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 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 »
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 »
Rhythmic layering, performative playing and wildly forward thinking: the percussionist and visual artist KATHARINA ERNST is this year’s recipient of the State Scholarship for Composition from the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport and is Artist in Residence at … read more »
The BLACK PAGE ORCHESTRA is a heterogeneous ensemble for contemporary music based in Vienna. Its repertoire is largely made up of compositions by the younger generation. They are often aesthetically radical works that take a confrontational course, attacking our perception and reflecting … read more »
For the 7th time, the IMPULS FESTIVAL offers a rich and versatile daily music and discourse program. Normally presented at various, quite diverse stages and venues also apart from traditional concert settings, this year’s edition will focus on concerts and presentations at … read more »
Named after a composition by Frank Zappa, the Black Page Orchestra has emerged as one of the most promising young ensembles in Austria within just a few years. Key to this is its consistent search for radical, uncompromising, and sometimes provocative pieces … read more »