Peter Jakober

Operadagen Rotterdam are dedicated to the field of music theatre, presenting major music theatre productions, showcases and presentations to a circle of international producers. For the first time, three works by Austrian composers will be represented at the presentations on May 24, … read more »

Peter Jakober was born in 1977 and grew up in southern Styria. In 1998 he started studying composition with Georg Friedrich Haas and Gerd Kühr and graduated with distinction in 2006. So far, his works have been performed by numerous prestigious ensembles … read more »

The Austrian composer PETER JAKOBER and the ENSEMBLE]H[IATUS founded by the cellist MARTINE ALTENBURGER and the percussionist LÊ QUAN NINH have a history of collaboration stretching back years. In February of this year they released their first CD on the french label … read more »

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (hcmf//) ended this year on Sunday, November 29, after celebrating nine days of oustanding concert performances and once again confirming its reputation as Britain’s leading festival in contemporary music. Reason enough to deliver a short summary and offer an insight … read more »

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (hcmf//) Huddersfield, UK November 20 – 29, 2015 Taking place from November 20 – 29, the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (hcmf//) will turn its spotlight on performances by Austrian composers, with a highly anticipated opening concert by the … read more »

Despite his young age, the composer Peter Jakober can already look back on multiple successful achievements. Numerous awards and performances of his works distinguish Peter Jakober as one of the most promising representatives of the new composer generation. Peter Jakober was born … read more »

HCMF – Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival Huddersfield, UK November 20 – 29, 2015 Austrian composers feature strongly in UK’s leading celebration of new music Austrian ‘supergroup’ Klangforum Wien gives the opening concert (Friday, November 20) at Britain’s leading new music festival, Huddersfield Contemporary … read more »

Showroom of Contemporary Sound, Zagreb/HR May 06 – 09, 2015 Showroom of Contemporary Sound (Izlog Suvremenog Zvuka) is an international festival that provides a platform where contemporary artists can showcase their work and increase opportunities to connect and share their experiences with … read more »

Austrian Heartbeats #2 Selected by Georg Friedrich Haas Composers: Marco Döttlinger | Peter Jakober | Hannes Kerschbaumer | Manuela Meier The new CD “Austrian Heartbeats #2 – selected by Georg Friedrich Haas”, which is dedicated to contemporary music from Austria, has just been released. The Austrian composer Georg … read more »

MaerzMusik Festival 2015 Berlin, DE March 20 – 29, 2015 MaerzMusik in Berlin is a festival that explores contemporary time issues in the form of concerts, sound installations, art performances, film projects and discourse sessions. With the Austrian Berno Odo Polzer as the new artistic … read more »