Stories about artists who stay almost unnoticed in their home country and yet enjoy extraordinary fame on the international market are rare. The sad news of the early, cancer-related death of Peter Rauhofer ends the story of a life with such a … read more »
Yesterday, May 1st, the 13th ceremony of the Amadeus Austrian Music Awards was held at the Viennese Volkstheater. It was a lavish celebration with an enthusiastic audience, thrilled winners and a show that will probably be the talk of town for quite … read more »
In the years since 2000 Austrian electronic musicians were not as omnipresent as in the previous decade. However there were still a lot of exciting approaches and developments. A brief overview by Sebastian Fasthuber. You could probably write a whole book about … read more »
Although sound installations in Austria are rather sparse, the scene rather small, electronic music plays an important role in the 21st Century.
All releases of Valeot Records have one thing in common: from a stylistic point of view, they all can not be pigeonholed in a particular musical category. This directional decision corresponds to the philosophy of the label founders Alexandr Vatagin and Peter … read more »
Austria is the new focus country of Eurosonic Noorderslag 2014, the most important showcase festival in Europe. The 28th edition of the Dutch festival will take place early January 2014 in Groningen with the spotlight on numerous performances by Austrian musicians.
Austria is the new focus country of Eurosonic Noorderslag 2014, the most important showcase festival in Europe. Eurosonic Noorderslag is the most significant event of the European live music industry. The 28th edition of the Dutch festival will take place early January … read more »
Tuesday 14 – Friday 17 May 2013 Austrian Cultural Forum London This admirable undertaking promotes the exchanges between young composers from the two countries, and Ireland, too. Paul Driver (Sunday Times) Soundings, initiated by the Austrian Cultural Forum London in 2004, presents … read more »
Once a year the international jazz scene meets in Bremen to take part in the most important networking platform of the European and worldwide jazz scene, the jazzahead!. After seven successful years jazzahead! is still growing – in 2013 jazzahead! will present … read more »
After months of intensive preparation and development work, mica – music austria now presents a new online platform for scores – the music austria sheet music shop. Quick and easy to use, the shop offers Austrian-based composers the opportunity to sell and … read more »