Artist Genre Category: Contemporary Music

Born in Innsbruck in 1974, composer Johannes Maria Staud draws inspiration for his music from other arts such as literature, film and the visual arts. Reflections on philosophical questions, social processes or political events also provide the impetus for his compositional work. … read more »

Jordina Millà is a pianist and improviser based in Austria. Interested in music since her childhood, she obtained a master’s degree in classical piano performance from the CODARTS University of Arts before continuing her studies at the École Normale in Paris. She … read more »

Born 1956, lives in Graz. A sound and media artist, “tinkerer” of software and electronics. His main instruments are guitar, electronics and software. Gründler is the co-organiser of the Styrian Improvisers Orchestra, holds a PhD in medicine and is visiting professor of … read more »

Judith Fliedl, the Austrian-born violinist, has distinguished herself in recent years as a concertmaster, soloist and chamber musician. She has performed internationally in the USA, Canada, Korea, England, Germany, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, France and many other countries. In addition to engagements … read more »

JUDITH UNTERPERTINGER lives by the personal and artistic motto “I don’t have to do anything.” Consequently, she does not have to adapt to any mainstream – and it is definitely working for her. In her uncompromising investigations of mechanical, emotional and urban … read more »

The Kandinsky Quartet was founded in 2020 and is based in Vienna. They have been invited to festivals including Festival d’Aix-en-Provence (France), Rheingau-Festival (Germany), Styrian Chamber Music Festival (Austria), Brac Classic (Croatia), Wien Modern (Austria), Milano Musica (Italy), Stars and Rising Stars … read more »

Renowned institutions, such as Deutsches Theater Berlin or Konzerthaus Vienna, off-spaces such as parking lots in the southwest of France, hidden venues like a one-man office hosting experimental music in the heart of Seoul, or an old factory full of people shaking … read more »

KATHARINA KLEMENT is an Austrian composer, pianist and improviser who has earned her reputation as an active personality in the pulse of the independent new music and experimental scene in Vienna and abroad. She has a wealth of instrumental and electronic compositions, … read more »

Klangforum Wien has a well-deserved reputation as Austria’s flagship contemporary music ensemble. The 24 musicians from 12 countries are constantly exploring new horizons of artistic creativity together with the most important composers of our time. Open-minded, virtuosic in performance and aurally perceptive, … read more »

Klaus Lang (*1971 Graz / Austria) lives in Steirisch Lassnitz (Austria). He studied composition and theory of music (with H.M. Preßl, B. Furrer and Y. Pagh-Paan) and organ. Klaus Lang loves tea and dislikes lawnmowers and Richard Wagner. Klaus Lang’s music is … read more »