For ALFREDO OVALLES, the physical aspect in music is the driving elixir. Grown up initially with rock music, the pianist with Venezuelan roots who has been living in Vienna for ten years switches playfully between standard classical repertoire, experimental solo projects as … read more »
On February 13, 2019 the renowned ensemble Klangforum Wien invites for a public rehearsal followed by a discussion hosted by Doris Weberberger (mica – music austria / Austrian Music Export). Discussion: Composition and Interpretation On the one hand, composers have been inspired … read more »
Every second year the impuls Academy offers young musicians and composers – from Austria, but also from all over the world – an intense training and holistic approach to contemporary music, both in a theoretical and practical way. The 11th International Ensemble and … read more »
Two years ago Lorenzo Troiani won the impuls composition award. His new work “We are Destroyed” will be premiered by the Klangforum at the opening of this years impuls festival. Reason enough to ask Troiani, who inspects violins like UFO’s, for an interview. Ruth … read more »
impuls . International Composition Competition impuls promotes and supports young composers not only within its Academy, but also through the impuls Composition Competition. impuls commissions up to 6 new works for ensemble every second year from young composers selected by a jury. … read more »