After twenty years, multiple albums, and success on two continents, the ensemble Studio Dan can reasonably said to be a mainstay of the Austrian contemporary music scene. Founded by trombonist and composer Daniel Riegler, the group concentrates on the overlap between contemporary … 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 »
The border between sound and image has always been blurred, if not obsolete. In fact, the two fields are, in many ways, inherently enmeshed. The question is just how much one re-veals or exposes it, and from what lens or angle one … read more »
It’s that time of year again; that “in-between” time” – the ambivalent seasonal zone, smushed awkwardly between summer and fall. Do I wear pants or a mini-skirt? Plan an outdoor rager or an intimate indoor gathering? Bike to an open-air festival or … read more »
FEMENINE is a joint musical-choreographic project by Vienna’s new music collective, STUDIO DAN, with a group of dancers, which sees its world premiere at Impulstanz this year. Moreover, it’s another performance highlight in our Crossways in Contemporary Music series, in which we … read more »
In the series “Music Life with Kids”, mica – music austria and Austrian Music Export explore the question of how professional musicians fare once they have children. In the first part of the series, MAIKEN BEER (Studio Dan, Fraufeld, Black Page Orchestra) … read more »
The Austrian Music Theatre Day is an international networking event taking place on September 14, 2019 in the context of the Musiktheatertage Wien at Vienna´s WUK. Austrian Music Export and Musiktheatertage Wien cordially invite all persons working in the field of music … read more »
In the field of pop, rock and electronic music, it’s quite usual for upcoming artists to play at showcase festivals, like Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen in the Netherlands, which is one of the biggest Showcase festivals in Europe. However, as common with … read more »
The 40th International Jazzfestival Saalfelden is taking place from August 22 to 25, 2019. Again, Austrian Music Export will invite jazz professionals and festival promoters from all over Europe to Saalfelden, turning the spotlight on the local jazz scene. On the occasion … read more »
Operadagen Rotterdam are dedicated to the field of music theatre, presenting major music theatre productions, showcases and presentations to a circle of international producers. In 2019, the international festival will focus on music theatre productions from Austria. On May 21, eight works by … read more »