival for the hcmf// Shorts programme.