outHEAR New Music Week 2026

Ensembles in Residence: KLANGFORUM WIEN & PPCM GRAZ

Faculty: Mark Andre | Annesley Black |Dimitri Papageorgiou | Orestis Toufektsis | Piano Automaton: Winfried RitschNow in its fifth edition, outHEAR New Music Week is an international symposium and composition masterclass, featuring Klangforum Wien, performers from PPCM Graz, and a piano automaton. The event will be held in Thessaloniki, a city with a rich cultural heritage in Greece.The 2026 edition will focus on chamber and solo works developed in collaboration with Klangforum Wien and PPCM performers. A new project will be introduced: the Piano Automaton Project, which incorporates automation processes in music composition.

Our mission is to bring together promising composers from around the world in an inspiring environment, provide them with masterclasses and opportunities for the performance of their works, but also allow them to exchange knowledge and expertise. We strive to develop long-lasting personal relationships between lecturers, performers and participants and therefore let them profit from one another.