Composer in Residence

Grafenegg maintains an excellent relationship with tradition. This includes the past as well as the shaping of our environment. The festival has welcomed a resident composer every year since 2007. They come from all over the world. The institution of Composer in Residence brings the world to Grafenegg, and brings Grafenegg into the world.

During their residency, works by the Composer in Residence are integrated into the festival's programmes. A partner in this is the resident Tonkunstler Orchestra, though works by the Composer in Residence also feature on the programmes of visiting orchestras from time to time. The Grafenegg Festival always commissions its Composers in Residence to write a new work to have its world or Austrian premiere here, thus creating a new piece of music history.