Courage & Audacity | Villa For Forest
Courage & Audacity (A Festival) continues the format initiated last semester with Random & Intentional in a new edition organised by the MAK Institute at the Gustav Mahler Privatuniversität für Musik. Across three concerts, six classes led by H. H. Rutz, A. Velinovska, M. Winter, S. Loy, C. A. Williams, K. J. Polzhofer, and H. Ulus present New Music, sound art, improvisation, and interdisciplinary experimental performance formats. This year’s programme places a particular focus on works by women composers, following wishes articulated by the students themselves.

Courage & Audacity (A Festival) continues the format initiated last semester with Random & Intentional in a new edition organised by the MAK Institute at the Gustav Mahler Privatuniversität für Musik. Across three concerts, six classes led by H. H. Rutz, A. Velinovska, M. Winter, S. Loy, C. A. Williams, K. J. Polzhofer, and H. Ulus present New Music, sound art, improvisation, and interdisciplinary experimental performance formats. This year’s programme places a particular focus on works by women composers, following wishes articulated by the students themselves.
Concert 1 — 18:30
Classes: H. H. Rutz & A. Velinovska
Concert 2 — 20:00
Classes: M. Winter & S. Loy
Concert 3 — 21:30
Classes: C. A. Williams & K. J. Polzhofer / H. Ulus
Featuring: Gabrielle Cerberville, Francesco Filidei, Catherine Lamb, Steven Loy, Tristan Murail, Jordan Nobles, Pauline Oliveros, Naomi Pinnock, Larry Polansky, Kaija Saariaho, Alfred Schnittke, James Tenney, Ivan Wyschnegradsky.
Performers: David Ambrosch, Roser Aragonès dos Reis, André Bordinhon, Borna Brekalo, Tjaša Brglez, Uliana Bychenkova, Jernej Fir, Tejo Firbas, Gerald Friedler, Lucas Garces-Villa, Nela Layla Haeberle, Zixin Hu, Julia Martyna Janiak, A Rang Kim, Aleksandr Kleshchenko, Matjaž Kos, Sanja Kostić, Katharina Kremser, Annabella Krljić, Ana-Maria Kuzmanovska, Nicki Leitner, Olha Lisova, Zifan Lyu, Gloria Mojica Castillo, Camelia-Anamaria Opreanu, Kathrin Ortner, Mathias Peitler, Neli Petek, Tinkara Pfeifer, Kseniia Polskaia, Kristina Presker, Sophie Raspotnig, Vlanta Razoumova, Aida Rešidbegović, Hanns Holger Rutz, Marco Sau, Aizhan Shansharbekova, Nika Šuligoj, Liza Tkalčec, Chiara Trabesinger, Ivana Tripković, Mariia Tryshkina, Ana Velinovska, Sara Vastl, Danilo Vlašič, Christopher A. Williams, Michael Winter, Edward Yeo, Hyuk Yu, Kristina Zaitseva, Philipp Zellot, Yuchuan Zhou, Tinkara Zupan.
Programme prepared by Uliana Bychenkova, Hanns Holger Rutz, Ana Velinovska, Steven Loy, Hakan Ulus, Christopher A. Williams, and Michael Winter.








