Pierluigi Billone is an Italian composer born in 1960 who lives in Vienna. He studied composition with Salvatore Sciarrino and Helmut Lachenmann as well as classical guitar and chamber music.  He has been a visiting professor of composition at the Kunstuniversität in … read more »

The Austrian booth was one of the hot spots of this year’s Popkomm, which took place from the 7th – 9th of September 2011 in Berlin.  Videos of Austrian musicians and bands were shown on big screens, compiled by the Austrian music … read more »

The decision has been made. In the context of the music program “The New Austrian Sound of Music”, a total of 20 young Austrian musicians and bands can look forward to receiving support from the Austrian Foreign Ministry and Austrian Federal Ministry … read more »

The European Academy for Choral Conductors 2012 in Graz, Austria, organised by ChVÖ, Chorverband Österreich (Austrian Choral Association) in cooperation with KUG University for Music and Performing Arts Graz, Austria is a project in cooperation with ECA‐Europa Cantat offering talented young conductors … read more »

Popkomm – one of the most important international trade fairs for the music and entertainment industry will take place this year in Berlin from the 7th – 9th of September.  The Popkomm especially offers labels, retailers, publishers and music-related companies the opportunity … read more »

12 Stages // 5 Days // 80 Acts // 28.09.–02.10.2011. In September 2011 Vienna will catch up with cities like London, Barcelona, or Berlin; Waves Vienna will be the city’s first club festival. Vienna’s most significant clubs (Flex, Badeschiff, Fluc, Pratersauna), unique … read more »

For the third consecutive year, the Austrian Cultural Forum New York has teamed up with mica – music austria, and the Argento New Music Project’s director, Michel Galante, to produce this festival dedicated to music, visual media and aesthetic dialogue that features emerging and pioneering artists … read more »

Clara Luzia – the beautiful sound of the name is not only wonderfully easy on the ears, but just as easily sticks in the mind. After she won the Austrian Amadeus Award in the category “FM4 Alternative Act of the Year” in … read more »

In terms of today’s most significant and important personalities of the local jazz scene, one of the top names on the list is Georg Breinschmid. Numerous extraordinary projects show that this musician strives for creative freedom and has no fear when it … read more »

After a very long winter and a modest spring, summer has finally arrived here in Austria and is here to stay for a while, which of course comes with various music festivals. Besides numerous local festivals, Austria also has a good share … read more »