Part of the program of the Popfest Wien (25 -28 July) is dedicated to a two-day conference taking place from the 27th – 28th of July and covers topics dealing with current conditions and economic aspects of (local) pop music. Aesthetic dimensions, … July 25, 2013
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25 – 27 July 2013 Various Venues Austro-Welsh Indie-Synth-Rock-Noisepoppers BENSH from Vienna, Austria and Cardiff, Wales are hitting the UK for a three-show sneak peek of their up-and coming second album TBR in February 2014 in collaboration with Wohnzimmer Records. With two … read more »

Is the village of Ottensheim an island of the holy? It certainly has the allure of such, considering the noticeable amount of outstanding musicians that hail from this small hamlet in the upper region of Austria in close proximity to Linz. Once … read more »

From the very begging of Ángela Tröndle’s life, it was clear that she would find her love and profession in music. As the daughter of two musically active parents (mother a cellist and the father a violinst and bratsch) the singer, pianist … read more »

Josef Novotny (b.1963) is a composer, sound designer, keyboardist, organist and pianist, and is one of the most revered multi-disciplinary musical personalities in Austria. He had something of a prodigal beginning, as he recalls a defining moment of his childhood: In my … read more »

Three of Michael Amann’s extensive oeuvre compositions are now available in the music austria sheet music shop. Accuracy and expression are the dominating and competing work elements of the composer, who was born and raised in Vorarlberg and now lives in Vienna. … read more »

Having played a solo show for Soundpark Austria in London before, Amadeus-Award winning singer-songwriter Clara Luzia returns for a stint of two dates plus a radio session. BBC 6Music stalwart Marc Riley, who has been playing tracks from Clara’s latest album “We … read more »

The second concert of Music in the Space Time Continuum explores works connected with the “music and acoustic space”. Spur by Klangforum Wien founder and conductor Beat Furrer is considered by some as one of the most influential chamber music works of … read more »

Austrian composer and former Soundings participant Gerald Resch has been commissioned by the City of London Festival to compose a new piece for their Trees, Walls, Cities song cycle. Resch’s composition entitled Wien Flakturm Esterhazypark is based on a text by Austrian … read more »

Brussels, June 17 The European Music Office (EMO) welcomes the exclusion of the audiovisual sector from the EU/USA trade agreement negotiations. EMO strongly supports the EU’s decision to safeguard cultural diversity and to defend its cultural and creative industries. Following a meeting … read more »