Federspiel are the newly crowned winners of the Austrian World Music Awards 2015. The exceptional wind musicians were able to convince the jury with their unique, creative and witty version of folk music. The finale of the Austrian World Music Awards took … 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 »
THEY DO IT UP ON THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS DOWN BY THE LAKES, BUT ALSO IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RURAL VINEYARDS OR GRAND HISTORIC BUILDINGS. AUSTRIANS LIKE TO CELEBRATE THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THEIR COUNTRY BY MEANS OF PUTTING ON FESTIVALS. … 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 »
To become a second Tchaikovsky, to hear people whistling his melodies in the street, that’s what ARNOLD SCHÖNBERG dreamt of once upon a time. It doesn’t look as if the wish of this polarising composer, who led the way from atonality to … 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 »
Iceland Airwaves Reykjavík, Iceland November 4 – 8, 2015 Iceland Airwaves is a popular music festival in Reykjavík, Iceland, that has emerged from a insiders’ tip to an acclaimed international event. The festival spans over five days (November 4 – 8, 2015) and … read more »
Four days, six composers, two countries: Soundings brings together composers from Austria and the UK for workshops, open rehearsals, and performances. The first concert on Wednesday, November 4th, in this year’s Soundings program features works by all six composers. This year Seán Clancy, Christian … read more »
The tenth edition (September 23-26, 2015) of the Reeperbahn Festival 2015 brought 3,700 music industry professionals and media representatives from over 40 countries to Hamburg. The Austrian delegation claimed new record figures with an entourage of eleven local bands and 80 industry professionals … read more »
Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg/DE September 23 – 26, 2015 Going strong for over a decade, the Reeperbahn Festival combines concerts in a variety of pop-cultural genres with an arts program and a platform for professionals in the music and digital industries. It is Germany’s … read more »