upcoming and recent concerts, installations, exhibitions, publications, lectures, etc.

Release of a new catalogue book / DVD video, documenting a selection of recent intermedia art and music projects.
To be published in early 2014.

Composition for piano. Part of the piano recital Black and White Statements: The Austrian Sound of Piano Today by Seda Roeder.
Carnegie Hall, New York City. March 11th, 2014, 19.30

Series of Workshops with children, based on based on sounds discovered within a school building. Organized by Jeunesse Austria. Zell am See | St. Johann/Tirol, Austria. February 4-6, 2014. Details soon tba.

Exploring | Reflecting | Creating << Soundscapes >> Workshop with children, based on sounds discovered within a school building.
BG/BRG Klosterneuburg, Austria, December 5th, 2013

Eighth edition of shut up and listen!, Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art. Artistic Direction: Belma Beslic-Gal & B. Gal. Echoraum, Vienna & Jesuit Church, Vienna, November 20-23, 2013

flut, for bass flute and sound projection, by Belma Beslic-Gal and Bernhard Gal, has been selected as one of Austria's featured works at World New Music Days 2013. Presented in conjunction with the Festival Melos Ethos. Studio 5, Slovak Radio, Mýtna 1, Bratislava. November 10th, 2013, 22.00

Radio broadcast of Seda Roeder's piano concert at Festival KLANGSPUREN in Schwaz (Tyrol), including Gal's composition schwarzenberg.
Austrian National Radio (Ö1) - Zeit-Ton, September 30th, 2013, 23.05 - 24.00.

Composition for piano. Pianist: Seda Roeder.
Festival KLANGSPUREN @ SZentrum, Schwaz (Tyrol), September 27th, 2013, 20.00

Radio broadcast celebrating the 20th anniversary of Zeit-Ton. Featuring beshadowed II, for flute, violoncello, sound- and light projection, as well as Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður by Belma Beslic-Gal, for violoncello and sound projection. Performers: Ensemble OENM - Vera Klug (fl), Peter Sigl (vc). Austrian National Radio (Ö1) - Zeit-Ton, September 13th, 2013, ca. 23.08 - 2.00 am.

Laptop performance by Bernhard Gal, in conjunction with the opening of the Audioart Festival.
Galerija Makina, Pula, August 23rd, 2013, 21.00

Premiere of a radiophonic composition, in collaboration with the Slovakian author Róbert Gál.
Commissioned by Kunstradio, Austria. Premiere Broadcast on June 2nd, 2013, 23.05-24.00. Live Webstream here.

Premiere of schwarzenberg, for piano solo. Also featuring the first screening of textur #8, as well as performances of Silap Inua, Mount Blanc, and homesweethomes. Piano: Belma Beslic-Gal. Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, May 29th, 2013, 19.00

Concert featuring flut, for bass flute and sound projection, by Belma Beslic-Gal and Bernhard Gal. In conjunction with Soundings 2013, Featuring Doris Nicoletti (flute). Austrian Cultural Forum London, May 15th, 2013, 19.00

New sound installation, in conjunction with the exhibition 'Behind the Walls'.
Espace Projet, Montreal, April 25th to May 12th, 2013

Workshop with children, based on the sonic characteristics of resonating tubes and pneumatic sound objects. Organized by Jeunesse Austria. Landesmusikschule Ried, April 19th, 2013

Lecture Performance concerned with Gal's works dealing with language - poetry - voice.
schule für dichtung | vienna poetry school, Vienna, March 27th, 2013, 19.00

Lecture about recent sound art projects by Bernhard Gal.
Zurich University of the Arts - Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology, Zurich, March 22nd, 2013, 11.00 - 13.00

Performative music project for two audionauts and piano, by Bernhard Gal & Belma Beslic-Gal.
Premiere in conjunction with Astrid Rieder's Atelierkonzert für Neue Musik, Salzburger Künstlerhaus, February 23rd, 2013, 20.00

Intermedia music project for a young audience. For traditional Austrian instruments, sound projection and light choreography. With Albin Paulus (bagpipe, jew's harp), Barbara Romen (dulcimer), Gunter Schneider (contraguitar) & B. Gal (sound & light projection, concept). Commissioned by Jeunesse Austria. Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna, February 15th & 16th, 2013, 15.00 and 17.00 hrs

Portrait concert including the premiere of beshadowed II, for flute, violoncello, sound- and light projection, as well as flut, for bass flute and sound projection, et al. Featuring Vera Klug (flute), Peter Sigl (violoncello), Belma Beslic-Gal (piano) and B. Gál (sound- and light direction). In conjunction with the concert series œnm . ganz privat, Salzburger Künstlerhaus, Salzburg, January 30th, 2013, 19.30

Concert featuring solo and group improvisations by Bernhard Gál, Barbara Romen und Gunter Schneider.
Die Bäckerei - Kulturbackstube, Innsbruck. January 20th, 2013, 20.00

University-public lecture by Bernhard Gal, in conjunction with the application procedure for a sound art professorship at the  Academy of Fine Arts, Saarbrücken, December 20th, 2012, 12.00

Radio report about this year's edition of the festival shut up and listen!,
Moderation: Irene Suchy.
Austrian National Radio (Ö1) - Zeit-Ton, December 5th, 2012, 23.03 - 24.00

Seventh edition of shut up and listen!, Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art, this year under the theme 'Far out'. Curated by Belma Beslic-Gal & Bernhard Gal. Echoraum, Vienna, November 30th - December 1st, 2012

Team presentation of the doctoral college Art and the Public Sphere, including Bernhard Gal, discussing recent projects and current research developments. In conjunction with the Conference reART:theURBAN, taking place at Gessnerallee Zürich, Zurich. October 26th, 2012, 15.00

Site-specific intermedia installation. In conjunction with Košice 2013 - European Capital of Culture. Text contributions & Voice: Róbert Gál. Part of the Festival Sound City Days. Hlavná ulica, Kosice, September 20-23, 2012.

Lecture concerning recent collaborative compositions by Bernhard Gal and Belma Beslic-Gal.
Academy of Music, Ljubljana, September 12th, 2012, 14.30

Concert featuring flut, for bass flute and sound projection, by Belma Beslic-Gal and Bernhard Gal. In conjunction with the International Computer Music Conference 2012. Kino Siska, September 11th, 2012, 20.30

Lecture about sound interferences in public space, and their sociological and perceptual implications. In conjunction with the 7th Conference of the European Research Network Sociology of the Arts, Vienna, September 7th, 2012, 16.00

Premiere of The Supergalactics, participatory artistic research of unknowable outcome, and long-awaited band project of the Gal family, in conjunction with the open space platform at the Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music, Darmstadt, July 28th, 2012, 16.00

Laptop performance in conjunction with the conference The Global Composition,
Mediacampus Dieburg, Germany. July 27th, 2012, 18.30

Poster presentation at the conference The Global Composition,
Mediacampus Dieburg, Germany. July 26th, 2012, 9.30

Field recordings-related concert as part of the concert series Phonophon, featuring excerpts from Gal's audio CD relisten, the premiere of the audiovisual project textur #7, as well as works by Belma Beslic-Gal. Institut für neue Medien (INM), Frankfurt, July 21st, 2012, 20.00

Lecture concerning sound art presentations within the public sphere.
Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music; Darmstadt, July 18th, 2012, 10.00

Studio concert, featuring six compositions for solo instruments and sound projection by Belma Beslic-Gal and Bernhard Gal,
including the premieres of Silpium Mons (B. Beslic-Gal), and betwixt (B. Gal). Featuring Petra Belenta (violin), Belma Beslic-Gal (piano), Bernhard Gal (sound direction), Maria Brigitte Gstättner (bassoon), and Vera Klug (flutes). Amann Studios, Vienna, June 23rd, 2012, 21.00

Contribution to the free download release Somewhere on the edge. Based on 'field recordings from outer space', and other related sound recordings. Published by Gruenrekorder in May 2012.

Audiovisual concert, featuring intermedia compositions by Belma Beslic-Gal and Bernhard Gal.
Institute of Intermedia, FAMU (Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts), Prague, April 17th, 2012, 18.00

Lecture about recent intermedia projects by Bernhard Gal and Belma Beslic-Gal.
Institute of Intermedia, FAMU (Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts), Prague, April 17th, 2012, 14-15.30

Laptop performance, based on Gal's recent CD same difference, and other recent works.
Skolská 28, Prague, April 15th, 2012, 19.30

Radio Feature. Moderation: Astrid Rieder.
Atelier für Neue Musik, Radiofabrik, Salzburg, March 18th, 2012, 15.00 - 16.00

Laptop performance by Bernhard Gal.
Part of the Atelierkonzert für Neue Musik at Salzburger Künstlerhaus, February 25th, 2012, 20.00

Another radio feature about last year's edition of the festival shut up and listen!, as part of a special Zeit-Ton extended edition about new music from the arabic region. Also featuring flut, for bass flute and sound projection. Moderation: Irene Suchy.
Austrian National Radio (Ö1) - Zeit-Ton, February 3rd, 2012, 23.03 - 02.00

Symposium about the intricacies of art creation and production, initiated and organized by B. Gal and N. Klement. Talks, dialogues and panel discussions. Focus Area 'Wissenschaft und Kunst', University of Salzburg in cooperation with University Mozarteum Salzburg. January 12th, 2012, 13:30-18:30

Radio report about last year's edition of the festival shut up and listen!,
Moderation: Irene Suchy.
Austrian National Radio (Ö1) - Zeit-Ton, January 11th, 2012, 23.03 - 24.00

Sound Art Exhibition, produced by Deutscher Musikrat. Exhibition in Salzburg initiated and organized by B. Gal, in conjunction with the symposium Wer macht die Kunst? Und warum? at Focus Area 'Wissenschaft und Kunst', Salzburg. Galerie 5020, January 11th, 18.00 (opening). Exhibition: Jan. 11th - Feb. 11th, 2012

Sixth edition of shut up and listen!, Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art.
Curated by Belma Beslic-Gal & Bernhard Gal.
Echoraum, Vienna, December 8th and 10th, 2011.

Portrait concert featuring some old and some brandnew electroacoustic and audiovisual works by Bernhard Gal,
including premieres of textur #6 and of Lin-jiang Ye-chang.
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, December 7th, 2011, 19.00

Premiere of a composition for bass flute and sound projection, composed in collaboration by Belma Beslic-Gal and Bernhard Gal. Part of the project 'Oud Plus' by Hossam Mahmoud. Flute: Vera Klug. Romanischer Saal, Stift St. Peter, Salzburg, November 13th, 2011, 19.30

Workshop 'Soundscape - Phonography - Field Recordings', resulting in a sound walk through Salzburg.
Part of the course 'Artists talk', Focus Area 'Wissenschaft und Kunst', University of Salzburg. November 10th, 2011, 10-15

Presentation of Sterngucker, an audiovisual explorationof the solar system.
Festival Sláturtíð, Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús, Reykjavík, Iceland, October 2nd, 2011

Audiovisual concert, featuring intermedia compositions by Belma Beslic-Gal and Bernhard Gal.
Festival Sláturtíð, Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús, Reykjavík, Iceland, October 1st, 2011

Lectures by Bernhard Gal (Beyond Categories) and Belma Beslic-Gal (Utopia Planitia).
Festival Sláturtíð, Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús, Reykjavík, Iceland, September 30th, 2011

Contribution to vibrate space, a six-channel composition for public space, presented as part of the festival Coded Cultures at Centralgarden, Vienna. Further participants: Nik Hummer, Electric Indigo, Elisabeth Schimana, Florian Schmeiser, Peter Szely. September 22nd - October 1st, 2011

Restaging of the dance theatre production 'Hotel Lautréamont - Os Bruscos Buracos do Silêncio' from 2009, featuring music from Gal's audio CD relive.
O Lugar - Cia. Corpos Nômades, Sao Paulo, September 10th - October 30th, 2011, details here.

Radio Portrait on Austrian National Radio (Ö1). Moderation: Rainer Elstner.
Zeit-Ton, OE1, August 4th, 2011, 23.03 - 24.00

Presentation of Sterngucker, an audiovisual explorationof the solar system.
Media Art Festival Liquid Music, Judenburg, July 1st-2nd, 2011

Three radio signations on the theme of urbanism & architecture, based on sound materials from Gal's third audio CD relisten from 2001. Sound design for Radio dérive, ORANGE 94.0, Vienna. Broadcasted every first Tuesday of the month, 17-30-18.00, starting in June 2011. Live webstream here.

V O I D - a sonic exploration of space is a collaborational music project, presenting compositions by Bernhard Gal and Belma Beslic-Gal. Featuring premieres of 'Plains of Triton' (B. Beslic-Gal), ad lib, for tingsha and a quiet room (B. Gal), and Void, electroacousic composition (B. Gal). neue-musik st. ruprecht, Vienna, June 5th, 2011, 20.00

Premiere of a quadrophonic sound installation, in conjunction with the opening of KunstQuartier, Salzburg. KunstQuartier, Salzburg, May 20-21, 2011

First radio broadcast of a legendary duo concert by Kai Fagaschinski & Bernhard Gal,
performed at Mousonturm, Frankfurt in March 2008. Moderation: Stefan Fricke.
Hessischer Rundfunk - hr2 kultur, May 14th, 2011, 23.05-00.00

Premiere of Sterngucker, an audiovisual exploration of the solar system.
sternenturm (Planetarium Judenburg), Austria, May 2nd, 2011, 19.30

Interview with Bernhard Gal, about his latest CD same difference, and other current activities.
Published by the music information center Austria (mica), conducted by Markus Deisenberger.
mica, Austria, April 2011.

Lectures by Bernhard Gal (A brief history of sound installation art) and Belma Beslic-Gal (Utopia Planitia).
University of Malta, Mediterranean Institute - Music Division, February 17th, 2011, 14.00-16.00

Lecture and laptop performance by Bernhard Gal. Presented by Pinkpube.
St.James Cavalier Centre for Creativity, Valletta, Malta, February 16th, 2011, 19.00-21.00

Radio feature about last year's edition of the festival shut up and listen!,
Moderation: Nina Polaschegg. Austrian National Radio (Ö1) - Zeit-Ton,
January 18th, 2011, 23.03 - 24.00

With the audiovisual lecture 'Gesucht: Ohrenlider?' (i.e. Wanted: Earlids?), Bernhard Gal presents
sound installations in public space by selected sound artists and the artist himself.
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, December 17th, 2010, 19.00

Participation in a panel discussion on the topic of 'cultural bulimia'. Further participants: Christian Allesch, Pia Palme, Sabine Reiter. Moderation: Hannes Raffaseder and Wolfgang Seierl.
Galerie 5020, Salzburg, December 10th, 2010, 19.00

Laptop performance, based on Gal's recent CD same difference. In conjunction with the research project 'Quo vadis, Teufelsgeiger?'. Book presentation by M. Bork and R. Gagel. Further performances by Maria Gstättner and Burkhard Stangl. University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, December 2nd, 2010, 18.30

Sound installation, presented at the Conference on "Public space and the challenges of urban transformation in Europe: politics and culture". Organized by SKuOR. In conjunction with Another Festival. Palais Kabelwerk, Vienna, November 10th-14th, 2010.

Participation in the European Conference on "Public space and the challenges of urban transformation in Europe: politics and culture", incl. a poster presentation, audio excerpts and a video screening. Organized by SKuOR.
Palais Kabelwerk, Vienna, November 10th-11th, 2010

Solo laptop performance, presenting same difference and textur #4.
On invitation by the Tunis University - Higher Institute of Music.
Majesty Golf Hotel, Hammamet, Tunisia, Oct. 30th, 2010, 21.00

Lecture at the conference "New technology and culture: mobiquity, new experiences, new relationships". On invitation by the Tunis University - Higher Institute of Music.
Amphi Catharge, Manouba 10, Manouba University, October 30th, 2010, 13.00

Workshop about electroacoustic compositions and sound installations by Bernhard Gal.
Sousse University - Higher Institute of Music, Tunisia, October 29th, 2010, 14.30

Fifth edition of shut up and listen!, Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art.
Curated by Bernhard Gal & Ernst Reitermaier.
raum35, Vienna, October 20th-21st, 2010

CD presentation event of same difference, Bernhard Gal's eighth full length audio publication, to be released on Gromoga Records in October 2010. Including a laptop performance / sound installation / artist talk, with special guests: Lin Hui-Kuan (pipa) & Huang Chen-ming (erhu), Taiwan.
Echoraum, Vienna, Oct. 10th, 2010, 20.00

Presentations of textur #4, and stromlinien, a new audiovisual installation,
as well as Beyond Categories, artist talk by Bernhard Gal.
KomponistInnenforum Mittersill, Austria, September 10th-18th, 2010

same difference, Bernhard Gal's eighth full length audio publication.
Published by Gromoga Records, Austria, October 2010

Laptop performance, based on Gal's recent audio cd relive & artist talk Beyond Categories, concerning recent intermedia installations.
essential existence gallery, Leipzig, July 8th, 20.00

Laptop performance, based on Gal's recent audio cd relive, as well as audiovisual presentations of textur #4 and textur #5.
LISZT SCHOOL of Music Weimar, Studio for Electro-Acoustic Music (SeaM).
July 7th, 19.00

Lecture concerning recent intermedia installations.
LISZT SCHOOL of Music Weimar, Studio for Electro-Acoustic Music (SeaM).
July 6th, 18.00

Excerpts from Gal's audio cd relive are featured in the dance theatre production 'Espectros de Shakespeare - Do outro Lado do Vento', by Cia. Corpos Nômades, Sao Paulo.
O Lugar - Cia. Corpos Nômades, Sao Paulo, June 2010, details here.

Guest Lecture. On invitation by Thomas Grill, in conjunction with the
seminar "Ton, Klang und akustische Gestaltung".
University of Applied Arts, Vienna - Transmedia Art, June 7th, 2010; 15.00

Concert and CD preview event. same difference, Bernhard Gal's next solo cd publication is in the making! In this preview event, Gal will present some of the included music as a quadrophonic concert installation and talk about the formation of this project.
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, May 14th, 2010; 19.00

Catalogue book about 'singuhr-hoergalerie', sound art gallery located in Berlin, documenting 10 years of sound art exhibitions, including Gal's exhibition RGBuSW.
Published by Kehrer, Heidelberg in April 2010.

Radio feature on hr2-kultur, Germany. Moderation: Stefan Fricke.
Live web stream here. March 30th, 2010; 22.00

Die Spitze des Eisbergs (German for ‘the tip of the iceberg’) is an electroacoustic composition which is based on sound recordings of melting ice cubes. Published as part of the compilation CD 'Sudamerica Electronica 3', Argentine in March 2010.

Site-specific realization of the intermedia installation RGB.
Part of the group exhibition 'Transformers'.
das weisse haus, Vienna, March 24th - May 11th, 2010

Intermedia installation.
Part of the group exhibition 'Wir leben und arbeiten in Wien – Brighten the Corners'.
Area 53, Vienna, March 5th - May 9th, 2010

Audiovisual concert featuring Vortex, a project consisting of intermedia compositions
by Belma Beslic and Bernhard Gal. Featuring Annelie Gahl (violin).
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, December 16th, 19.00

Fourth edition of shut up and listen!, Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art.
Curated by Bernhard Gal & Ernst Reitermaier.
raum35, Vienna, December 12th, 2009, 19.00

Audiovisual concert featuring Vortex, a project consisting of intermedia compositions
by Belma Beslic and Bernhard Gal.
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, December 8th, 19.00

Gal's CD relive is featured in the radio show Framework, presented by Patrick McGinley.
Framework, Resonance 104.4 FM, London, October 18th, 22.00

Solo concert, featuring a laptop performance based on Gal's recent audio cd relive, as well as audiovisual presentations of textur, including the premiere of textur #5.
SESC Avenida Paulista, Sao Paulo, September 26th, 2009, 20.00

Workshop 'Music and Intermedia'.
SESC Avenida Paulista, Sao Paulo, September 26th, 2009, 16.00

Site-specific intermedia installation.
DMAE Art Gallery, Porto Alegre, Brasil, September 17th - October 9th, 2009

Gal's composition Three Whites, originally a contribution to the sound art project 'Rock's Role (After Ryoanji)', is being presented as part of the exhibition 'White Noise'.
James Cohan Gallery, New York City, June 18th - August 14th, 2009

Contribution to the book project 'The Desert Island Records', published by Tuttle Edizione, Italy in spring 2009.

Concert and lecture.
Simultan Festival, Timisoara, May 21-23, 2009

Participation in the project 'stadtklaenge | klangstaetten', presenting a new site-specific
realization of Gal's intermedia installation solo.
Allgemeiner Konsumverein, Braunschweig, Germany; May 8th - June 28th, 2009

Vortex - Balkan concert tour 2009, jointly with composer / pianist Belma Beslic. Including Gal's works textur, 88, and relive. Concerts and lectures in Tuzla, Banja Luka, Beograd, Sarajevo, Zagreb, Ljubljana, etc. April - May 2009, details here and here.

Lecture about Gal's recent sound art projects.
University of Art Braunschweig (HBK), Braunschweig - April 1st, 2009, 15.00

Radio Portrait on Acik Radyo (94.9 FM), Istanbul. Moderation: Halil Turhanli.
Live web stream here. March 30th, 2009, 24.00 -

Solo laptop performance.
Private Residence, Dubai - March 16th, 2009, 21.00

Lecture concerning recent intermedia installations.
American University in Dubai - Department of Visual Communications.
March 4th, 2009, 19.00 - CANCELLED!

Excerpts from Gal's audio cd relive are featured in the dance theatre production 'Hotel Lautréamont - Os Bruscos Buracos do Silêncio', by Cia. Corpos Nômades, Sao Paulo.
O Lugar - Cia. Corpos Nômades, Sao Paulo, March - October 2009, details here.

Wer hören will, muss fühlen - pt.2: Concert installation.
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, February 27th, 19.00

Sound Art Workshop.
Bilgi University, Istanbul, February 24-26, 2009

Radio Portrait on Austrian National Radio (Ö1). Moderation: Giselher Smekal
Zeit-Ton, February 13th, 2009, 23.03 - 24.00

Wer hören will, muss fühlen - pt.1: Lecture about recent intermedia installations.
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, February 13th, 19.00

3 concerts and 2 lectures. Details here.
Sofia, Bulgaria, February 6-10, 2009

Concert, lecture, audiovisual collaboration, and other activities.
January 2009, details tba here.

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