The cultivation of Austrian music is distinctly tied to its respective origins. Be it from here or from elsewhere. Some call it folk music, others world music. The music country Austria has a vast amount of old traditions. From Carinthian choirs to … read more »
Federspiel are the newly crowned winners of the Austrian World Music Awards 2015. The exceptional wind musicians were able to convince the jury with their unique, creative and witty version of folk music. The finale of the Austrian World Music Awards took … read more »
Submissions for the Austrian Music Video Awards 2016 are open until January 6, 2016. The times when music videos were primarily seen as a promotional tool for a song are long gone. Instead, we are now looking for technical innovation, a sense of … read more »
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (hcmf//) ended this year on Sunday, November 29, after celebrating nine days of oustanding concert performances and once again confirming its reputation as Britain’s leading festival in contemporary music. Reason enough to deliver a short summary and offer an insight … read more »
THEY DO IT UP ON THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS DOWN BY THE LAKES, BUT ALSO IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RURAL VINEYARDS OR GRAND HISTORIC BUILDINGS. AUSTRIANS LIKE TO CELEBRATE THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THEIR COUNTRY BY MEANS OF PUTTING ON FESTIVALS. … read more »
This December the Austrian composer Gabriele Proy will be performing two concerts in Japan – namely, on the 15th of December at the prestigious Tokyo University of the Arts and on the 19th of December at the Tomioka Honten-OPA Hall in Yamagata. … read more »
Eurosonic Noorderslag Groningen, Netherlands January 13 – 16, 2016 Each new year starts with the first official gathering of the music industry at Eurosonic Nooderslag, Europe’s largest and most significant showcase festival. Festival organizers, music promoters and pop experts from all over … read more »
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (hcmf//) Huddersfield, UK November 20 – 29, 2015 Taking place from November 20 – 29, the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (hcmf//) will turn its spotlight on performances by Austrian composers, with a highly anticipated opening concert by the … read more »
Despite his young age, the composer Peter Jakober can already look back on multiple successful achievements. Numerous awards and performances of his works distinguish Peter Jakober as one of the most promising representatives of the new composer generation. Peter Jakober was born … read more »
Held for the first time in Budapest (October 21 – 25, 2015), the 21st edition of WOMEX gathered 2,500 delegates from over 90 countries to the world’s largest trade fair for folk, roots, ethnic, traditional and local music. Supported by the Austrian … read more »