Another trip around the sun, another Valentine’s Day in February… There are just as many clichés to celebrate this holiday as there are myths about its origins. In the run-up to the holiday, we asked musicians, composers and songwriters about the most … read more »
It is a gray day in January. In the far corner of Café Podium on Westbahnstraße, SOPHIE LINDINGER talks about antidepressants, transience and melancholy over peppermint tea. In between, it often becomes quiet. But during the conversation, the gloomy season gets a … read more »
The World New Music Days (WNMD) 2023 will take place in Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa from 11/23 to 12/3/2023. The call for works has just been published, the different categories and all submission requirements are available here. Deadline to … read more »
Austrian Music Export will launch a pilot project in 2023 with a focus on training and international exchange. The program is aimed at people from the music business and, thus, primarily those “behind” the artists – i.e. mainly labels, publishing houses, management, … read more »
Ensemble NAMES has an open call for scores for the concert series “Dystopien“ in cooperation with the ISCM Austria. Deadline to apply is February 12th, 2023! Conceptual framework Under the notion of dystopias (Dystopien), the ensemble NAMES approaches musical meanings of un-places … read more »
NADJA KAYALI’S second round as Artistic Director of the IMAGO DEI festival (3/17-4/10/2023) celebrates HK GRUBER and ERNST KOVACIC, while continuing the focal points “Zwischentöne Polen” and “Imago Deae” (among others with five commissioned texts to Austrian authors), and embarks on literary-musical-legal … read more »
FM4 Soundpark is a web-platform, community, and radio show for Austrian musicians. Every month, one act is selected to be highlighted both online and on air. ARAI is the FM4 Soundpark Act in February. He put the drama in “Drama Pop”: with his playful, lusty, musical … read more »
WORLD MUSIC EXPO (WOMEX) – the world’s largest music fair for world, roots, ethnic, folk, traditional and local music – invites musicians, bands and interested artists to apply for a live showcase or to submit music films and conference contributions. This year’s … read more »
Only a few lost souls are sitting in Café Rüdigerhof this late morning. One is leafing through the Kronen Zeitung (Austrian tabloid newspaper), another is sipping their first beer, rain is pattering against the windows, while hot tea steams from a pot … read more »
Nimikry, a duo consisting of Alessandro Baticci and Rafał Zalech, receives the Erste Bank Composition Prize for the first time! Nimikry was the winner of the NASOM Award for 2018/19. Nimikry “As composers they shape the creative with an interpreter’s eye, as … read more »