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 »
“5 Million Pesos” – Young Jazz in and from Austria. A concert series by RadioKulturhaus Vienna and Ö1 jazz editors. For the February 2023 edition: the Anna Reisigl & a.R-Project Trio. Concert time & place: Fri Feb. 24, 2023, 8pm, Studio 3, Radiokulturhaus Vienna … read more »
Big news! OSKA has just won the MUSIC MOVES EUROPE AWARD 2023! The coveted award was presented at Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) on January 19th in Groningen! MME Awards OSKA (c) Ben Houdijk ESNS23 Schmyt (Germany), July Jones (Slovenia), OSKA (Austria), Kids Return … read more »
It’s a new year, and with it comes plenty of new Austrian music highlights to spotlight! Building off of 2022, a year packed with musical accomplishments and developments (see our 2022 Retrospect), the bar’s been properly raised for 2023. But with all … read more »
Jeremy Pascal is the alter-ego of four young musicians from Vienna and the Soundpark Act in January. The debut album “Jetsetters & Supersoakers” was released in November. Cover “Supersoakers & Jetsetters” If you google “Jeremy Pascal”, the hits will mainly yield articles … read more »