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Performances

2026

MY PERFORMANCE
Petrushka
Alexander Okhotnikov, Movement & Voice
Hannes Taljaard, Movement & Voice
Antonia Luksch, Movement & Voice
Caterina Vögl, Movement & Voice
György Handl, Piano
Andrés Anazco, Piano
May 4, 2026
Off-Theater | Kirchengasse 41, 1070 Vienna

Four performances: two on 4 May and two on 5 May. An interactive concert in the Off-Theater in Vienna in two parts: (1) a movement performance by the four movement artists, and dances presented by the children in the audience; and (2) a musical performance of the first and fourth parts of Stravinsky’s composition by the two pianists.

2025

MY PERFORMANCE
City of Birds
Emilia Forck, Instruments & Movement
Hannes Taljaard, Instruments & Movement
Antonia Luksch, Instruments & Movement
Caterina Vögl, Instruments & Movement
November 5, 2025
Alte Schmiede | Schönlanterngasse 9, 1010 Vienna

allerdings will present an improvisation as part of a concert that will honour the life work of Herbert Lauermann, an Austrian composer. We will be joined by Emilia Forck.

MY PERFORMANCE
Mozart Requiem
Savaria Symphonie Orchester,
Webern Kammerchor,
October 6, 2025
Grosser Saal, Musikverein | Musikvereinsplatz 1, 1010 Vienna

The Webern chamber choir added a few extra singers for this concert, and I will join the bass section.

MY PERFORMANCE
Mozart Requiem
Savaria Symphonie Orchester,
Webern Kammerchor,
October 5, 2025
Bártok Hall | Rákóczi Ferenc u.3, 9700 Szombathely, Hungary

The Webern chamber choir added a few extra singers for this concert, and I will join the bass section. This concert will take place the day before our concert in the Musikverein in Vienna.

MY COMPOSITION
Two Songs for three Instruments
Junko Tsuchiya, Piano
Harald Haslinger, Clarinet
Taner Türker, Cello
August 12, 2025
Pfarre Lichtental (Schubertkirche) | Marktgasse 40, 1090 Vienna

Trio Auturja will present the first performance of a work that I created for them: a new trio consisting of arrangements of two songs, originally for Baritone and piano, from my song Cycle Rare Kinnerjare. They will also play music by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Rota. This concert is part the series Sommerkonzerte 2025.

MY COMPOSITION
Stimmungen
Catrien Wentink, Piano
August 5, 2025
NG Kerk Miederpark (North-West University) | Tinktinkiestraat 40, 2531 Potchefstroom, South Africa

This was the first performance in South Africa of the seven short pieces for piano solo, which were composed in Vienna and of which I gave the first performance in Vienna. Catrien Wentink’s performance was part the yearly NWU South African New Music Concert, supported by MASARA.

2024

MY PERFORMANCE
Movement as musical Meaning-making (movement improvisation)
Alexander Okhotnikov, Sound & Movement
Fabian Springer, Sound & Movement
Hannes Taljaard, Sound & Movement
Hongshan Bi, Sound & Movement
Jinqian You, Sound & Movement
Kim Müller, Sound & Movement
Patricia Lautenschläger, Sound & Movement
Vera Djemelinskaia, Sound & Movement
November 22, 2024
Mdw | Haydn-Saal, Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, Vienna

Part of the concert Let Freedom Ring

MY COMPOSITION & MY PERFORMANCE
Sing saam met my!
Hannes Taljaard, Voice & Movement
Alexander Okhotnikov, Piano & Movement
Antonia Luksch, Cello & Movement
Caterina Vögl, Harp & Movement
November 19, 2024
Mdw | Neuer Konzertsaal, Rennweg 8, Vienna

Part of the concert moving voices

MY PERFORMANCE
Arena Caliente (for two pianos) by Alexander Okhotnikov
Alexander Okhotnikov, Piano
Hannes Taljaard, Piano
October 7, 2024
Mdw | Haydn-Saal, Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, Vienna

Part of the concert Das ist ein Konzert

MY PERFORMANCE
Free Improvisation
Burkhard Stangl, Guitar
Yungseo Kim, Violin
Hannes Taljaard, Inside-Piano & Prepared Piano
June 21, 2024
Mdw | Neue Konzertsaal, Rennweg 8, Vienna

Music improvisation with Burkhard Stangl (Guitar), Yungseo Kim (Violin) and Hannes Taljaard (Inside-Piano, Prepared Piano) as part of the celebration for Prof. Manon-Liu Winter.

MY PERFORMANCE
Sea Dragon Relief
Zurisadai Rivas Escorihuela, Cello
YueJia Zhu, Plastic Bags
Hannes Taljaard, Prepared Guitar
May 16, 2024
Festivalgelände am Nordwestbahnhof:

Music and noise improvisation inspired by the art work Sea Dragon Relief (2021) by Lin May Saeed. Performance as part of Songs for the Changing Seasons (KlangBildKlang-Festival & Klima Biennale Wien)

MY PERFORMANCE
The City of Birds
Hannes Taljaard, Sound and Movement Improvisation
May 16, 2024
Festivalgelände am Nordwestbahnhof

Improvisation with noise (objects and percussion instruments) and movement inspired by the art work The City of Birds (2020-2021) by Studio Ossidiana. Performers: Zurisadai Rivas Escorihuela, Viktoria Enzinger, YueJia Zhu, Hannes Taljaard; Performance as part of Songs for the Changing Seasons (KlangBildKlang-Festival & Klima Biennale Wien)

MY PERFORMANCE
Kurzinthio (KlangBildKlang Festival)
Hannes Taljaard, Movement Improvisation
May 15, 2024
Brick-15, Vienna

I was part of various ensembles that presented movement improvisations to various compositions – for more information click here.

MY PERFORMANCE
Rêverie (Germaine Taillefaire)
Julia Fellner, Piano
January 26, 2024
Mdw | Haydn-Saal, Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, Vienna

Structured movement improvisation for ensemble performed by Alexander Okhotnikov, Anna Ulrich, Elli Deutsch, Hannes Taljaard, Hongshan Bi, Julia Skopp, Marharyta Limbakh, Viktoria Enziner, Xaver Duntze, and Zurisadai Rivas Escorihuela

MY PERFORMANCE
Trialogues – Contemplations (Wally Weigl)
Chiara Zoccola, Flute
Johanna Hechwartner, Viola
Agnes Müller, Piano
January 26, 2024
Mdw | Haydn-Saal, Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, Vienna

Choreography performed by Alexander Okhotnikov, Anna Ulrich, Elli Deutsch, Hannes Taljaard, Hongshan Bi, Julia Skopp, Marharyta Limbakh, Viktoria Enziner, Xaver Duntze, and Zurisadai Rivas Escorihuela

2023

MY PERFORMANCE
Confusion (Circusmuziek by Ton der Doest for Woodwind Quintet)
Samuel Eder, Clarinet
Viktoria Razdevsek, Oboe
Ferenc Takacs, Saxophon
Johanna Maria Mayr, Bassoon
Jake Mann, Bass clarinet
November 17, 2023
Mdw | Staircase in the Foyer, Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, Vienna

A movement improvisation (to the last part of the composition) performed by Elena Perkhofer, Hannes Taljaard, Hongshan Bi, Tina Zierhofer, YueJia Zhu and Xaver Duntze, part of the Festwoche Musikpädagogik.

MY PERFORMANCE
Zusammenklänge
Hannes Taljaard, Movement Improvisation
November 17, 2023
Mdw | Haydn-Saal, Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, Vienna

I was part of an ensemble under the direction of Milly Groz: eight students and two children presented an improvisation in music and movement that were structured through ‘sound painting’.

MY COMPOSITION & MY PERFORMANCE
Two Lullabies
Junko Tsuchiya, Piano
Hannes Taljaard, Movement Improvisation
June 16, 2023
Mdw | Clara Schuman-Saal, Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, Vienna

Movement improvisation based upon the lyrics of the two lullabies, part of the ABI Festival (Festival of the Anton Bruckner Institute)

2022

MY PERFORMANCE
Faced this phase, mostly fazed
Hannes Taljaard, Piano
Emilia Forck, Percussion
October 10, 2022
Mdw | Haydn-Saal, Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, Vienna

Structured improvisation presented as part of the concert Verschwommen

2021

MY PERFORMANCE
Inzwischen
Hannes Taljaard, Movement
Aaron Josi Sternbauer, Movement
March 27, 2021
Museumsquartier | Dschungl

Duo choreography without music together with Aaron Josi Sternbauer, part of the concert Kann jemand bitte die Bühne freigeben?

MY COMPOSITION & MY PERFORMANCE
Setude 3
Hannes Taljaard, Movement
March 27, 2021
Museumsquartier | Dschungl

Solo choreography performed to a recording of Setude 3, as performed by Jeffrey Jacob, part of the concert Kann jemand bitte die Bühne freigeben?