June: A month of celebrations and tribute, from Pride Month to Juneteenth, to Father’s Day and a stunningly rare Strawberry Moon. Simultaneously, with tragedies surrounding us, from the horrific school shooting in Graz on June 10 to the devastating wars raging in … read more »
After a late-summer heat wave, it’s suddenly fall. And what a fall it is! September is proving more action-packed than ever this year, so let’s get right to it…rejoice, dear reader: it’s your Austrian Music Highlights for September. Jazz and everything after … read more »
The duo Nimikry has been announced as the winner of the 2023 Erste Bank Composition Prize; their Wien Modern concert with the Klangforum Wien will take place on November 28th at Vienna’s Konzerthaus. In the words of the jury, Nimikry composes “with … read more »
Ah, April: the month where you can get soaked to the skin by freezing rain, dried by the sun, and chilled to the bone by a wintry wind – all in the same day. The music scene is just as active: festival … read more »
Founded in 1961, the Music Biennale Zagreb is a contemporary art music festival based in Croatia’s capital city, featuring a mixture of new, commissioned works, and not just in concert: it includes educational programs for all ages, events in schools, galleries, and … 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 first months were tough, she screamed a lot. But in the meantime it’s great”, says CHRISTOF RESSI. The composer, computer musician and young father is grinning into his laptop camera. His daughter was born a year ago. Since then, a lot … 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 »
Pinch us, is it real? Live music? Live audiences? Together again? Indeed, hopes and reality have converged at last! While temperatures are rising, restrictions are declining. And the effect on music and art? Nothing less than an avalanche of events pouring down … read more »
In its 53rd edition the Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik (Witten Days for New Chamber Music) will take place from the 23rd to 25th of April, 2021. 30 world premieres by composers from 15 nations will be performed from April 23rd to 25th by … read more »