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Genre(s): Classical Music, Contemporary Music, ElectronicFrom: Vienna, Austria
Website: airborneextended.com
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Contact: airborne.extended@gmx.at
BIOGRAPHY
airborne extended is a Vienna-based quartet for contemporary music consisting of flute, recorder/Paetzold, harp and harpsichord, expanded by electronics, objects and performative elements. Founded in 2013, the ensemble’s distinctive instrumentation enables an exceptional spectrum of sonic possibilities and has inspired composers from around the world.
The ensemble’s steadily growing repertoire includes more than 80 premieres created in collaboration with both emerging and established composers. As a selected ensemble of the New Austrian Sound of Music (NASOM) programme 2018/19, airborne extended represented Austria internationally, performing at festivals and venues such as Wien Modern, musikprotokoll Graz, Stanislawsky Electrotheatre Moscow, Kalv Festivalen, Poznań Music Spring, Tempo Reale Festival, Vancouver New Music and the National Opera Athens.
Alongside its concert activity, airborne extended engages in educational work through workshops and lectures in cooperation with universities and conservatories across Europe and beyond. In 2025, the ensemble received the Outstanding Artist Award from the Austrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Sport and Media (BMWKMS).
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