SONV - Sounds of Now Vienna

Sounds of Now Vienna is a festival dedicated to the creation and performance of new music.

SONV is a festival dedicated to the creation and performance of new music. Here, aspiring composers can hone their craft and meet new colleagues in one of the world’s most prominent capitals of contemporary music.

Konzertsaal FAL of the mdw Wien (University of Music and Performing Arts)

Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna

ALL CONCERTS BEGIN AT 16:00

Thursday 13 August

Joel Diegert, saxophone

Judith Fliedl, violin

Adrián Artacho, electronics

Alfredo Ovalles, piano

Duo Stump-Linshalm - Heinz-Peter Linshalm, clarinets and Petra Stump-Linshalm, clarinets

Mivos Quartet - Olivia de Prato, violin I / William Overcash, violin II, Victor Lowrie Tafoya, viola, Nathan Watts, cello

Special appearance by Alexander Chernyshkov, relays & objects

Programm

Alexander Chernyshkov, With and Without Me* (2026), for alto saxophone, relays, and a box

Margareta Ferek-Petric, I repeat myself while under stress (2018), for piano

Kaitlin Kleinau, The Firefly Waltz* (2026), for violin

Isabella Tate, Virga* (2026), for violin

Sofya Bulatova, Tarrare* (2026), for two bass clarinets

Danae Kong, Whispers of Winter* (2026), for piano

Sara Rogers, Ozymandias* (2026), for piano

Adrián Artacho, Parallax* (2026), for piano and electronics

——

Paul Smith, Ctenizi* (2026), for clarinet, bass clarinet, and prepared cymbal

Ana Geogheghan, SBll, Wailing– The Shape Remains* (2026), for two bass clarinets

Adriel Sukumar, Dancing Embers* (2026), for string quartet

Daniel Moser, Je est un autre, (2014), for string quartet

Grace Hughes, Dot forms* (2026), for string quartet

* = World premiere

Friday 14 August

Joel Diegert, saxophones

Duo Stump-Linshalm - Heinz-Peter Linshalm, clarinets, Petra Stump-Linshalm, clarinets

Taikan Yamasaki, percussion

Elisabeth Orlowsky, dance

Adrián Artacho, electronics

Ensemble Quasars: Audrey G. Perreault, flutes, Jozef Eliáš, clarinets, Peter Mosorjak, violin, Irini Liu, cello, Diana Buffa, piano

Ivan Buffa, conductor

Programm

Scott Wearing, On Second Thoughts* (2026), for saxophone and electronics

Petra Stump-Linshalm, UnterGrund ÜberWasser (2025), for two clarinegsts, percussion, and

dancer

——

Rex Gong, In the Wake of Breath* (2026), for saxophone and electronics

Dai Fujikura, Portal Essence* (2023), for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano

William Bolles-Beaven, Found Through Tenacity and Play* (2026), for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano

Guohao Li, Claustrophobia* (2026), for flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, and piano

Yan Liang, Nigredo VII: Till the Water be Made Black* (2026), for flute, violin, cello, and piano

Víctor Báez, La luz bermeja° (2025), for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano

* = World premiere

° = Austrian premiere