On his fourth album “Impassive Skies” (Label: DISKO B/Trost), the Austrian producer and electronic musician Patrick Pulsinger rediscovers the old-school dance floor. Eight years after his last release “Easy to Assemble. Hard to Take Apart. The Album”, he surprises once again with … read more »
e_may 2010 – Festival of Contemporary and Electronic Music
In recent years female composers have established a lively scene in Vienna, which has also been noticed internationally. e_may – Festival of Contemporary and Electronic Music, starting from the 28th of May 2010 in the Viennese KosmosTheater, honors this new generation in … read more »
Aspekte Festival in Salzburg (26th – 29th May 2010)
For the 32nd time, the ASPEKTE Festival in Salzburg offers encounters with different temperaments and expressions of contemporary music. As usual, the program sets the spotlight on young composers, mainly from Austria. This year’s focal points are works by the composer in … read more »
Fair Music Conference Panel: Copyright 2.0
Copyright nowadays is not only protecting artists, but also enables record companies to make money. An Up to date-Copyright should therefore be open to new business models, the exchange between artists and on the other hand be protective enough to guarantee freedom … read more »
SOUND PARK AUSTRIA: JAZZ
Sound Park Austria will be premiered on 18 May at The Forge, Camden. This new event series was initiated by the Austrian Cultural Forum London, aiming to stimulate the creative exchange between Austrian and British musicians whose repertoire encompasses music outside the … read more »
Portrait Katharina Klement
Katharina Klement is an Austrian composer, pianist and improviser who has earned her reputation as an active personality in the pulse of the independent new music and experimental scene in Vienna and abroad. She has a wealth of instrumental and electronic compositions, … read more »
Soundings 2010: Inspired by Mahler
Soundings, the ACF’s platform for contemporary music, presents a special tribute to Mahler on the 150th anniversary of his birth. This year’s composers have been invited to compose new works ‘inspired’ by Mahler. From Tuesday 11 – Friday 14 May 2010 composers … read more »
Experiencing Contemporary Music: Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik (Festival of Contemporary Chamber Music in Witten)
A weekend full of debut performances and world premieres: For one weekend in the year, one of the most important festivals for comtemporary music in the German city Witten gathers musicians and music lovers from around the world to a three-day … read more »
Portrait: Johannes Maria Staud
Johannes Maria Staud draws from incredibly rich sources to weave mystery and query into his compositions. It is a form of musing which often draws from a concrete source of inspiration in order to provide a new constitution, in an abstract form … read more »
Portrait: Olga Neuwirth
Olga Neuwirth remains a consistently fascinating, albeit a serious young voice in contemporary music today. Her varied output, collaborative productions in the form of radio plays, theatre music, film and film music, installations and instrumental works are among the finest contributions to … read more »