The Austrian Music Theatre Days offer Austrian music theatre professionals networking opportunities and professional exchange with national and international organizers. In 2025, the focus will be on inclusion, with a particular focus on deafness. In addition to issues of accessibility and new … read more »
Open call: India International Music Week 2026
India International Music Week (IIMW) 2026 is happening 10-12 February 2026, in Mumbai! The open call has been announced and the deadline to apply is October 10, 2025. Don’t be shy, apply! Apply to Play at India International Music Week 2026! About IIMW: India … read more »
Ö1 Jazz: “5 Million Pesos” – Thomas Quendler Trio
“5 Million Pesos” is a monthly concert and radio broadcast series of young jazz in and from Austria – presented by Radiokulturhaus Vienna and the Ö1 jazz department. In September, Thomas Quendler and his trio, will be guests in the concert series. Thomas Quendler Trio … read more »
Austrian Artists at Reeperbahn Festival 2025
Reeperbahn Festival is Europe’s premiere platform for pop culture and international musical talent. It’s happening this year from September 17 – 20, and a whopping number of Austrian artists will be making their way to Hamburg to take part. As a RBF25 partner, Austrian … read more »
Open Call: FOCUS Wales 2026

FOCUS Wales is back and will take place in Wrexham over 7-9 May 2026! Deadline to apply: 1st wave is 1st September / Final applications is 5pm (UK) on 1st November. APPLY Submissions are open to all new music artists of all … read more »
Apply to play or be a delegate at Pin

The moment has finally arrived – applications for PIN Music Conference & Showcase Festival 2025 are officially OPEN! PIN is the first and only international music conference and showcase festival in Macedonia. If you are an artist looking to conquer the Balkans … read more »
45th Saalfelden Jazz Festival: exceeded all expectations
The 45th Saalfelden Jazz Festival came to an end on Sunday evening (August 24, 2025). For four days, the town in the Salzburg region once again became a stage for contemporary jazz and experimental music forms – and a meeting place for … read more »
Waves 2025: XA Export Award Nominees Announced
Radio FM4, Austrian Music Export, and Waves Vienna are pleased to announce the nominees for this year’s XA Export Award. Since 2017, Radio FM4, Austrian Music Export, and the Waves Vienna festival put their heads together to nominate up-and-coming Austrian acts for the XA Export Award, with … read more »
Austrian Music Highlights: August 2025
It’s August baby – heat’s rising, while the motivation for the daily grind: diminishing, at nearly the same speed. What to do with your time, mind and body in this “Sommerloch” (“summer lull”)? You guessed it: music – make it, take it, … read more »
Outreach Music Festival & Academy 2025
For over three decades, the Outreach Music Festival & Academy has been a place of musical freedom, transcending boundaries, and open encounters. Founded in 1993 by New York-based trumpeter Franz Hackl, the festival in Schwaz (Tyrol) has developed into an internationally acclaimed meeting place for … read more »