Contemporary music is commonly afflicted with the opinion to be inaccessible. That this view points to the realm of many other prejudices on contemporary music, is proven by the works of 23 young composers, which were united on 3 CDs with the … read more »

Gerald Resch is currently one of the most promising young composers  in Austria. Despite his young age, the Upper Austrian composer can already look back on numerous sensational performances of his works on a local and international level. Fast Facts Gerald Resch … read more »

Julia Purgina is currently without doubt one of the most promising young composers in Austria. Despite her young age, she can already look back on numerous sensational performances of her compositions at home and abroad. Reason enough to portray Julia Purgina in … read more »

John Berauer is without doubt one of the most productive as diverse young composers and performers of the country. Born in Wels, Upper Austria, the young composer feels both at home in the field of contemporary music as in jazz, which numerous … read more »

The field of contemporary music currently seems to be emerging. Mainly responsible for this movement in Austria is a young generation of composers who extend the stylistic range of contemporary music with a lot of compositional creativity and unique sounding facets. This … read more »

The field of comtemporary music in Austria is evolving. Responsible for this development is above all the new generation of composers, who extend the spectrum of contemporary music in this country with unique and never-before-heard facets. This time mica portrays the Viennese … read more »

Judith Unterpertinger primarily moves in the areas of improvisation, composition and performance art. She studied composition, piano and philosophy and was part of ensembles such as Der böse Zustand, Fruitmarket Gallery or Tütü. Among other things, the multifaceted artist also composed for … read more »

Soundings, the ACF’s platform for new music in its 8th year welcomes back previous participants now among the most highly acclaimed and commissioned composers of their generation for four days of workshops discussions and concerts. The event takes place at the Austrian … read more »

The field of contemporary music is currently booming. Mainly responsible for this development is a young generation of composers who are expanding the spectrum of contemporary music in Austria. This time in the mica series “Austria’s Young Composers”: the Viennese composer Ernst … read more »

Despite her young age, the Hungarian composer and pianist Judit Varga, who currently lives and works in Austria, can already look back on considerable successes. Numerous awards testify that this is one of the most promising representatives of the younger generation of … read more »