2010
19 new pieces – world premiere of the opera „Die Besessenen”, composed by Johannes Kalitzke, at the Theater an der Wien – world premiere of the opera „Wüstenbuch”, written by Beat Furrer, directed by Christoph Marthaler, performed in Basle and in Berlin at the MärzMusik festival – world premiere of the opera „Les Boulingrin” by Georges Aperghis in a production by Jérome Deschamps at the Opéra Comique in Paris – performances in Amsterdam – Kiel – Witten – Parma – Krakow – Alicante – Darmstadt – Strasbourg – Eppan – Prague – Porto – Salzburg – Arcana Festival St. Gallen/Gesäuse – Triest – Salzburg Festival – Festival Pannonhalma – Wien Modern – Summer Academy isa at Mürzzuschlag – participation in the Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik at Darmstadt – concert cycle „Schluss mit traurig” at the Konzerthaus Vienna – creation of a second concert series for the spontaneous „Schluss mit traurig 2” at the Konzerthaus Vienna with seven concerts in 2011 – professorship at the University of the Arts, Graz. CD new release: Bernhard Lang
2009
25th birthday of Klangforum Wien – commissioned 25 new pieces by 25 composers – 27-hour-celebration – world premiere of the opera „Yvonne” by Philippe Boesmans in a production by Luc Bondy in Paris, followed by performances at the Wiener Festwochen – „Threepenny Opera” by Kurt Weill in Hamburg, London, Paris and Vienna – chamber opera „Die große Bäckereiattacke” at the Out of Control Festival 2009 in Vienna – progetto pollini in Cologne, Milano and Paris – Tour to New York for three performances, amongst them „ree radicals” at the Lincoln Centre – tour to Spain – performances in Brussels – Hamburg – Venice – Berlin – Krakow – Brixen – Parma – Belgrade – Amsterdam – Symposion Tonlagen in Dresden – concert cycle „VORWÄRTS | RÜCKWÄRTS“ at the Konzerthaus Vienna – Salzburg Festival – Wien Modern – Impuls and Musikprotokoll Graz – Festival 4020 Linz – Feldkirch – Klangforum Wien is offered a professorship at the University of the Arts, Graz. CDs new releases: Helmut Lachenmann - Olga Neuwirth
2008
Premier of „Melancholia”, an audio theatre piece by Georg Friedrich Haas performed at the Opéra National de Paris, then at steirischen herbst – „Ensembliade” in collaboration with the Ensemble Modern and the Ensemble Intercontemporain, as well as „Müll” by Dror Feiler at the Donaueschinger Musiktagen – „Jakob Lenz”, a audio theatre piece by Wolfgang Rihm staged by Frank Castorf at the Wiener Festwochen – „Luci mie Traditrici” by Salvatore Sciarrino produced by Rebecca Horn at the Salzburg Festival and at Theater an der Wien – „The Rape of Lucretia” by Benjamin Britten, Philharmonic Orchestra Cologne and the Vienna Konzerthaus – Witten – Stockholm – Basel – Munich – Huddersfield – The „Die 7 Todsünden der Neuen Music” series of concerts at the Vienna Konzerthaus – Salzburg Festival – Wien Modern – Interdisciplinary school project on „Jakob Lenz” (13 school classes) – „Kinder Komponieren”, primary school project with closing concert – CDs: K.Lang, G.Neuwirth.
2007
Debut performance of „Sauser aus Italien”, from the works of Giacinto Scelsi directed by Christoph Marthaler at the Salzburg Festival as well as at the Ruhr Triennale – opera „Da Gelo a Gelo” by Salvatore Sciarrino at the Opéra Nacional de Paris – „Free Radicals”, music and film in a condensed form, produced in collaboration with Amour Fou Film Vienna, Venice Biennale – „FAMA” at the Holland Festival and at the Stanislavsky Music Theatre, Moscow – tour of Portugal – Music Triennale Cologne – Ars Musica, Brussels – Warsaw Autumn Festival – the „Aliens” series of concerts at the Vienna Konzerthaus – Mozartwoche (Mozart Week) at the Mozarteum, Salzburg – project: Out of Control 2007, Vienna Museumsquartier – closing concert for Impuls 2007, Graz – Wiener Festwochen – Impulstanz, Semperdepot – Wien Modern – CDs: Gander, Feiler, O. Neuwirth – New members of the ensemble: Virginie Tarrete (harp) and Oliviér Vivarés (clarinet)
2006
„I hate Mozart” (premiere), an audio theatre piece by Bernhard Lang and Michael Sturminger at the Theater an der Wien shown as part of the Mozartjahres (250th Anniversary of Mozart’s birth) – „La passion de Simone” (premiere) by Kaija Saariaho, staged by Peter Sellars for the Wiener Festwochen – „Theater der Wiederholungen” by Bernhard Lang at the Opéra Nacional de Paris – „La Philosophie dans le labyrinthe” (first performance) by Aurelio Cattaneo at the Münchner Biennale – „FAMA” at the Opéra Nacional de Paris and the Venice Biennale – ensemble in residence for the Venice Biennale – Budapest Autumn Festival – Territory Festival (three debut performances) – the „Monumente” cycle of concerts at the Vienna Konzerthaus – Salzburg Festival including “Symposion” on Perner Island (farewell concert for Peter Ruzicka) – „Progetto Pollini” at Wien Modern – „Studio für Neue Musik”, annual lectures at the university of Music, Graz – CDs: Furrer, Zender, Mitterer, B. Lang.
2005
Debut performance of „FAMA”, an audio theatre piece for Beat Furrer’s entire ensemble with the scenic arrangement of Cristoph Marthaler in the Donaueschinger Musiktagen – tour of Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville) – tour of Japan (Tokyo, Takefu, four premiers) – Wittener Tage for New Chamber Music (five debut performances) – Impuls: composition competition, closing concert in Graz (six premieres) – „Wolf” at the Opéra Nacional de Paris – “Symposion” at Transart, Margreid – Cologne – Berlin – Stuttgart – Ars Musica, Brussels – Agora Festival, Paris – Philharmonic Orchestra Luxembourg – the “Fluchtpunkte” series of concerts at the Vienna Konzerthaus – Salzburg Festival (two first performances) – Forum alpbach – musikprotokoll, Graz – steirischer herbst – Wien Modern – CDs: Poppe, Sciarrino, Schurig.
2004
27 hour-long opening celebration for the new Klangforum premises in Diehlgasse 15 (premier of the works of 12 young composers) - three year contract with the Opéra Nacional de Paris – “Anton Webern Fest” (complete works) under the direction of Friedrich Cerha and Sylvain Cambreling at the Wiener Festwochen – “Berenice”, opera by Johannes Maria Staud at the Münchner Biennale (first performance), as well as at the Berliner Festspielen – “Wolf” by Alain Platel in Amsterdam, Zurich, Avignon, London and Vienna – NetZZeit Project “Out of Control” in the Vienna Museumsquartier – the season “Fest Feiern” at the Vienna Konzerthaus – Ars Musica, Brussels – Agora Festival, Paris – Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival – Venice Biennale – Autumn Festival Budapest – Berliner Festspiele - Klangspuren Schwaz
Wien Modern - steirischer herbst - CDs: Gadenstätter, Jarrel – Anders Nyqvist (trumpet) joins the team.
2003
International performances: Stuttgart, Eclat-Festival – Montreal, at the Societé de musique contemporaine du Québec– Project by Andrea Molino about capital punishment, "Those who speak in a faint voice,” in Milan and New York City – "Wolf” a scenic project by Alain Platel at the Ruhr-Triennale in Duisburg as well as Berlin, Avignon, Gent, London, Brussels and Amsterdam – Witten, Tage für Neue Kammermusik – Saarbrücken – Projects in Austria: Première of "Drift” by Wolfgang Suppan concert and choreographed version of Rose Breuss – four concerts at Graz 2003, Cultural Capital of Europe – Festival 4020 Linz – Wiener Festwochen – Bregenz Festival – Salzburg Festival – Musical Theater performances: Georg Friedrich Haas’ "Die schöne Wunde” at the Bregenz Festival – Bernhard Lang’s "Das Theater der Wiederholungen” as well as Olga Neuwirth’s "Lost Highway” at the Steirischer Herbst 2003 – CDs: Eötvös, Mochizuki, Staud – Jef Brothwell (trumpet) joins the ensemble.
2002
International performances: music theater project "in vain – Reproduktion verboten” with Christoph Marthaler and Anna Viebrock at the Zurich Schauspielhaus (April) – "Pollini project” in Paris (with Brian Ferneyhough’s "The Doctrine of Similarity”) – Opening of the new Austrian Cultural Forum in New York City – "Gebirgskriegsprojekt” by George Lopez for the Gerard Mortier’s new Ruhr-Triennale festival – Opening of Dortmund Konzerthaus (6th until 8th September) – "Macbeth” by Salvatore Sciarrino in Rome – Concert project with romanian brass band Fanfare Ciocarlia in Berlin (23rd June) – further guest performances in Rome, Bruges (cultural capital of Europe 2002) – Projects in Austria: birthday concert for Hans Landesmann at Wiener Konzerthaus – "Black Friday”-project at Radiokulturhaus, Konzerthaus and Jazz-Club Porgy & Bess with live performances and remixes of pieces by Beat Furrer and Bernhard Lang – sound theater "As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams” by Peter Eötvös at Wiener Konzerthaus – opera "Drei Schwestern” ("Three Sisters” by Eötvös at the Wiener Festwochen (from 25th Mai) – Hommage to Helmut Lachenmann at Salzburg Festival (26th August) – "Symposion”: further performances in Vienna (from 20th September) – CD productions: Billone, Haas, Neuwirth.
2001
Concerts in Ravensburg, Cologne, Madrid, Wiesbaden, Bonn, Berlin (including Jost Meier’s Jandl-cycle "An diesen sonnigen Tagen” as well as a programme with Schönberg and Vienna "Schrammeln”; also performed at Musikmonat Basel), Lucerne, Boswil, Takefu (Japan), Huddersfield – "Vivace”, project by Beverly Blankenship with NetZZeiT at Schauspielhaus Wien – performances at Hörgänge, der Langen Nacht der IGNM, Wiener Festwochen (first performance in Austria of the opera "Gute Miene, böses Spiel” by Karl Wieland Kurz), Salzburg Festival/Zeitfluss, Klangspuren Schwaz, Tage für Zeitgemäße Musik Bludenz and musikprotokoll Graz – first "Symposion” project with "NetZZeiT” at Wiener MuseumsQuartier/Hall E (New music whilst lying on futons, with wine, food and time for discussion in-between) – CD productions: Neuwirth, Zender, Grisey, Scelsi, Sciarrino, Lachenmann and Misato Mochizuki – Giovanna Reitano (harp) and Gerald Preinfalk (saxophone) join the ensemble.
2000
Tour of Spain (Seville, Granada, Madrid and Santiago de Compostela) – further performances in Hamburg, Saarbrücken, Regensburg, Darmstadt, Lucerne, Parma, at Expo 2000 in Hanover, at WDR in Cologne (first performance G. F. Haas’ "in vain”) – Sciarrino’s opera "Luci mie traditrici” in Lisbon and Paris – concerts in Austria: Bregenz, Salzburg Festival (Gerd Kühr portrait concerts), at der Langen Nacht der IGNM at the Vienna Konzerthaus (with premieres of works by Oskar Aichinger, Dirk D’Ase and Olga Neuwirth) – debut performance of Wolfram Schurig’s "Augenmaß” at musikprotokoll Graz – premiere of "The Long Rain” (music: Olga Neuwirth; film: Michael Kreihsl) at steirischer herbst – Peter Eötvös’ audio theatre piece "As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams” with the theatre group "NetZZeiT” in the Wiener Schauspielhaus – "Stodt aus Staa” by Christian Muthspiel with Kurt Ostbahn and Klangforum Wien at the Vienna Konzerthaus and Brucknerhaus Linz – Klangforum season at the Konzerthaus is entitled "100 Years of New Music” – "Film and Music” at the Konzerthaus: Martin Matalon: Music for the film "Metropolis”) – international composers’ workshop in Vienna – CD productions: Peter Eötvös, Bernhard Lang, Peter Ablinger and Salvatore Sciarrino .
19 new pieces – world premiere of the opera „Die Besessenen”, composed by Johannes Kalitzke, at the Theater an der Wien – world premiere of the opera „Wüstenbuch”, written by Beat Furrer, directed by Christoph Marthaler, performed in Basle and in Berlin at the MärzMusik festival – world premiere of the opera „Les Boulingrin” by Georges Aperghis in a production by Jérome Deschamps at the Opéra Comique in Paris – performances in Amsterdam – Kiel – Witten – Parma – Krakow – Alicante – Darmstadt – Strasbourg – Eppan – Prague – Porto – Salzburg – Arcana Festival St. Gallen/Gesäuse – Triest – Salzburg Festival – Festival Pannonhalma – Wien Modern – Summer Academy isa at Mürzzuschlag – participation in the Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik at Darmstadt – concert cycle „Schluss mit traurig” at the Konzerthaus Vienna – creation of a second concert series for the spontaneous „Schluss mit traurig 2” at the Konzerthaus Vienna with seven concerts in 2011 – professorship at the University of the Arts, Graz. CD new release: Bernhard Lang
2009
25th birthday of Klangforum Wien – commissioned 25 new pieces by 25 composers – 27-hour-celebration – world premiere of the opera „Yvonne” by Philippe Boesmans in a production by Luc Bondy in Paris, followed by performances at the Wiener Festwochen – „Threepenny Opera” by Kurt Weill in Hamburg, London, Paris and Vienna – chamber opera „Die große Bäckereiattacke” at the Out of Control Festival 2009 in Vienna – progetto pollini in Cologne, Milano and Paris – Tour to New York for three performances, amongst them „ree radicals” at the Lincoln Centre – tour to Spain – performances in Brussels – Hamburg – Venice – Berlin – Krakow – Brixen – Parma – Belgrade – Amsterdam – Symposion Tonlagen in Dresden – concert cycle „VORWÄRTS | RÜCKWÄRTS“ at the Konzerthaus Vienna – Salzburg Festival – Wien Modern – Impuls and Musikprotokoll Graz – Festival 4020 Linz – Feldkirch – Klangforum Wien is offered a professorship at the University of the Arts, Graz. CDs new releases: Helmut Lachenmann - Olga Neuwirth
2008
Premier of „Melancholia”, an audio theatre piece by Georg Friedrich Haas performed at the Opéra National de Paris, then at steirischen herbst – „Ensembliade” in collaboration with the Ensemble Modern and the Ensemble Intercontemporain, as well as „Müll” by Dror Feiler at the Donaueschinger Musiktagen – „Jakob Lenz”, a audio theatre piece by Wolfgang Rihm staged by Frank Castorf at the Wiener Festwochen – „Luci mie Traditrici” by Salvatore Sciarrino produced by Rebecca Horn at the Salzburg Festival and at Theater an der Wien – „The Rape of Lucretia” by Benjamin Britten, Philharmonic Orchestra Cologne and the Vienna Konzerthaus – Witten – Stockholm – Basel – Munich – Huddersfield – The „Die 7 Todsünden der Neuen Music” series of concerts at the Vienna Konzerthaus – Salzburg Festival – Wien Modern – Interdisciplinary school project on „Jakob Lenz” (13 school classes) – „Kinder Komponieren”, primary school project with closing concert – CDs: K.Lang, G.Neuwirth.
2007
Debut performance of „Sauser aus Italien”, from the works of Giacinto Scelsi directed by Christoph Marthaler at the Salzburg Festival as well as at the Ruhr Triennale – opera „Da Gelo a Gelo” by Salvatore Sciarrino at the Opéra Nacional de Paris – „Free Radicals”, music and film in a condensed form, produced in collaboration with Amour Fou Film Vienna, Venice Biennale – „FAMA” at the Holland Festival and at the Stanislavsky Music Theatre, Moscow – tour of Portugal – Music Triennale Cologne – Ars Musica, Brussels – Warsaw Autumn Festival – the „Aliens” series of concerts at the Vienna Konzerthaus – Mozartwoche (Mozart Week) at the Mozarteum, Salzburg – project: Out of Control 2007, Vienna Museumsquartier – closing concert for Impuls 2007, Graz – Wiener Festwochen – Impulstanz, Semperdepot – Wien Modern – CDs: Gander, Feiler, O. Neuwirth – New members of the ensemble: Virginie Tarrete (harp) and Oliviér Vivarés (clarinet)
2006
„I hate Mozart” (premiere), an audio theatre piece by Bernhard Lang and Michael Sturminger at the Theater an der Wien shown as part of the Mozartjahres (250th Anniversary of Mozart’s birth) – „La passion de Simone” (premiere) by Kaija Saariaho, staged by Peter Sellars for the Wiener Festwochen – „Theater der Wiederholungen” by Bernhard Lang at the Opéra Nacional de Paris – „La Philosophie dans le labyrinthe” (first performance) by Aurelio Cattaneo at the Münchner Biennale – „FAMA” at the Opéra Nacional de Paris and the Venice Biennale – ensemble in residence for the Venice Biennale – Budapest Autumn Festival – Territory Festival (three debut performances) – the „Monumente” cycle of concerts at the Vienna Konzerthaus – Salzburg Festival including “Symposion” on Perner Island (farewell concert for Peter Ruzicka) – „Progetto Pollini” at Wien Modern – „Studio für Neue Musik”, annual lectures at the university of Music, Graz – CDs: Furrer, Zender, Mitterer, B. Lang.
2005
Debut performance of „FAMA”, an audio theatre piece for Beat Furrer’s entire ensemble with the scenic arrangement of Cristoph Marthaler in the Donaueschinger Musiktagen – tour of Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville) – tour of Japan (Tokyo, Takefu, four premiers) – Wittener Tage for New Chamber Music (five debut performances) – Impuls: composition competition, closing concert in Graz (six premieres) – „Wolf” at the Opéra Nacional de Paris – “Symposion” at Transart, Margreid – Cologne – Berlin – Stuttgart – Ars Musica, Brussels – Agora Festival, Paris – Philharmonic Orchestra Luxembourg – the “Fluchtpunkte” series of concerts at the Vienna Konzerthaus – Salzburg Festival (two first performances) – Forum alpbach – musikprotokoll, Graz – steirischer herbst – Wien Modern – CDs: Poppe, Sciarrino, Schurig.
2004
27 hour-long opening celebration for the new Klangforum premises in Diehlgasse 15 (premier of the works of 12 young composers) - three year contract with the Opéra Nacional de Paris – “Anton Webern Fest” (complete works) under the direction of Friedrich Cerha and Sylvain Cambreling at the Wiener Festwochen – “Berenice”, opera by Johannes Maria Staud at the Münchner Biennale (first performance), as well as at the Berliner Festspielen – “Wolf” by Alain Platel in Amsterdam, Zurich, Avignon, London and Vienna – NetZZeit Project “Out of Control” in the Vienna Museumsquartier – the season “Fest Feiern” at the Vienna Konzerthaus – Ars Musica, Brussels – Agora Festival, Paris – Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival – Venice Biennale – Autumn Festival Budapest – Berliner Festspiele - Klangspuren Schwaz
Wien Modern - steirischer herbst - CDs: Gadenstätter, Jarrel – Anders Nyqvist (trumpet) joins the team.
2003
International performances: Stuttgart, Eclat-Festival – Montreal, at the Societé de musique contemporaine du Québec– Project by Andrea Molino about capital punishment, "Those who speak in a faint voice,” in Milan and New York City – "Wolf” a scenic project by Alain Platel at the Ruhr-Triennale in Duisburg as well as Berlin, Avignon, Gent, London, Brussels and Amsterdam – Witten, Tage für Neue Kammermusik – Saarbrücken – Projects in Austria: Première of "Drift” by Wolfgang Suppan concert and choreographed version of Rose Breuss – four concerts at Graz 2003, Cultural Capital of Europe – Festival 4020 Linz – Wiener Festwochen – Bregenz Festival – Salzburg Festival – Musical Theater performances: Georg Friedrich Haas’ "Die schöne Wunde” at the Bregenz Festival – Bernhard Lang’s "Das Theater der Wiederholungen” as well as Olga Neuwirth’s "Lost Highway” at the Steirischer Herbst 2003 – CDs: Eötvös, Mochizuki, Staud – Jef Brothwell (trumpet) joins the ensemble.
2002
International performances: music theater project "in vain – Reproduktion verboten” with Christoph Marthaler and Anna Viebrock at the Zurich Schauspielhaus (April) – "Pollini project” in Paris (with Brian Ferneyhough’s "The Doctrine of Similarity”) – Opening of the new Austrian Cultural Forum in New York City – "Gebirgskriegsprojekt” by George Lopez for the Gerard Mortier’s new Ruhr-Triennale festival – Opening of Dortmund Konzerthaus (6th until 8th September) – "Macbeth” by Salvatore Sciarrino in Rome – Concert project with romanian brass band Fanfare Ciocarlia in Berlin (23rd June) – further guest performances in Rome, Bruges (cultural capital of Europe 2002) – Projects in Austria: birthday concert for Hans Landesmann at Wiener Konzerthaus – "Black Friday”-project at Radiokulturhaus, Konzerthaus and Jazz-Club Porgy & Bess with live performances and remixes of pieces by Beat Furrer and Bernhard Lang – sound theater "As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams” by Peter Eötvös at Wiener Konzerthaus – opera "Drei Schwestern” ("Three Sisters” by Eötvös at the Wiener Festwochen (from 25th Mai) – Hommage to Helmut Lachenmann at Salzburg Festival (26th August) – "Symposion”: further performances in Vienna (from 20th September) – CD productions: Billone, Haas, Neuwirth.
2001
Concerts in Ravensburg, Cologne, Madrid, Wiesbaden, Bonn, Berlin (including Jost Meier’s Jandl-cycle "An diesen sonnigen Tagen” as well as a programme with Schönberg and Vienna "Schrammeln”; also performed at Musikmonat Basel), Lucerne, Boswil, Takefu (Japan), Huddersfield – "Vivace”, project by Beverly Blankenship with NetZZeiT at Schauspielhaus Wien – performances at Hörgänge, der Langen Nacht der IGNM, Wiener Festwochen (first performance in Austria of the opera "Gute Miene, böses Spiel” by Karl Wieland Kurz), Salzburg Festival/Zeitfluss, Klangspuren Schwaz, Tage für Zeitgemäße Musik Bludenz and musikprotokoll Graz – first "Symposion” project with "NetZZeiT” at Wiener MuseumsQuartier/Hall E (New music whilst lying on futons, with wine, food and time for discussion in-between) – CD productions: Neuwirth, Zender, Grisey, Scelsi, Sciarrino, Lachenmann and Misato Mochizuki – Giovanna Reitano (harp) and Gerald Preinfalk (saxophone) join the ensemble.
2000
Tour of Spain (Seville, Granada, Madrid and Santiago de Compostela) – further performances in Hamburg, Saarbrücken, Regensburg, Darmstadt, Lucerne, Parma, at Expo 2000 in Hanover, at WDR in Cologne (first performance G. F. Haas’ "in vain”) – Sciarrino’s opera "Luci mie traditrici” in Lisbon and Paris – concerts in Austria: Bregenz, Salzburg Festival (Gerd Kühr portrait concerts), at der Langen Nacht der IGNM at the Vienna Konzerthaus (with premieres of works by Oskar Aichinger, Dirk D’Ase and Olga Neuwirth) – debut performance of Wolfram Schurig’s "Augenmaß” at musikprotokoll Graz – premiere of "The Long Rain” (music: Olga Neuwirth; film: Michael Kreihsl) at steirischer herbst – Peter Eötvös’ audio theatre piece "As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams” with the theatre group "NetZZeiT” in the Wiener Schauspielhaus – "Stodt aus Staa” by Christian Muthspiel with Kurt Ostbahn and Klangforum Wien at the Vienna Konzerthaus and Brucknerhaus Linz – Klangforum season at the Konzerthaus is entitled "100 Years of New Music” – "Film and Music” at the Konzerthaus: Martin Matalon: Music for the film "Metropolis”) – international composers’ workshop in Vienna – CD productions: Peter Eötvös, Bernhard Lang, Peter Ablinger and Salvatore Sciarrino .