"I am always wary of people who say their identity is just one thing."
(Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie). The concert No More Excuses I celebrates the sounds between and shines a spotlight on significant female pioneers who are shaping the discourse on cultural identity and participation through postcolonial and inclusive perspectives.
With the Klangforum Wien under the musical direction of Susanne Blumenthal, 2026 will once again feature numerous inspiring works by internationally influential womxn composers* of a globalised modernity.
Programme:
Nyokabi Kariũki
A Walk Through My Cũcũ's Farm (Intro) /
Mũtamaiyũ
Voice: Nyokabi Kariũki
Tania León
Indígena
Musical direction: Tania Léon
Elaine Mitchener
the/e so/ou/nd be/t/ween
Voice: Sofia Jernberg
Bára Gísladóttir
Music to accompany your sweet spatter dreams
Ailís Ní Ríain
wrack/line (UA)
A project of the Vienna Festival (Wiener Festwochen) | Free Republic of Vienna in cooperation with the ORF Radiokulturhaus and Ö1
Womxn composers* Nyokabi Kariũki, Tania León, Elaine Mitchener, Bára Gísladóttir, Ailís Ní Ríain
Ensemble Klangforum Wien Vera Fischer (flute), Markus Deuter (oboe), Hugo Queirós (clarinets), Lorelei Dowling (bassoon), Christoph Walder (horn), Anders Nyqvist (trumpet), Mikael Rudolfsson (trombone), Krassimir Sterev (accordion), Björn Wilker (percussion), Alex Lipowski (percussion), Florian Müller (piano, synthesiser), Miriam Overlach (harp), Sophie Schafleitner (violin), Gunde Jäch-Micko (violin), Paul Beckett (viola), Benedikt Leitner (cello), Evan Hulbert (double bass), Florian Bogner (sound direction) Musical direction Susanne Blumenthal Moderation Shzr Ee Tan Curation Jana Beckmann Dramaturgy Klangforum Wien Miriam Overlach, Johannes Piirto, Bernhard Zachhuber Sound direction Florian Bogner
Production Vienna Festival (Wiener Festwochen) | Free Republic of Vienna In cooperation with RadioKulturhaus Wien, Ö1
The Academy Second Modernism is supported by the German Embassy in Vienna, the ORF RadioKulturhaus, Ö1 and Barbara Ludwig | Hotel Beethoven.
