Verena Zeiner
Verena Zeiner is pianist, composer and improviser.
Originally rooted in Modern Creative Jazz and improvised music, her work today is defined by its dissolution of genre boundaries.
With an innovative and expressive approach, she seamlessly blends improvised music with elements of chamber music and jazz. In her current projects, she also integrates electronic sounds and live electronics, adding a new dimension to her compositions.
She composes for her own ensembles, contemporary chamber music groups, and interdisciplinary projects, such as those combining music with dance.
As a bandleader, she has released multiple albums and received awards for her work as a pianist and composer.
Verena Zeiner has extensive experience as a cultural worker in organization, administration, networking, and curation. Among other projects, she is the co-founder of "Fraufeld"—a platform dedicated to enhancing the visibility of artists in the field of contemporary improvised music—where she served as administrative director until 2022.
In addition to her artistic work, Verena Zeiner is a Senior Lecturer in Improvisation at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. From Sept. 2023 to June 2025 she was lecturer for the Free Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Composition at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna.
Furthermore, she is an internationally sought-after workshop facilitator focusing on improvisation and the interdisciplinary connection between music, movement, and dance.
She completed her own studies (Music- and Movementeducation/Rhythmics; IGP Tasteninstrumente Popularmusik; Jazzpiano) at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, studied Real Time Composition with Opher Brayer.
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