Artist Genre Category: Contemporary Music

Hannes Dufek, born in Vienna in 1984, started learning piano early in his life and received lessons in playing recorder and singing. Later, he also took guitar lessons and his first lessons in counterpoint and harmony. Early original musical activities include, in … read more »

Hannes Kerschbaumer was born in 1981 in Brixen, South-Tyrol. He studied composition with Gerd Kühr, Pierluigi Billone, Beat Furrer and Georg Friedrich Haas. His music has been performed in festivals such as the Hörfest/Graz, musikprotokoll at the steirischer herbst, Internationale Ferienkurse Darmstadt, … read more »

Composing music that translates across the boundaries of generations and social classes is a goal, which HK GRUBER has set for himself. Born in 1943 in Vienna, authorities and elites in both political as well as in artistic terms have always been … read more »

Ingrid Schmoliner lives and works as a freelance musician, composer, curator, teacher and activist in Vienna. Through her precise sound research and sophisticated, nuanced work on the piano and voice, she has made herself a name as a musician, composer and innovative … read more »

Innode is a project by Stefan Németh, Steven Hess (Locrian, Pan.American, Cleared) and Bernhard Breuer (Elektro Guzzi, Tumido). Central aspects of Innode´s music are rhythm, reduction and precise forms. Based on this navigation system, pieces display a technical approach contrasted by human … read more »

Violinist and composer Irene Kepl studied classical violin and jazz in Linz and she now lives in Vienna. Her work focuses primarily on contemporary classical music, free improvisation and composition but also includes Jazz and groove based music. Further work includes commissions … read more »

The Javus Quartett is a young string quartet from Salzburg. It was founded in 2016. They were significantly influenced in their musical development by Lukas Hagen (Hagen Quartett). After moving to Vienna, where the quartet is currently based, Johannes Meissl (Artis Quartett) … read more »

Joanna Wozny was born in the Polish city of Zabrze in 1973. She earned a master’s degree in philosophy studying from 1992 to 1999 in Katowice, Poland. In 1996 she also commenced studies in composition and music theory at the University of … read more »

The composer Johanna Doderer was born in Austria in 1969. She studied with Beat Furrer, Klaus Peter Sattler and Erich Urbanner. For years, Johanna Doderer has been dealing with the issue of dynamics and simultaneity in music. The focus of her creative … read more »

Johannes Berauer – a former student of Jazz legend Bob Brookmeyer – studied composition and Jazz piano at the New England Conservatory and Berklee College in Boston, as well as the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz. Johannes Berauer effortlessly navigates around … read more »