23/09 – 08/10

Stadtwerke-Haus (Holding Graz), Akademie Graz, designforum Steiermark

With affectionate homages in an ingenious acoustic exhibition at the Stadtwerke-Haus (Holding Graz), Akademie Graz and designforum Steiermark, Austrian composers dedicate themselves to the city of New York and its famous figures.

Wed 04/10

Helmut List Halle

A host of voices from Graz probe the voice as a manipulative instrument. The premiere of Peter Jakober’s composition features three choirs and a total of twelve conductors, among others.

Wed 04/10

Helmut List Halle

For fifty years now, musikprotokoll has not shied away from performing the unheard-of, giving sound to the music of composers far beyond the mainstream.

The opening of musikprotokoll 2017 takes a look back at 50 years of the unheard-of and music far beyond the mainstream.

23/09 – 08/01/2018

GrazMuseum

The echoes from five decades of musikprotokoll are part of the anniversary exhibition at GrazMuseum.

Wed 04/10

Helmut List Halle

In the dynamic field between concrete and abstract, Andreas Trobollowitsch’s “composedconfusion” takes five performers to their limits.

Thu 05/10

Helmut List Halle

Appearing for the first time at musikprotokoll, the acclaimed Ensemble PHACE journeys into a precious world of poetry with an exquisite selection of New Music.

Thu 05/10 & Fri 06/10

Graz

The state of suspension between modernism and culture and its (uncanny) states in the sense of advanced perception are the focal theme of Stefan Fraunberger’s acoustic research.

Thu 05/10

Helmut List Halle

No matter whether it’s big band or small ensemble: Studio Dan grooves flexibly with all experimental waves – this time with iridescent premieres of avant-garde jazz trombonist George Lewis and composer Oxana Omelchuk.

Fri 06/10, Sat 07/10 & Sun 08/10

Graz

The string quartet as a seismograph of the contemporary: the renowned Quatuor Diotima celebrate their musikprotokoll début with no fewer than three concerts this year.

Fri 06/10

Congress Graz

A ball at musikprotokoll? Yes, seriously! Contemporary composers write, the Vienna RSO performs, and the audience dances along.

Fri 06/10

Congress Graz

Barry Guy comes to musikprotokoll for the first time, improvising with his highly regarded fellow double bassist Peter Herbert.

Fri 06/10

Helmut List Halle

In their lab, Andy Cavatorta and Tom Huber combine crystal-clear sounds and the sound of technology based on a newly developed musical instrument.

Sat 07/10

Helmut List Halle

A sensitive guitar quartet, a virtuos baroque violinist, and a legendary double bassist whisk you away on a rich and varied journey through the centuries.

Sat 07/10

Helmut List Halle

Together with Stefan Doepner, Josef Klammer and Seppo Gründler explore how the Internet ot Things sounds like. They share the stage with sound robots, readymades and hacked gadgets.

04/10 – 07/10

Graz

To mark the fiftieth instalment of musikprotokoll, Händl Klaus is returning to Graz as a festival writer with literary interventions.

Sun 08/10

ORF Landesstudio Steiermark

SiS_Mic brings her self-made sound table, her big feedback speakers, and various materials to Graz. She will only decide which direction the concert takes on the spot.

Sun 08/10

ORF Landesstudio Steiermark

Together with Kathy Alberici, Rima Najdi has turned her performance “Madame Bomba: The TNT project” into a radio play, which will be shown as an audio-visual liver version.