events

EuroAsia Shorts 2025 | Film Festival | Closing Night
Join us for the closing night of the EuroAsia Shorts Film Festival 2025 at the Embassy of Austria. In this joint event, nine countries from Asia and Europe (Austria, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Oman, South Korea and Spain) present new short films, which follow the theme for this year's festival: Beyond Limits.

HAEZZ | Austrian Jazz Night
The ACF DC proudly presents HAEZZ, an Austrian trio that redefines the boundaries of contemporary jazz. With stunning virtuosity and remarkable musical synergy, Tobias Vedovelli (bass), Štěpán Flagar (saxophone) and Martin Eberle (trumpet) create a soundscape that is both intimate and electrifying.

EuroAsia Shorts 2025 | Film Festival | June 6–13
EuroAsia Shorts (EAS) returns with a packed week of five in-person screenings, discussions, and reception events featuring international short films at Washington, D.C. embassies and cultural centers, available free to the public, June 6 – 13!

Sound Scene 2025 | Kimyan Law
Travel through colorful landscapes, timbres and dreams, deep into the world of Kimyan Law during his performances at the Sound Scene Festival 2025.

accio piano trio | Contrasts. On light and shade
We proudly present the Austria-based accio piano trio in a concert full of musical contrasts and colors.

Vienna Underground | EUNIC Series | Film: The Life of Sean DeLear
Join the ACF DC for a screening of the film The Life of Sean DeLear by Austrian director Markus Zizenbacher during the EUNIC DC (European Union National Institutes for Culture in Washington DC) series EU Capitals Underground at Dupont Underground!

EU Open House 2025
Whether it is the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss II or the 60th anniversary of the film “The Sound of Music”, come and celebrate with us on this year’s EU Open House Day at the Embassy of Austria on May 10!

Trio | Musikakademie in Liechtenstein
The ACF DC and the Embassy of the Principality of Liechtenstein are proud to present three outstanding musicians from the prestigious Academy of Music in Liechtenstein in concert featuring Simon Haje (piano), Arne Zeller (cello) and Leonhard Baumgartner (violin).

Springtime | Johanna Rosa Falkinger & Daniela Fietzek
Join the ACF DC in welcoming soprano Johanna Rosa Falkinger and pianist Daniela Fietzek for a concert celebrating spring and the rhythms of nature.

The Sound of Entanglement | JHU Science Diplomacy Summit 2025
Join the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and the ACF DC in welcoming an Austria-wide team of scientists and artists for the performance lecture The Sound of Entanglement during this year’s Science Diplomacy Summit at the JHU Bloomberg Center. Experience the second quantum revolution as a musical spectacle: Lasers, mirrors, non-linear crystals – an experimental setup from the high-tech laboratory live on stage.

Austria @ JHU Science Diplomacy Summit 2025
Join us at the JHU SCIENCE DIPLOMACY SUMMIT 2025! On April 14 and 15, the Johns Hopkins Science Diplomacy Summit 2025 will bring together stakeholders from across the globe to engage on some of the most pressing scientific topics of our day, including research security, artificial intelligence, quantum information science and technology, climate change innovation, health, space diplomacy, polar diplomacy, and more.

DCEFF 2025 | CROWS - Nature Is Watching Us
Join the DCEFF and the ACF DC for the screening of the documentary CROWS - Nature Is Watching Us at the Embassy of Austria.

Literature Reading | Verena Mermer & Geoff Howes
Join the ACF DC for an engaging literary evening with Austrian writer and poet Verena Mermer and American author and translator Geoff Howes, followed by a Q&A.

An Evening of Music by Austrian Women | Boulanger Initiative
In cooperation with the Boulanger Initiative, the ACF DC invites you to the Embassy of Austria for an inspiring evening of music to celebrate Austrian women composers during Women's History Month.

Pianistic Impressions from Vienna | Gottlieb Wallisch
Join the ACF DC for a concert with pianist Gottlieb Wallisch featuring a remarkable selection of works by famous Austrian composers.

Dance, Dance, Otherwise We Are Lost | Klaudia Tandl & Gisela Jöbstl
Join the ACF DC for a concert with mezzo-soprano Klaudia Tandl and pianist Gisela Jöbstl to celebrate the many facets of dance.

Spirit of Hope | Shira Karmon & Alexander Vounelakos
Join the ACF DC for a concert with soprano Shira Karmon and pianist Alexander Vounelakos on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Musical Journey Around the World | LGT Young Soloists
Join the ACF DC in collaboration with the Embassy of the Principality of Liechtenstein for a concert with the LGT Young Soloists, a group of string musicians from around the world!

Diatonische Expeditionen | Christmas Concert
Join us for a Christmas Concert with the Austrian trio Diatonische Expeditionen! The musicians will take the audience on a musical journey from Alpine folk music, jazz and pop to classical music, and present some of their own compositions.

Celebrating Literary Icons | Max Frisch & Ingeborg Bachmann
Join us for an inspiring evening celebrating two iconic figures who have left an indelible mark on literature and culture, Swiss author Max Frisch and Austrian poet and author Ingeborg Bachmann. We look forward to welcoming you for an unforgettable celebration of words, cinema, and culture.
Hosted by the Swiss Embassy in Washington D.C. in collaboration with the Austrian Cultural Forum Washington.

Chaos String Quartet | EUNIC | Music & Chocolate Series
Join us for a musical journey with a taste of Austrian chocolate and wine during the EUNIC (EU National Institutes for Culture in Washington DC) series Music and Chocolate: Tastes & Sounds of Europe. The ACF DC proudly presents the Chaos String Quartet with a musical program featuring Viennese classics by Mozart and Beethoven, as well as “Une étoile dansante”, a piece written and dedicated to them by Diego Conti.

FILM|NEU 2024 | Film Festival | A Whole Life
Join us November 12–15 for FILM|NEU 2024, a film festival presenting new German-language films from Austria, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland!
AUSTRIAN FILM NIGHT | November 14, 2024
The ACF DC proudly presents A Whole Life (Ein ganzes Leben), a film based on the bestselling novel by Austrian writer Robert Seethaler. The film is in German with English subtitles.

Mitra Kotte | Female Composers of the 19th and 20th Century
We welcome pianist Mitra Kotte for a concert at the ACF DC. In her recital, Mitra Kotte presents female composers of the 19th and 20th Century and their works. Women composers have faced many obstacles in their professional careers. Despite the difficulties, however, they have created outstanding pieces of music that continue to touch audiences today. The selection of works provides a historical overview of women’s compositions in Western classical music and highlights the diversity of their compositional styles and musical ideas.

Martin Listabarth | SOLO PIANO
We welcome the Austrian jazz pianist and composer Martin Listabarth for a concert at the Austrian Cultural Forum Washington DC. Martin Listabarth will present selections from his latest albums, Dedicated and Postcards, offering a captivating blend of storytelling and jazz. His music is a treasure trove of solo piano technique, running the full spectrum from soft and melancholic to dramatic and bold.

KIDS EURO FEST | BERNHARD FIBICH
Join the Austrian Cultural Forum Washington at Kids Euro Fest 2024 for a singalong concert in English by the famous Austrian children’s singer-songwriter Bernhard Fibich.
The stars in Bernhard Fibich’s entertaining concerts are the children themselves - they are encouraged to take an active part and are even invited on stage. At Kids Euro Fest, Bernhard will give two performances: one from 10:15 AM to 11:15 AM and the other one from 11:45 AM to 12:45 PM.

ATALANTE Quartett | 1824 - Bruckner’s Schubert
On the occasion of Anton Bruckner’s 200th birthday in September 2024, we welcome the Atalante Quartett in concert at the Austrian Embassy. The musicians pay tribute to the great Austrian composer with their program 1824 - Bruckner’s Schubert.
Event in cooperation with OÖ KulturEXPO Anton Bruckner 2024 and Sparkasse Neuhofen.

Trio Callas | Ives & Schönberg 150 Years
We welcome Trio Callas for a concert at the Austrian Cultural Forum Washington DC on their first tour through North and South America. With the program “Ives & Schönberg 150 Years”, the three award-winning students from the Mozarteum University Salzburg will celebrate the 150th anniversaries of two visionary composers who reshaped the landscape of 20th-century classical music without ever meeting each other: the American Charles Ives and the Austrian Arnold Schönberg.

Heike Kaltenbrunner | Sound Scene 2024: solstice
Sound Scene returns to the Hirshhorn Museum with the theme Solstice, and 50 artists from around the globe to celebrate sound through multi-sensory art installations. What does balance sound like? What is illuminated by sunlight? What finds peace in darkness? Join us for this annual sound art festival featuring interactive artworks, live performances and small group workshops. Also, enjoy a one-night-only evening of cross-cultural inspiration when artists from the European Union will come together with Sound Scene artists during the State of the Arts Night X Sound Scene on Saturday, June 22 from 5:00PM until 11:00PM.

EuroAsia Shorts | Film Festival | Closing Night
Join us for the closing night of the EuroAsia Shorts Film Festival 2024 at the Embassy of Austria. In this joint event, eight countries from Asia and Europe (Austria, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Spain) present new short films, which follow the theme for this year's festival: Dignity.

EuroAsia Shorts | Film Festival | June 10-14, 2024
EuroAsia Shorts (EAS) returns with a packed week of five in-person screenings, discussions, and reception events featuring international short films at Washington, D.C. embassies and cultural centers, available free to the public, June 10 – 14!