Music : New Artists Series
About New Artists Series
The ACF’s New Artists Series is a platform for young performers selected partly on account of their connections with Austria but more importantly because of their outstanding calibre. These are not just gifted young musicians. They are distinctive, special and destined for conspicuous careers.
The series is presented by the distinguished music critic, writer and broadcaster, Michael White, who with the ACF selects the artists on the basis of personal auditions and recommendations. Each concert includes a recent work by a composer resident in Austria or Britain and is introduced by Michael White in conversation with the artists and when possible composers.
Mathias Hausmann, baritone & Elena Larina, piano
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Listen to the live audience session performed at BBC3 Radio Merseyside on 95.8FM ('In the Pool' with Dave Monks) this Sunday 7 March from 9-10pm. It will also be available on BBC iPlayer for a week starting Monday 8 March on http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio/bbc_radio_merseyside/
BBC Radio 3's Hear and Now recording of the ACF's contemporary music platform Soundings concert at the Wigmore hall on December 12 2009 can now be heard all week on www.bbc.co.uk/programmes.
In the framework of the 8th International Competition “Franz Schubert and Modern Music” (February 8-16, 2012), the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (KUG) organizes an international Competition for Composition. The prime aim of this competition is to create new works for Piano Trio. Click here for more information.
The Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth has been awarded the highest arts prize by the Austrian government (Grosser Oesterreichischer Staatspreis). In addition to her compositions Neuwirth also works in Film and Performance Art and has received several other distinguished prizes including the South Bank Show Award for her opera Lost Highway in 2009.
Three giants of the Austrian music scene, HK ‘Nali’ Gruber, Kurt Schwertsik and Friedrich Cerha, together with the BBC Philharmonic, honour Gustav Mahler in his anniversary year with a season of concerts. The opening concert on Saturday 16 February 2010 premiered Kurt Schwertsik’s Nachtmusiken to a packed hall – and to rapturous and critical applause!
“...the most rewarding part of the concert was its first half - the world premiere of Kurt Schwertsik's Nachtmusiken, the first of the pieces commissioned to stand alongside the Mahler symphonies in the Manchester cycle.” Robert Beale, City Life (Manchester)
Sound Park Austria, a project by Austrian Cultural Forum London (ACF) in collaboration with The Forge www.forgevenue.org introduces Austrian artists to the UK music scene. In connection with local acts, the aim is to enforce cultural ties and networks between the UK and Austria. The focus of this initiative is on innovative and creative projects that present clear vision and a strong identity. The musicians from both Austria and the UK are selected on the basis of specific projects that combine risk taking, open-mindedness and self-confidence.
The project will be launched on 18 May 2010 and cover Jazz. Look out for more details!