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Welcome to summer semester 2026
The Department of Composition Studies and Music Production wishes all staff and students a good start to the semester.
AMADEUS 2026 - Tonstudiopreis BEST SOUND
Mischa JANISCH wins AMADEUS Award for the album Petrichor by Klangkarussell together with Nikodem MILEWSKI. Milewski was responsible for mixing and mastering for stereo, Janisch for mixing and mastering for immersive audio / Dolby Atmos. The BEST SOUND award has been presented at the Austrian Music Awards since 2013. Janisch wins it for the fifth time this year; he was also nominated for Anna Buchegger's album Soiz. The award is hosted by the Professional Association of the Film and Music Industry (FAMA), the industry representative for recording studios.
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WELLE: JENSEITS DES UNENDLICHEN KÖRPERS
// exhibition Korean Cultural Center
@Korean Cultural Center
(20.02. – 10.04.)
Artists:
Jiyeon CHOE
Eunsoo HUR
June HWAJUNG
Seung-yeon JUNG
David MARESCH
So Young PARK
Michael J. RICHTER
Yousin SONG
Émile WENDT
Project lead:
TRIangle
Sunggu HONG
Seoyoon JANG
Yeji LIM
Performance:
20. February 2026, 5 pm & 10. April 6 pm
Registration required. Admission free.
RAUM IM KLANG
IST NICHT
KLANG IM RAUM
// artist talk with Johannes S. SISTERMANNS
@Vortragssaal
(17.03., 12h30)
Cologne-based composer and sound artist Johannes S. SISTERMANNS works in the fields of radio art, sound sculpture, urban environment, instrumental/vocal composition, and music theater. “Listening means scanning the space with your ears, and that is an active process.” Based on this premise, he will provide insights into his work and some of his latest pieces in his guest lecture.
DIRECTED LIVE COMPOSITION, CURATION AND ENERGETIC CONDUCTION IN HYBRID ARTISTIC PRACTICES
// artist talk with Christophe FELLAY
@Vortragssaal
(18.03., 10h30)
In this talk, FELLAY explores the parallels between musical conduction and curatorial practice in contemporary art, using his own artistic practice as a starting point. Through an analysis of creative processes, works and performances, the presentation examines how this approach to artistic creation articulates the direction of musicians and curation as a means of structuring, guiding and bringing together the creative energies of an ensemble, whether musical or interdisciplinary.
A collaboration between The Atlas project and mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, hosted by the class of Angélica CASTELLÓ GARNETT, Course for Electroacoustic and Experimental Music (ELAK), IKT - Department of Composition Studies and Music Production. It takes place within the framework of the FWF PEEK project AR 721: The Atlas (of Creative Mechanisms): [Curating Conduction], directed by Senior Postdoctoral Researcher Basak SENOVA at the Institute of Art and Art Education, University of Applied Arts Vienna.
IKT // NEW SOUNDS'26
// inaugural lecture Mischa JANISCH
@Arthouse-Kino
(16.04., 14h)
Inaugural lecture of the Chair of Music Production Popular Music.
Topic:
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IKT // NEW SOUNDS'26
// inaugural lecture Manuel GRANDPIERRE
@Arthouse-Kino
(16.04., 15h30)
Inaugural lecture of the Chair of Film Sound.
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IKT // NEW SOUNDS'26
// roundtable
@Klangtheater
(16.04., 17h30)
Guests:
Manuel GRANDPIERRE, Pauline HEISTER, Mischa JANISCH (a.o.)
Topic:
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IKT // NEW SOUNDS'26
// inaugural concert
@Klangtheater
(16.04., 15h30)
works by:
Oscar BIANCHI, Samu GRYLLUS, Katharina KLEMENT, Nadja ODESIUK, Jorge SÁNCHEZ-CHIONG & Ricardo TOVAR MATEUS
With the ARGO-Kollektiv.
Special guest: Katalin KOLTAI
study concert: composition 1
// students of Julia PURGINA & Gerald RESCH
@Fanny-Hensel-Saal
(28.04., 19h)
works by:
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study concert: composition
// students of Periklis LIAKAKIS & Wolfgang SUPPAN
@Fanny-Hensel-Saal
(07.05., 19h)
works by:
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study concert: composition
// students of Michael JARRELL
@Joseph-Haydn-Saal
(18.05., 19h)
works by:
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study concert: composition
// students of Oscar BIANCHI
@Klangtheater
(29.05., 19h)
works by:
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with: Argo Kollektiv
MODULOMETER 2026
// study concert electroacoustic composition undergraduates
@Echoraum
(03.06., tba)
Studio Flink presents world premieres from courses with Peter PLESSAS by:
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study concert: composition 2
// students of Julia PURGINA & Gerald RESCH
@Joseph-Haydn-Saal
(15.06., 19h)
works by:
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study concert: electroacoustic composition
// students of Jorge SÁNCHEZ-CHIONG
@Klangtheater
(20.06., 19h)
works by:
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film screening: media composition
// students of Judit VARGA
@Arthouse-Kino
(22.06., 18h)
works by:
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