The festival “musikprotokoll im steirischen herbst” is a founding member of the festival network ECAS/ICAS, the European and International Cities of Advanced Sound. Supported by the European Union’s Culture programme (2007–2013), nine European festivals have come together to realise the network project … read more »
Donaueschinger Musiktage 2010
Founded in 1921, the Donaueschingen Music Festival is the oldest festival for contemporary music and takes place every year in the small German town of Donaueschingen. This year, from the 15th to the 17th of October, the Donaueschingen Music Festival is devoted … read more »
CALL FOR WORKS – COMPETITION
The Austrian section of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) and the Jeunesse Chamber Choir Vienna would like to announce a composition competition for the creation of new works for soloistic vocal ensemble. The aim of the competition is to draw … read more »
Outstanding Artist Award for Thomas Wally
On the 1st of October 2010, the Austrian composer Thomas Wally was honored with a very special award. The Austrian Minister of Culture, Claudia Schmied, presented Thomas Wally with the “Outstanding Artist Award”, a coveted prize of 8000 €, awarded by the … read more »
Ernst Krenek Prize 2010 goes to composer Richard Dünser
The Ernst Krenek Prize of the City of Vienna 2010 is awarded to Richard Dünser for his composition “Radek”. The prize, donated by the City of Vienna on the occasion of the 85th birthday of Ernst Krenek in 1985, is awarded every … read more »
Bunny Lake
A few years ago nobody really thought that a formation like Bunny Lake could establish itself as head of the local pop scene. The tracks of the early days which boomed from the speakers were too raw and rough, and the protagonists … read more »
ALPENGLOW – Styria meets UK (24. – 26. September 2010, London)
Alpenglow is an international improvised music summit mixing leading players from Styria in Austria with a wide range of top-draw musicians from the UK. Embracing a true spirit of experimentation, this extended weekend of performance will mix many artists who, until now, … read more »
Amadeus Austrian Music Awards: Anna F. and Skero are the big winners of the evening
On the 16th of September 2010, the Austrian music industry celebrated their heroes at the annual Amadeus Austrian Music Awards in the Wiener Stadthalle and honored the winners with the coveted trophy. The awards were presented in thirteen categories. Big winners of … read more »
Portrait: Peter Androsch (Composer)
Peter Androsch is a prolific Austrian composer of numerous styles and genres, who last year, for the Linz European Cultural Capital 2009 celebrations, took on a different hat as artistic director of the category “music” and found himself discussing noise free zones … read more »
Portrait: Klaus Lang
Buch Asche has recently premiered at Theater Bonn (June 6, 10, 26, July 10), a commission from the Fonds Experimentelles Musiktheatre for a collaborative opera with Claudia Doderer, Händl Klaus and Klaus Lang. This has been a 3 year project in the … read more »