impuls will stage its 17th all-day “MinuteConcerts” gallery tour in Graz on Saturday, May 30, 2026, pairing short pop-up concerts with a walk through multiple galleries—free admission and open to everyone. The format has become a fixture on Graz’s music calendar thanks to strong audience, press, and artist feedback, and is now inviting young musicians and/or students based in Austria or nearby to take part in the 2026 edition ahead of the main event. Deadline to apply: February 1st, 2026.
impuls is seeking musicians for its MinuteConcerts—a walk-through gallery day filled with short live sets on Saturday, May 30, 2026, across various galleries in Graz, Austria. Ahead of the main event, selected participants can also join a free workshop with Klangforum Wien musicians in Vienna (March 3–5, 2026) and Graz (March 7–8, 2026).
Apply
To be submitted (until February 1st, 2026 at the latest to office@impuls.cc):
- Contact information (name, address, telephone, e-mail address)
- Short biography
- Instrument information / technical requests if any
- Program proposal: Works of the 20th and 21st century or concepts for improvisation – as there will be many musicians involved, also one proposal/one specific work is sufficient, more suggestions are welcome though. Please name the composer, work title, year and duration of each work. If it is not a solo piece, it is necessary to also name your co-musician(s) (please make sure beforehand, that they also agree to join the project and include their contact infos such as e-mail and phone).
- if available: link to recording(s) from you / your formation (be it the work(s) as suggested or any other recording of preferably 20th and 21st century works respectively improvisations)
impuls offers
- an individual free workshop for each qualified participant/formation (led by Dimitrios Polisoidis and Gerald Preinfalk, members of Klangforum Wien) in Graz as well as in Vienna (optional days in Vienna: March 3.+4.+5. 2026 + in Graz: March 7.+8. 2026) prior to the MinuteConcerts, with the objective of getting to know each other, working on the suggested and already prepared pieces, offering professional feedback and support, selection, concert preparation
- a “different kind of” podium, advertisement, media presence and organization…
- a modest compensation for performing, as well as (in accordance with a separate agreement) a contribution to trip and lodging, where really needed
the impuls MinuteConcert-format
impuls is, for the 17th time, hosting a full-day gallery tour with short concerts (with free admission, thus open to everyone). Over the years, the format has received very positive responses from audiences and the press, as well as from the participating artists themselves, and has become a popular date in the music calendar of Graz.
Young musicians and/or students (due to organizational and cost-related reasons currently living in Austria or close by) are invited to participate in 2026.
The music and gallery tour 2026 starts on May 30th at 10 a.m. and will, in approx. 1,5-hour intervals, be played successively in galleries in Graz (such as kunst.wirt.schaft, Halle für Kunst Steiermark, esc medien kunst labor, MUWA, <rotor> and other places) until approximately 10 p.m. The exact schedule for arrival and short rehearsals on spot right before the actual performance, as well as further information about the preceding workshops, will be discussed and announced also individually. The approximate concert length per gallery is about 30-40 minutes hosting however several program contributions by different musicians/formations. The program is focused completely on modern classical, new and contemporary music, improvisational and conceptual works are considered as well of course. Hereby each composition/contribution suggested should not be much longer than approximately 8-10 minutes maximum, shorter pieces than that are welcome alike, and so are suggestions of more than one work, that we can choose from. Due to spatial restrictions, the formations should be in the range of solo to quartet line-ups. Larger formations, as well as those including percussion instruments and special technical equipment must be pointed out to, discussed with and agreed upon by impuls beforehand (respectively provided by the artists themselves where needed). Unfortunately there are no pianos available in the galleries (pianists might however hand in pieces for toy-piano, keyboard etc., if brought along).
To get a better understanding for the format of the impuls MinuteConcerts you might also want to have a look at programs of former editions, e.g. on https://www.impuls.cc/archive-since-2022/festival-2025/concerts/222-1000-2300.
For further information, please contact: Ute Pinter per e-mail: office@impuls.cc
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