a short glimpse into some things that I composed

Composition

Berliner Ensemble and Ersan Mondtag commissioned four ouvertures for "wagner - der ring des nibelungen (a piece like fresh chopped eschenwood)" recomposed by Thomas Köck - with no audible Wagner involved. Premiere on june 3rd 2021. 

I wrote music for a stellar 12 piece ensemble of classical musicians and improvisers. 

The compositions decontextualize tiny bits of the original Wagner ouvertures. A motive, a tempo, a piece of noise from an original recording... sometimes in the process I just played drums to the original ouvertures and used these drum recordings as a starting point for writing.

The pieces will be released as an album on backlash music on march 4th.

Moritz Ter-Nedden – violin
Grégoire Simon – violin 
Friedemann Slenczka – viola 
Ragnar Jonsson – violoncello 
James Banner - double bass
Laure Mourot - flute
Miguel Perez Inesta - clarinet 
Isaac Shaw – french horn 
Maria Schneider – vibraphone
Arne Braun – guitar 
Jörg Hochapfel - keyboard, piano 
Max Andrzejewski - composition, drumset

MYTHOS II - aüe

This is an audio teaser from the premiere of my 40" composition "OHNE GARANTIE - music for a future without guarantees", based on texts by Zola Mennenöh with thoughts about how to cope with the uncertainty of future, inspired by Lisa Nyberg.  

Probably the most silent music I´ve ever written.

A commission by Acht Brücken Festival Köln. 
Recorded at WDR Funkhaus on may 1st 2023 and broadcasted by WDR3 

Zola Mennenöh (voc, text)
Lisa Meignin (fl)
Jone Bolivar (cl)
Laura Hovestadt (Vla)
Ruben Jeyasundaram (vcl)
Max Andrzejewski (perc., comp.)

Picture by Jörn Neumann.

"OHNE GARANTIE - music for a future without guarantees" - Live TEASER - WDR3 Broadcast

Berliner Ensemble and Ersan Mondtag commissioned four ouvertures for "wagner - der ring des nibelungen (a piece like fresh chopped eschenwood)" recomposed by Thomas Köck - with no audible Wagner involved. Premiere on june 3rd 2021.

I wrote music for a stellar 12 piece ensemble of classical musicians and improvisers.

The compositions decontextualize tiny bits of the original Wagner ouvertures. A motive, a tempo, a piece of noise from an original recording... sometimes in the process I just played drums to the original ouvertures and used these drum recordings as a starting point for writing.

The pieces will be released as an album on backlash music on march 4th.

Moritz Ter-Nedden – violin
Grégoire Simon – violin 
Friedemann Slenczka – viola 
Ragnar Jonsson – violoncello 
James Banner - double bass
Laure Mourot - flute
Miguel Perez Inesta - clarinet 
Isaac Shaw – french horn 
Maria Schneider – vibraphone
Arne Braun – guitar 
Jörg Hochapfel - keyboard, piano 
Max Andrzejewski - composition, drumset

MYTHOS IV

MYTHOS III

My album SUMMEN was released via SN Variations in February 2025. Music for string quartet (Ensemble Resonanz !) and improvised drum set (Max himself). A very personal piece, based on a fragment of a childhood composition by Max. Summen was originally commissioned by Beethovenfest Bonn. Accompanied by second piece Schwarm based on the image and function of swarms.

& Ensemble Resonanz: Das Summen Meiner Teile

& Ensemble Resonanz: Schwarm II

This is a piece I wrote for violinist Diamanda Dramm and pianist Helena Basilova. It was used in the piece "Das Erbe" at Münchner Kammerspiele  in 2017. i played the improvised drum part.

"Das Erbe" Duo Violin/Piano plus Drums

Elias Stemeseder & Andrzejewski light/tied
"deux" composed by Max Andrzejewski
Release on Whyplayjazz in may 2020

Biliana Voutchkova (violin), Lucy Railton (cello), Christian Weidner (alto saxophone), Joris Rühl (clarinet, bass clarinet), Elias Stemeseder (piano, synthesizers), Max Andrzejewski (drums)

Produktionsdetails
Produced by Max Andrzejewski and Elias Stemeseder for WhyPlayJazz. Recorded by Antonio Pulli at Studio Börne Berlin, February 18th - 20th, 2019. Edited by Max Andrzejewski, Elias Stemeseder and Martin Ruch. Mixed and mastered by Martin Ruch at Control Room Berlin. Additional mixing on quatre, héritage, tied light I, cinque and maß by Max Andrzejewski. Photos by Dovile Sermokas. Design by Michael Schultz. Supported by Musikfonds.

Elias Stemeseder & Max Andrzejewski light/tied - "deux" - Release may 2020 WhyPlayJazz

Max Andrzejewski (*1986) is a drummer and composer, living in Berlin.

His energetic musical work between contemporary composition and improvised music brings him all over the world for concerts and composition commissions. 
The „maverick aesthete“ (Süddeutsche Zeitung) Max  Andrzejewski studied drums at KHM Cologne and JIB Berlin. His own band HÜTTE won one of the biggest German Jazz Prices - Neuer Deutscher Jazzpreis 2013. 
He also plays in and writes music for the experimental Rock duo TRAINING and the chamber musical group „Stemeseder Andrzejewski light/tied“. 
Max played in bands with Julien Desprez (ABACAXI), the experimental Surf band Expressway Sketches, Charles Gayle, Kalle Kalima, and many others.

Max composes contemporary music - commission works include works for Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Beethovenfest Bonn, Podium Festival Esslingen, Acht Brücken Festival, Ensemble Resonanz, Kammermusikfestival Regensburg, Thalia Theater Hamburg, Münchner Kammerspiele, Schauspiel Frankfurt, Maxim Gorki Theater a.o.
Max was on tour in Aserbaijan, Israel, Russia, Cuba, USA, Czech, Portugal, Italy, Netherlands, Egypt, Austria, Serbia, Switzerland, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexiko and appears on numerous albums on Traumton, Act, Pirouet, Wizmar, Unit, Jazzhaus, NWog, Whyplayjazz.