impuls Commissions
impuls does not only commission pieces in the framework of the impuls Composition Competition, but also commissions new works from other young composers for specific projects. For several years also impuls Academy composer participants profited from Ernst, a cooperation with the Ernst Krenek Institute and Klangforum Wien coming along with both a commission, a residency and a premiere of the new pieces.
impuls . Composition Competition Commissions
Since 2005 impuls commissions new pieces from composers selected through the impuls Composition Competition every second year.
Please check names of composers from this program below:
premiered on February 25th, 2025, Helmut List Halle, Graz
Damián Gorandi | Jieun Jeong | Piyawat Louilarpprasert | Njabulo Phungula | Kelley Sheehan
premiered on August 2nd, 2023, Helmut List Halle, Graz
Maurizio Azzan | Oren Boneh | Sachie Kobayashi | Anna Korsun
premiered on August 16th, 2021, Helmut List Halle, Graz
Ole Hübner | Alexander Kaiser | Emre Sihan Kaleli | Sonja Mutić | Yiqing Zhu
premiered on February 15th, 2019, Helmut List Halle, Graz
Nuno Costa | Timothy McCormack | Jung-Eun Park | Chris Swithinbank | Hakan Ulus
premiered on February 10th, 2017, Helmut List Halle, Graz
Adam McCartney | Carolyn Chen | Michalis Paraskakis | Diana Soh | Lorenzo Troiani
premiered on February 13th, 2015, Helmut List Halle, Graz
Wojtek Blecharz | Ashley Fure | Marco Momi | Brigitta Muntendorf | Davor Branimir Vincze
premiered on February 9th, 2013, Helmut List Halle, Graz
Malin Bång | Daniel Fígols Cuevas | Matthias Kranebitter | Anna Mikhailova
premiered on February 5th, 2011, Helmut List Halle, Graz
Tristan Brookes | Einar Torfi Einarsson | Sivan Cohen Elias | Vladimir Gorlinsky | Stefan Prins
premiered on February 14th, 2009, Helmut List Halle, Graz
Oscar Bianchi | Simone Movio | Marianthi Papalexandri-Alexandri | Hèctor Parra
premiered on February 8th, 2007, Helmut List Halle, Graz
Clemens Nachtmann | Robin Hoffmann | Eduardo Moguillansky | Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje
premiered on February 19th, 2005, Helmut List Halle, Graz
Erin Gee | Bryn Harrison | Carlos A. Iturralde | Christian Klein | Hannes Galette Seidl | Sebastian Stier
Text im Klang
2024
premiered on October 18th, 2024, Florentinersaal, Graz
For the sixth edition of this project impuls commissions four new compositions from
Katharina Roth New work for violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano (2024, world premiere)
Daria Scia New work for violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano (2024, world premiere)
Hristina Šušak New work for violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano (2024, world premiere)
Lorenzo Troiani New work for violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano (2024, world premiere)
Literary inspiration by Elfriede Jelinek
2022
premiered on November 5th, 2022, Priesterseminar, Graz
For the fifth edition of this project impuls commissions four new compositions from
Manuel Zwerger SPLIT-GADGET SKETCH, for cello, clarinet, timpani, performer (2022, world premiere)
Víctor Morató Ribera im kopf, for clarinet, accordion, percussion, cello (2022, world premiere)
Sinan Samanlı der leier flirren, for clarinet (+ bass clarinet), accordion, percussion, live-electronics (2022, world premiere)
Alexander Bauer LAMENT (augen gefieder), for bass clarinet, accordion, percussion, cello, media (2022, world premiere)
Text by Ferdinand Schmatz
2020
premiered on September 18th, 2020, Priesterseminar, Graz
For the fourth edition of this project impuls commissioned four new compositions from
Feliz Anne Reyes Macahis embora, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello (2019/20)
Yulan Yu Z, for flute, clarinet and 2 musicians/tape-recorders (2019)
Joan Gómez Alemany eros - tans - tngi - ugog - celö - esel, for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello (2019)
Pedro Berardinelli por em, for flute, clarinet, cello (2019/20)
Text by Thomas Antonic
2018
premiered on June 1st, 2018, Großer Minoritensaal, Graz
For the third edition of this project impuls commissioned five new compositions from
Francisco José Domínguez Robles Sehnsucht, for piano, percussion, saxophone and doublebass (2018)
Jinwook Jung Urmeer, for saxophone, percussion and piano (2018)
Anna Korsun Geheime Sehnsucht der Zellen, for quintet (2018)
Elena Rykova a message from a world in which we are absent, for amplified doublebass, percussion and objects (2018)
Diego Jiménez Tamame ...in jeder Hinsicht indirekt..., for baritone saxophone, piano, percussion, doublebass and live-electronics (2018)
Text by Alexander Kluge
2016
premiered on April 22nd, 2016, Großer Minoritensaal, Graz
For the second edition of this project impuls commissioned four new compositions from
Andrés Gutiérrez Martínez Draht, for violin, violincello and double bass (2016)
Mauro Hertig Vektoren, for bass-flute, clarinet, violoncello and double bass (2016)
Alexander Kaiser Choke, for 4 musicians (2016)
Marina Poleukhina war nichts, worin man Ihre Füße baden hätte dürfen., for violoncello, piano and double bass (2016)
Texts by Olga Flor, Valerie Fritsch, Thomas Stangl and Andreas Unterweger
2014
premiered on November 8th, 2014, Großer Minoritensaal, Graz
Tamara Friebel Wind up your desire, for clarinet, violin, cello, double bass and a gramophone
Martin Hiendl tonus, for violin, cello and electronics
Eun-Ji Lee Map / Satellite-Hybrid du, for clarinet, saxophone, violin and cello
Sehyung Kim Ignition, for bass flute, bass clarinet, cello and double bass
Texts by Gerhild Steinbuch, Natascha Gangl, Stefan Schmitzer and Alexander Micheuz
Further commissions
2023
premiered on July 24th, 2023, Forum Stadtpark, Graz
impuls commissions new compositions for the project In Situ, realized by hand werk, in the framework of the EU-project Ulysses.
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premiered on July 27th, 2023, KUG . MUMUTH, Graz
impuls, Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie and Gaudeamus Muziekweek comission a new piece, in the framework of the EU-project Ulysses.
2019
premiered on Februrary 12th, 2019, KUG . Florentinersaal, Graz
impuls commissioned new compositions for experimental films by Peter Tscherkassky in 2017 to be premiered on February 12th 2019 by Ensemble Nikel in the framework of the EU-project Ulysses
2015
premiered on February 19th, 2015, KUG . MUMUTH, Graz
impuls commissions by Oliver Thurley and Tomoya Yokokawa as part of the project Dario Calderone - Solo Double bass within the Ulysses Network
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premiered on February 23rd, 2015, KUG . Aula, Graz
Another impuls commission for Impulsive Lieder was given to Benjamin Scheuer.
The premieres took place at Gaudeamus Muziekweek and the impuls Festival 2015.
Ernst .
As part of a cooperation with impuls the Ernst Krenek Institut Privatstiftung commissions a composition to a participant of the composition classes of the impuls . Academy. After a three-week visit at the Institute in Krems and in-depth study of composer Ernst Krenek, a piece for chamber music ensemble is written. This new work is then to be premiered by Klangforum Wien, the third partner of this cooperation.