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 »
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 »
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 »
BEAT FURRER was born in Schaffhausen (Switzerland) in 1954 and received his first musical training on piano at the Music School there. After moving to Vienna in 1975, he studied conducting with Otmar Suitner and composition with Roman Haubenstock Ramati at the Hochschule … read more »
(PA) The international Ernst von Siemens Music Prize will be awarded to the Austrian-Swiss composer Beat Furrer in 2018. The award for a life in the service of music is endowed with 250,000 euros. The award ceremony will take place on 3 … 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 »
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 »
SHANGHAI NEW MUSIC WEEK September 20-25, 2015 Shanghai, China Taking place from September 20-25, the Shanghai New Music Week is one of the most important festivals for contemporary music in China and offers a significant contribution to the world of contemporary music creation. Hosted by the Shanghai Conservatory … read more »
Sommer in Stuttgart, Stuttgart/DE June 4 – 8, 2014 The festival “Sommer in Stuttgart” was founded in 2007 by the association “Musik der Jahrhunderte” (in English: music of the centuries), a fusion of various local organizations and the central motor of the … read more »