Ensemble Adapter

The contemporary music group Ensemble Adapter places emphasis on collaboration and education, as well as performing as a quartet. Ensemble Adapter, often known simply as Adapter, was founded in 2004 by percussionist Matthias Engler and harpist Gunnhildur Einarsdóttir. In its first years, Ensemble Adapter collaborated with the collective Klangnetz e.V. The group made its recording debut in 2011, joining composer Davið Brynjar Franzson on his album A Guide for the Dead Through the Underworld. In 2022, Ensemble Adapter announced another change in direction, with Einarsdóttir and Engler as leaders without a connection to specific instrumentation. In 2023, the ensemble appeared on a recording of Reiko Füting's opera Mechthild.