De/semble

02/09/2026

DoYeon Kim (DoYeon Kim)

Featured in the NYTimes for “Blazing a trail for traditional Korean Zither in Jazz” DoYeon Kim is an internationally acclaimed artist known for her expansive and pioneering performances and compositions and for introducing the gayageum, an ancient Korean zither, into contemporary music. Trained extensively in jazz and improvisation as well as in the canon of classical Korean music including Sanjo, Jeongak, and modern Gygax, DoYeon channels history, literature, and an ever-evolving sense of the human spirit in a musical language entirely her own through her original compositions, powerful solo performances, and collaborations with artists around the world.

09.10.2026
Das Margareten (Das Margareten)

DE/SEMBLE Festival
October 8-11, 2026
Vienna, Austria

Day Tickets & Festivalpasses available now.
Photo by Hyun Park.

Supported by the Korean Cultural Center (Korea Kulturzentrum 🇰🇷🇦🇹) in Austria under the K_on_temporary programme.

31/08/2026

other:M:other

MATERIAL - the new album by other:M:other is seven tracks, conceived as one continuous composition.

Starting from minimal musical material, Judith Schwarz, Arthur Fussy () & Jul Dillier (Jul Dillier) unfold intricate sonic trajectories between composition and improvisation, acoustic and electronic, fragile textures and rhythmic intensity.

Their second album follows the live energy of MetaMorph into the studio - shaping a dense, evolving sound world where experimental music meets beat-driven club culture.

But Material is also a question: What do we make? What do we consume? What remains?

Arthur Fussy: modular synthesizer
Jul Dillier: prepared piano
Judith Schwarz: extended drumset

10.10.2026
Kollektiv Kaorle (Kollektiv Kaorle)

DE/SEMBLE Festival
October 8-11, 2026
Vienna, Austria

Day Tickets & Festivalpasses available now.
Photo by Ralph Kuehne.

26/08/2026

On September 19 we are warming up for the festival with a free event at Apartment Acht (Apartment Acht) 🤍 Reindorfgasse 44, 1150.

Presenting: Mina Naomi (Mina Naomi) and Sanna Lu Una (Sanna Lu Una).

There will be live screen printing – bring your own t-shirts, tops and anything textile that you want printed with this years festival artwork created by Niki Hermkes (نیکی) and Verena Müllner (Verena).

Bring your friends, discover this years lineup and spread the word. 📯

Sanna Lu Una © Olesya Parfenyuk

02/08/2026

Marina Herlop (Marina Herlop)

Classically trained pianist, composer, producer and vocalist Marina Herlop has established herself as one of the most distinctive and innovative voices in contemporary music. Following the release of Pripyat (2022) and Nekkuja (2023), two albums that positioned her among the most acclaimed artists in the international experimental scene, the Barcelona-based artist spent three years touring some of the world’s most renowned festivals and stages.

She now returns with Dja Dja (release date 09.10.2026), her boldest work to date. Conceived as a single interconnected piece, the album uses the Hero’s Journey as a structural framework for an intense musical exploration of transformation, inner struggle and self-affirmation, the crossing point of the X, where aggression and delicacy intersect. Throughout its compositions, Marina Herlop expands her sonic universe with new textures, brass arrangements and an intricate musical architecture, while preserving the balance between radical experimentation and emotional accessibility that has become a hallmark of her work.

The new tour marks the live premiere of this body of work through a completely reimagined performance, developed over more than two years of research, composition and production. It opens a new chapter in the career of an artist who continues to challenge the boundaries of contemporary music and cement her place as one of the most compelling creators of her generation.

08.10.2026
FLUCC (FLUCC – Center for Arts & Communities)

DE/SEMBLE Festival
October 8-11, 2026
Vienna, Austria

Day Tickets & Festivalpasses available now.
Photo by Silvio Deiaco, Danilo Gambara, Christian Kondić

02/08/2026

Juli Deák (Juli Deák)

The Polish-Hungarian flutist and saxophonist Juli Deák bridges classical, contemporary, and jazz music through tender melodic lines, circular breathing, and percussive effects.

The Breathing Project, invites the audience into an intimate and organic sound world, where tender melodies intertwine with ever-lasting circular breathing and percussive effects. By highlighting the hidden sounds of the flute — breath noise, key clicks, and subtle tonal shifts — she creates a deeply immersive atmosphere. During her performances, she challenges both her physical limits and the traditional boundaries of the flute, presenting the circular breathing technique in a way that is raw and direct.

Juli Deák - flute

Sunday afternoon
11.10.2026
Reaktor (REAKTOR)

DE/SEMBLE Festival
October 8-11, 2026
Vienna, Austria

Day Tickets & Festivalpasses available now.
Photo by Jesper Smeding.

30/07/2026

NAGEEM (.trio)

A trio that turns the moment into material – sound as architecture, taking shape in real time. Under the program title „Ephemere Music – Improvising Architecture,“ David Six (David Six), Mina Naomi (Mina Naomi), and Max Plattner (Max Plattner) devote themselves to the art of listening: every decision arises from collective intuition, every gesture carries the potential to transform the space.

NAGEEM’s music moves between free improvisation, minimal music, and contemporary jazz. Acoustic sounds meet subtle electronics, while altered resonances from double bass and drums open up new textures, colors, and atmospheres of light. What emerges is not a finished work, but an event – fleeting, alive, unrepeatable.

David Six - keys
Mina Naomi – bass
Max Plattner – drums

08.10.2026
FLUCC (FLUCC – Center for Arts & Communities)

DE/SEMBLE Festival
October 8-11, 2026
Vienna, Austria

Day Tickets & Festivalpasses available now.
Photo by NAGEEM

30/07/2026

Cleo Reed (Cleo Reed)

A student of Black underground sound and intention, Cleo Reed is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice uses participatory art, music composition, instrument-making, bandleading, installation, and fabric arts. Raised in NYC and DC, Reed’s 2025 LP CUNTRY is a sprawling folk-electronic offering exploring the rage that comes from grappling with the grips of labor — both on the body and in the American workplace. The double LP, named a top album of 2025 by Pitchfork, Stereogum, That Good Sh*t, and NPR Music, channels two complementary artistic currents: one rooted in the American work-song canon — blues, soul, folk, and country — and the other pushing into sonically dystopian, electronic-forward terrain with a rap-centric approach. The duality reflects the opposing forces represented in Reed’s NYC upbringing versus their family’s southern lineage.

Cleo Reed – guitar & vocals
Matthew Jamal – cello
(matthew jamal)

10.10.2026
Kollektiv Kaorle
Kollektiv Kaorle

DE/SEMBLE Festival
October 8-11, 2026
Vienna, Austria

Day Tickets & Festivalpasses available now.
Photo by Amandia Baraka

10/06/2026

Save the Date: From 08.–11.10.2026, DE/SEMBLE returns. Four days where sound moves freely, where jazz bends the rules, and where music invites us to experience the world a little differently. We are excited to bring boundary-pushing artists to various stages throughout Vienna.

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artwork by .hermkes &
music ‘erosion’ by other:m:other

20/05/2026

13/04/2026

박지하 Park Jiha live from Reaktor at DE/SEMBLE Festival. 📽️

Live from De/Semble Festival 2025 at Reaktor, Vienna⏱️ Tracklist 0:28 A Story Of Little Birds – All Living Things (2025) 7:04 Eternal Path – All Living Thi...