‘PARTITUR IM JETZT / IN THIS PRESENT SPACE‘ is the cinematic realisation of a concert of the VIENNA IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA. The film shows an entirely ad hoc created piece of charged momentary music that develops over 48 minutes – and offers a precise and dense insight (without camera pans) into the VIENNA IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA‘s working praxis of instant composition conducting.
Recorded on September 27th 2021 at the Odeon Theater, Vienna.
Produced by Mersolis Schöne / MovingThought – Film + Philosophy
A selection of some moments of the VIENNA IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA‘s journey through time and space.
Photos by: Sascha Osaka (signed), Georg Cizek-Graf (profile-portrait of Michael Fischer, conducting), Apollina Smaragd (photos at the Odeon Theater), all other photos by vio.






























































‘PARTITUR IM JETZT / IN THIS PRESENT SPACE‘
Behind the scenes photography of the cinematic realisation of a concert of the VIENNA IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA – recorded on September 27th 2021 at the Odeon Theater, Vienna.

















CLAUDIA CERVENCA voice
MARA KOLIBRI voice
ANSELMA SCHNEIDER voice
ELISABETH KELVIN clarinet
HOLGER BLECK clarinet
ILSE RIEDLER tenor saxophone
JAKUB PIASKOWSKI barton saxophone
HENDRIX HAMALAINEN trumpet
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN COX trombone
ALYONA PYNZENYK violin
LEONIE GRÖSSL violin
JUDITH REITER viola
YORAM ROSILIO upright bass
LIANGZI LI qin zheng
EDWARD REARDON synthesizer
DAVID PRIDAL electronic
VALENTIN DUIT drums
.
Instant Composition Conducting:
MICHAEL FISCHER
.
Hockegasse 34, Haus 4, 1180 Wien
ISABELL KARGL voice
CLAUDIA CERVENCA voice
SUN SUN YAP voice
NIKA ZACH voice
ELENA ARBONIES JAUREGUI clarinet
NIKOLAOS AFENTULIDIS soprano saxophone
JOHANNES BANKL trumpet
NIKOLA VUKOVIC trumpet
GEORG SCHMELZER-ZIRINGER violin
JUDITH REITER viola
CHRISTIANE HÖRLEIN viola
MANUEL SCHAGER cello
JOHN EDWARDS upright bass
DANIEL BIERDÜMPFL e-guitar
MICHAEL ZACHERL scivolo
JUDITH SCHWARZ drums
.
Instant Composition Conducting:
MICHAEL FISCHER
.
Hockegasse 34, Haus 4, 1180 Wien
JANA VONDRŮ voice
ISABELL KARGL voice
NIKA ZACH voice
ZHI-YI LIN flute
MÁRTON PALATINSZKY bass clarinet
RADIM HANOUSEK bass cl., soprano saxophone
JAN PŘIBIL trumpet
JUDITH REITER viola
CLEMENTINE GASSER cello
YORAM ROSILIO upright bass
LUCIE VÍTKOVÁ accordion
BERNHARD LOIBNER modular electronics
MICHAEL ZACHERL scivolo
.
Instant Composition Conducting:
MICHAEL FISCHER
.
related statement by
MARÍA DEL MAR OCAÑA
.
Westbahnstudios Wien
NIKA ZACH voice
ISABELL KARGL voice
CLAUDIA CERVENCA voice
ELENA ARBONIES JAUREGUI clarinet
ELISABETH KELVIN clarinet, bass cl.
RADIM HANOUSEK bass cl, soprano saxophone
NIKOLA VUJOVIC trumpet
SIMON FRICK violin
ALYONA PYNZENYK violin
JUDITH REITER viola
LUKAS LAUERMANN cello
JUDITH FERSTL upright bass
FREDL ENGELMAYR prepared e-guitar
EDWARD REARDON synthesizer
BERNHARD LOIBNER modular electronics
MICHAEL PREHOFER drums
.
Instant Composition Conducting:
MICHAEL FISCHER
.
Festival Wien Modern
Factory – Künstlerhaus Wien
This year marks the second collaboration between the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (MDW) and the Vienna Improvisers Orchestra, during which, as part of the Leonard Bernstein Institute competition, the Vienna Improvisers Orchestra Prize will be awarded on 30 April. Edward Reardon, a long-time participant of the VIO, will be stepping in for Michael as a jury member this year.
CLAUDIA CERVENCA voice
MARA KOLIBRI voice
ANSELMA SCHNEIDER voice
ELISABETH KELVIN clarinet
HOLGER BLECK clarinet
ILSE RIEDLER tenor saxophone
JAKUB PIASKOWSKI barton saxophone
HENDRIX HAMALAINEN trumpet
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN COX trombone
ALYONA PYNZENYK violin
LEONIE GRÖSSL violin
JUDITH REITER viola
YORAM ROSILIO upright bass
LIANGZI LI qin zheng
EDWARD REARDON synthesizer
DAVID PRIDAL electronic
VALENTIN DUIT drums
.
Instant Composition Conducting:
MICHAEL FISCHER
.
Hockegasse 34, Haus 4, 1180 Wien
ISABELL KARGL voice
CLAUDIA CERVENCA voice
SUN SUN YAP voice
NIKA ZACH voice
ELENA ARBONIES JAUREGUI clarinet
NIKOLAOS AFENTULIDIS soprano saxophone
JOHANNES BANKL trumpet
NIKOLA VUKOVIC trumpet
GEORG SCHMELZER-ZIRINGER violin
JUDITH REITER viola
CHRISTIANE HÖRLEIN viola
MANUEL SCHAGER cello
JOHN EDWARDS upright bass
DANIEL BIERDÜMPFL e-guitar
MICHAEL ZACHERL scivolo
JUDITH SCHWARZ drums
.
Instant Composition Conducting:
MICHAEL FISCHER
.
Hockegasse 34, Haus 4, 1180 Wien
JANA VONDRŮ voice
ISABELL KARGL voice
NIKA ZACH voice
ZHI-YI LIN flute
MÁRTON PALATINSZKY bass clarinet
RADIM HANOUSEK bass cl., soprano saxophone
JAN PŘIBIL trumpet
JUDITH REITER viola
CLEMENTINE GASSER cello
YORAM ROSILIO upright bass
LUCIE VÍTKOVÁ accordion
BERNHARD LOIBNER modular electronics
MICHAEL ZACHERL scivolo
.
Instant Composition Conducting:
MICHAEL FISCHER
.
related statement by
MARÍA DEL MAR OCAÑA
.
Westbahnstudios Wien
NIKA ZACH voice
ISABELL KARGL voice
CLAUDIA CERVENCA voice
ELENA ARBONIES JAUREGUI clarinet
ELISABETH KELVIN clarinet, bass cl.
RADIM HANOUSEK bass cl, soprano saxophone
NIKOLA VUJOVIC trumpet
SIMON FRICK violin
ALYONA PYNZENYK violin
JUDITH REITER viola
LUKAS LAUERMANN cello
JUDITH FERSTL upright bass
FREDL ENGELMAYR prepared e-guitar
EDWARD REARDON synthesizer
BERNHARD LOIBNER modular electronics
MICHAEL PREHOFER drums
.
Instant Composition Conducting:
MICHAEL FISCHER
.
Festival Wien Modern
Factory – Künstlerhaus Wien
This year marks the second collaboration between the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (MDW) and the Vienna Improvisers Orchestra, during which, as part of the Leonard Bernstein Institute competition, the Vienna Improvisers Orchestra Prize will be awarded on 30 April. Edward Reardon, a long-time participant of the VIO, will be stepping in for Michael as a jury member this year.









