The El Cimarrón Ensemble has been earning an illustrious name for performing contemporary works since its formation in 1999. This do show performances at the Salzburg Festival, the NDR (North German Broadcast Corporation), and the repertory theatre of Constance as well as performances in various cities of Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovakia, Poland, and the U.S.A.

The international group around Christina Schorn (guitar), Ivan Mancinelli (percussion), and Michael Kerstan (stage manager) and their friends Robert Koller (baritone), Ran Seo-Katanic (soprano), Gundl Aggermann (flute), and Khac-Uyen Nguyen (violin), focuses artistically on the collaboration with young, challenging composers and has led to performances of works by Hans Werner Henze, Agustín Castilla Ávila, Stefan Hakenberg, Sabine E. Panzer, Stefano Taglietti, and Balz Trümpy, among them 4 world premieres. In the next years there are planned world premieres of  Luca Lombardi, Giorgio Battistelli, and others.

Two variously applauded CD-productions (El Cimarrón, WERGO 2007 and Memoirs of Elagabalus/The Egg Musher, VDMRecords - RAITrade 2008) underline the high artistic engagement of the ensemble.
Since November 2007 the El Cimarrón Ensemble resides in Sassari on the island of Sardinia, where it cooperates with the Cooperativa Teatro e/o Musica and the Conservatorio L. Canepa.