Ensembles

Thursday 20. November 2025
Kulturkotter Graz

Gründler and Lepenik singing Adorno and other philosophers
or two solo entertainers play simultaneously and together.

image by Gemini

Tuesday 24th of June 2025 20:30
Stockwerkjazz, Jakominiplatz 18, Graz

STIO presents the German cellist Fried Dähn as a soloist, orchestral musician and conductor.

Conductions and pieces by Fried Dähn, Richie Herbst and others.
image by Katharina Jung

Monday 9th of December 2024 20:00
Stockwerkjazz
Jakominiplatz 18 Graz

THE GUITARS AND THE SEA
Conducting for guitars and improvisation orchestra
by Robert Lepenik and Seppo Gründler.

HOW THE WORLD CAME INTO BEING THROUGH SITTING
Rudi Widerhofer: Speech Performance
Josef Klammer: Speech Synthesis and Wii Remote Conducting

In today’s digital music landscape, the combination of open source software and DIY synthesizers offers a fascinating opportunity to create unique and creative sound worlds. (ChatGPT 4.0)

13.May.2024 20h - Stockwerkjazz Graz

Styrian Improvisers Orchestra meets Das Planetenparty Prinzip

Following the Theater im Bahnhof (2014) and the zweite liga für kunst und kultur (2021), the performance collective Das Planetenparty Prinzip is this evening’s special guest and will conduct the STIO through its performance.

8.April2024 Heimatsaal Graz
Thomas Pluch Drehbuchpreis 2024

The award ceremony took place together with the Carl Mayer Screenplay Prize as part of the Diagonale on Monday, April 8, 2024, in the Heimatsaal of the Folklore Museum at Paulustor in Graz. I had the honor play the musical intermezzi with may extended electric guitar.

11.3.2024 20h - Stockwerkjazz Graz

Styrian Improvisers Orchestra meets Clementine Fuchs

The first part of the evening will be presented by our guest conductor, composer, and instrumentalist Clementine Fuchs. She will premiere her new piece, “Momentum,” with the STIO.

The second part will be dedicated to the initiator of International Women’s Day by Annette Giesriegl, co-founder and co-director of the Styrian Improvisers Orchestra, conducting “Clara Zetkin.”

7.3.2023 20h - Stockwerkjazz Graz

Styrian Improvisers Orchestra featuring Khrystina Kirik

This evening the Ukrainian base player and composer Khrystina Kirik conducts and performfs with the STIO

The follow up of the former vnm festival - the ST/IO Festival -
was happening at Stockwerk, Volkskundemuseum/Heimatsaal and Forum Stadtpark from the 15 to the 17 May in Graz.
I was happy to participate with the ensemble Ukraine Два

finally happening 17.5.2022 20h - Stockwerkjazz Graz

Styrian Improvisers Orchestra meets GGRIL

Looking forward to a two set concert, first featuring GGRIL alone, then the big orchestra, where STIO meets GGRIL GGRIL is a motley crew of joyful musicians from a small town of Rimouski, in eastern Quebec (Canada)

unfortunately due to Covid-19 postponed to the future - maybe at Stockwerkjazz Graz

Styrian Improvisers Orchestra

doing realtime interactions with Volha Hapeyeva, poet, writer, thinker, translator and linguis and her texts
The issues that Volha Hapeyeva deals with are not the easiest: the war. The death. The gender ratio. But it does not make it difficult for the reader to follow her lyrical examination of these topics. Hapeyeva’s language draws its strength from sometimes almost laconic simplicity.

Mo, 25.01. bis Mi, 27.01.2021, jeweils 14:00​ bis 18:00​ Uhr Citypark Graz, EG, Shop 34, Lazarettgürtel 55, 8020 Graz

In strict compliance with the current Covid-19 regulation, musicians of the Styrian Improvisers Orchester (STIO) play a concert with a maximum of four people on the hour, each hour on the hour, a concert lasting approx. 20 to 30 minutes via live stream directly into the Internet. Mo, 25. 1.: Nick Acorne, Elisabeth Harnik, Richie Herbst, Margarethe Maierhofer-Lischka, Josef Klammer und Seppo Gründler. Di, 26. 1.: Michl Laab, Dominik Kreuzer, Patrik Wurzwallner, Robert Lepenik, Josef Klammer und Seppo Gründler. Mi, 27. 1.: Harald Hofmeister, Yvonne Hofmeister, Jean-Christoph Mastnak, Franz Schmuck, Josef Klammer und Seppo Gründler.

Link to complete Youtube Playlist

Example video:

WEIHNACHTSKONZERT / CRISTMAS CONCERT Stockwerk Dagmar Hödl - mezzosopran
Seppo Gründler- e-guitar, electronics
Reinhard Ziegerhofer - bass
Heimo Puschnigg - piano
Josef Klammer - drums, electronics

05th of Decempber 20h 20h
Stockwerkjazz Graz
Styrian Improvisers Orchestra doing realtime interactions with spontaneus provided text
The first of a new series by STIO, featuring dedicated artists, starting with the two founders and organizers of the orchestra.

“Gründler and Lepenik singen Adorno"

or two solo entertainers play simultaneously and together.
28t Nov. 19h Künstlerhaus Graz

Link to Vimeo Video

(photo by Vesna Pecapa)