Now here's an interesting composer...

There is hope for the future of contemporary classical music. I recently discovered the music of the Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth (b.1968) and I was immediately impressed by this amazing composer. I think she's one of the most original and interesting "younger" composers out there and she knows exactly what she's doing. Her works are written in a fascinating idiom which seems to continue and extend the modernist aesthetic in an intriguing, very personal way. Her music has been praised by no one less than Boulez.

Anyone here familiar with this composer?

Some sound samples of her music can be found on this site:
jpc - your global music player - Musik, Filme und Bücher

Well I must say I have only listened to one piece of music written by her (just now) but it was just one note. Can you recommend a more worthy work, since I would like to form an opinion of her by listening to her more accomplished music!

Tbh: I probably won't by able to appreciate this kind of thing. It basically comes down to personal tastes! Nevertheless, it is interesting, and I'm happy to see that people are doing new things in the world of music. Very important to keep pushing the boundaries, but also very important to respect the past!

The music of her I have listened to never really did much for me, but it's very possible that I just haven't found my personal access to it yet. It still interests me and I suppose I'll check some other pieces by her out and see if something has changed for me. (I suppose I'll start with the link you posted, even though that's just samples which don't tell anything about the formal structures of pieces.)

Originally Posted by Gardener

The music of her I have listened to never really did much for me, but it's very possible that I just haven't found my personal access to it yet.

Or maybe it’s also that a piece by Neuwirth doesn’t always reveal all its secrets and subtleties at first hearing. But since you seem to be one of the more open-minded listeners on this forum, you may be interested to check out her opera Bählamms Fest, one of her most convincing works.