February is kind of an in-between month: the holiday hoopla is long gone and we’re left staring down the long, cold, damp tunnel until the weather starts to turn appreciably warmer (climate change notwithstanding). But wait – is that a glimmer of … read more »
The aspekteFESTIVAL is breaking the biennial rhythm – or keeping it – depending on how you see it, through the craziness of the pandemic. The 45th edition of the festival for new music took place, after a one-time postponement from 2020 to … 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 »
On Wednesday, 1 June, the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra opened ASPEKTE SALZBURG 2016 with “Reflections / Reflets” by Tristan Murail. Philip Röggla spoke with Ludwig Nussbichler, the artistic director of the festival, about tradition and renewal, tradition and creative will. Mr. Nussbichler, ASPEKTE … read more »
Founded in 1977, Aspekte Salzburg celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year, focusing on the French composer Tristan Murail, one of the most important representatives of spectral music (Musique spectrale) to emerge in the 1970s in Paris around the Ensemble l’Itinéraire. The composer in … read more »
This article is part of the brochure “Contemporary Music in Austria”. The full brochure is available as a free PDF download at the end of this page. “Only what you really love, can be really communicated,” said Markus Hinterhäuser in a mica-interview about the … read more »
For the 32nd time, the ASPEKTE Festival in Salzburg offers encounters with different temperaments and expressions of contemporary music. As usual, the program sets the spotlight on young composers, mainly from Austria. This year’s focal points are works by the composer in … read more »