We are delighted to welcome renowned Austrian violinist Judith Fliedl (NASOM 2025/2026) for a solo concert featuring works by contemporary composers. The artist is based in Vienna and regarded as one of the most versatile Austrian violinists of her generation.
With the program dancing with oneself, Judith explores the different ways of connecting through music: What happens when a violinist is on stage alone? How does the artist relate to the instrument, to electronic sounds, and to the audience?
As a junior researcher at the Center for Artistic Research (CEAR) at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (KUG) Judith Fliedl conducts research and teaches on new concert and performance formats, with a particular focus on interaction, presence, and audience engagement in the context of contemporary music.
Thus, this evening is more than a traditional solo concert as Judith Fliedl connects with the audience through her musical talent, a different concert format, and her engaging personality.
Doors open at 6:15 PM. The event starts at 7:00 PM.
Please join us for a glass of Austrian wine after the performance.
PROGRAM
Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023)
Nocturne (1994)
Lera Auerbach (*1973)
from “Ballet for a Lonely Violinist” (2002) No.1 - dancing with oneself
Esther Mägi (1922-2021)
Kadenz und Thema (2006)
Lera Auerbach (*1973)
from “Ballet for a Lonely Violinist” (2002) No.1 - dancing with oneself and No. 2 - boredom
François Sarhan (*1972)
Oubliée -Forgotten (2012)
Lera Auerbach (*1973)
from “Ballet for a Lonely Violinist” (2002) No.3 - no escape
Belma Bešlić-Gál (*1978)
NOWHERE PLAIN (Utopia Planitia) (2008/2024)
Lera Auerbach (*1973)
from “Ballet for a Lonely Violinist” No.4 imaginary dialogue
Judith Unterpertinger (*1977)
Interdependenzen for violinist and audience (2025)
Malin Bang (*1974)
...när korpen vitnar (2003)
Johanna Doderer (*1969)
Kadenz Nr.3 (2013/2014)
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Judith Fliedl
© Image: Maria Frodl
Judith Fliedl is a Vienna-based violinist and is regarded as one of the most versatile Austrian musicians of her generation. Her artistic work combines solo and chamber music performance with a strong focus on contemporary music, alongside an exceptionally broad repertoire and a deep engagement with artistic research. A national and international prizewinner, she performs worldwide as a soloist and chamber musician and has appeared at major festivals and venues including the Salzburg Festival, Settembre Musicale, Impuls Festival, ECLAT, Beijing Modern Music Festival, Wiener Festwochen, Wien Modern, the Wiener Konzerthaus, the Musikverein Vienna, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam. Awards include the Brahms Competition, NASOM Competition, Jeunesses Musicales Featured Artist Award, and the International Reate Prize for New Music 2025.
Alongside her performance career, she is a resident member of Klangforum Wien (2023–26) and a Junior Researcher and doctoral candidate at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, where she conducts research on new concert formats and audience involvement. She received the Start Scholarship for Music and the Arts of the Federal Ministry of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sports in 2023 and the Best Practice Award of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz in 2024. She plays on a violin by Lorenzo Storioni (1780) which is privately loaned to her.
ABOUT NASOM
The New Austrian Sound of Music – in short NASOM – is a biannual sponsorship program by the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA) promoting emerging Austrian and Austria-based musicians performing abroad.
The aim of NASOM is to offer support for international performances of promising young talents with the help of a global network of embassies, cultural forums and consulates over a period of two years. A further objective of NASOM is to draw more attention to the fact that Austrian music – beyond the traditional – is as vibrant, modern and culturally diverse as ever.
Every two years, the young artists accepted for this program are selected in cooperation with the organization mica – music austria and an expert commission. Participants of the sponsorship program are chosen from the genres classical, jazz, global, contemporary and pop/electronic music.