It’s August baby – heat’s rising, while the motivation for the daily grind: diminishing, at nearly the same speed. What to do with your time, mind and body in this “Sommerloch” (“summer lull”)? You guessed it: music – make it, take it, … read more »
KLANGSPUREN SCHWAZ was founded 29 years ago and has since grown into the largest and most successful festival of contemporary music in western Austria. From 2022, programming has been put into the hands of the Italian composer Clara Iannotta and the Austrian musician, composer and … read more »
The MUSIKFORUM VIKTRING-KLAGENFURT has announced the 21st INTERNATIONAL GUSTAV MAHLER COMPOSITION PRIZE OF THE CITY OF KLAGENFURT. Composers of any nationality and without age restriction are invited to submit a composition (duration: max. 10 minutes) for saxophone quartet (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, … read more »
WIEN MODERN, Austria’s largest festival for new music, now in its 34th edition, could be given sub-headers this year like: a major opera premiere at the Odeon, music theatre and dance, performances, multimedia and images, immersive projects, walk-in installations and exhibitions, major … read more »
In the second part of “Crossways in Contemporary Music: Choreography & Dance” we come across compositional works by BERNHARD LANG, ARTURO FUENTES, PETER JAKOBER and JOHANNES MARIA STAUD, while the third part, with compositions by PETER KUTIN, PIA PALME, JORGE SÁNCHEZ-CHIONG, LISSIE RETTENWANDER … read more »
From October 30th to November 30th, 2021, the WIEN MODERN festival, with its 34th edition, will once again open a month-long major platform for inspiring encounters between artists and listeners of new music of all forms and colors. A total of 120 … read more »
The contemporary music festival, originally postponed from March 2020 to 2021 due to the pandemic, will take place online: March 3 – 7, 2021. Openness and curiosity – BON VOYAGE, through the digital space! This edition of the aspekteFESTIVAL is being held … read more »
Since March 16th no more events were allowed to take place in Austria due to the Corona crisis. The local cultural scene is in a state of emergency. mica – music austria asked how musicians, organizers, agencies, label operators and curators are … read more »
The composer JOHANNES MARIA STAUD, who lives with his family in Vienna, often uses reflections on philosophical questions, social processes or political events as an inspiration for his compositional work. At the beginning of December his new opera “Die Weiden” was premiered … read more »
Born in Innsbruck in 1974, composer Johannes Maria Staud draws inspiration for his music from other arts such as literature, film and the visual arts. Reflections on philosophical questions, social processes or political events also provide the impetus for his compositional work. … read more »