Peter Androsch
Peter Androsch (born 1963 in Wels the Upper Austria) is internationally active as a musician, composer, researcher, writer, and lecturer. After his education both at university at work, and through extensive tours through Europe, Africa, and the USA, he has dedicated himself to compositions form musical theatre and chamber music. He received a cultural award from the state of Upper Austria, and was nominated for the German Faust Prize for his children’s opera Freunde!. He also received the jury prize at the San Sebastian film festival. Androsch is a lecturer at the art university in Linz and founder of Co.Lab Acoustic Ecology there. As the head of the musical department for the cultural capital of Europe 2009 Linz, founded the Hörstadt, a laboratory for acoustics, space, and society; and together with Bernd Preinfalk the Network of European Advanced Music (NEAM). I am convinced that you can find out more about the world if you listen closely than if you look closely.
The concept for the Hörstadt was developed in 2006 as a central piece in the musical department of the cultural capital of Europe of 2009 in Linz, of which Peter Androsch was the head. It was conceived as a laboratory for acoustics, space, and society, and so the Hörstadt was able to develop new methods such as anthropological acoustics and inclusive acoustics. Its central concern is designing the acoustic surroundings as humanely as possible.