When speaking of Harry Sokal, you are referring one of the most outstanding and complex personalities of Austrian jazz music. There are only a few musicians from the past few decades who have had such an influential impact on the local music … read more »

To mark its 100th season in 2012/2013, the Wiener Konzerthaus is launching an international composing competition, inviting composers aged up to 35 (as of 1 December 2012) to submit compositions in one or more of the following 10 categories. 1. Piano trio … read more »

The proverbial rules that are there to be broken can be applied to Wolfgang Mitterer and furthermore expanded: boundaries are there to be exceeded. Once approaching Mitterer’s creation, you find yourself confronted with contrasting, sometimes even contradictory-appearing elements. Composition and improvisation, jazz … read more »

My Name Is Music is a band that is about to make the leap to the top. With their debut album “Revolution”, the Viennese duo stirred up a lot of dust, not only in this country. The legendary John Peel Radio Sessions, … read more »

To mark its 100th season in 2012/2013, the Wiener Konzerthaus is launching an international composing competition, inviting composers aged up to 35  to submit compositions as of December 1st, 2012. Participants are invited to submit compositions in one or more of the … read more »

One should certainly not go too far out on a limb, but it seems as if the musicians of the local pop scene are currently receiving a lot more international recognition than in the past few years. This explains why local protagonists  … read more »

mica – music austria has put together a promotional package consisting of several modules for the younger representatives of contemporary music in Austria. 23 composers are represented with their compositions on 3 CDs. Furthermore, the package includes individual booklets with biographical data, … read more »

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 »