Music Susanna Ridler

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FILMSCORE
for the documentary film
sich langsam nähern
– End-of-Life Care in Seven Chapters –
A film by Maria Arlamovsky

In Austrian Cinemas from September 25, 2026

In seven gentle chapters, Maria Arlamovsky’s film sich langsam nähern documents how nurses and doctors on the palliative care ward of Vienna General Hospital, as well as in outpatient palliative care, accompany people on their final journey.

A film offering extraordinary and sensitive insights into what accompanied end-of-life care can look like.

sich langsam nähern is an intimate and lasting cinematic experience that allows space for pauses, gaps and silence, turning towards this inevitable part of life. And even when the end becomes foreseeable, there is still something to smile about. (Johanna Thorell)

Dim Dim Filmverleih
Sixpackfilm

With the support of BMWKMS, City of Vienna,
ÖFI+

Autumn 2026 Cinema Tour + Q&As with Maria Arlamovsky:
Leokino Innsbruck – Fri, Sept. 25, 7:00 pm (Preview Premiere)
KIZ Royal Kino Graz – Tue, Oct. 6, 6:00 pm
Programmkino Wels – Wed, Oct. 7, 6:15 pm
Moviemento Linz – Thu, Oct. 8, 6:00 pm
Kino Freistadt – Wed, Oct. 8, 8:00 pm
Cinema Paradiso St. Pölten – Sun, Oct. 11, 12:45 pm
City Kino Steyr – Thu, Oct. 15, 7:30 pm

Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus Wien – So 18. Okt., 13:00
Int. Festival Premiere: INT. HOFER FILMTAGE 2026, Deutschland
Volkskino Klagenfurt – So 25. Okt., 11:00 Breitenseer Lichtspiele Wien – Di 27. Okt., 18:00 Breitenseer Lichtspiele Wien – Mi 4. Nov., 18:00 (Ohne Filmgespräch)
Waldviertler Kino Gmünd – Do 5. Nov., (ohne Filmgespräch) Lichtspiele Lenzing – Do 5. Nov., (ohne Filmgespräch)
Stadt-Kino Horn – Mi 25. Nov, 19:30
Kino im Kesselhaus Krems, Mi 25. Nov., 18:00 (Filmgespräch mit Ingrid Marth)
Breitenseer Lichtspiele Wien – Do 26. Nov., 18:30
Apollo Kino Stockerau – Do 26. Nov., 18:30 (ohne Filmgespräch)
In Wien jetzt auch im Cine Center! 2027:
DAS KINO Salzburg, 11. März 2027
Coming soon: Villach, Grein u.a.

Waldviertler Kino Gmünd – Do 5. Nov., (ohne Filmgespräch) Lichtspiele Lenzing – Do 5. Nov., (ohne Filmgespräch)
Stadt-Kino Horn – Mi 25. Nov, 19:30
Kino im Kesselhaus Krems, Mi 25. Nov., 18:00 (Filmgespräch mit Ingrid Marth)
Breitenseer Lichtspiele Wien – Do 26. Nov., 18:30
Apollo Kino Stockerau – Do 26. Nov., 18:30 (ohne Filmgespräch)
In Wien jetzt auch im Cine Center! 2027:
DAS KINO Salzburg, 11. März 2027
Coming soon: Villach, Grein u.a.

Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus Vienna – Sun, Oct. 18, 1:00 pm
International Festival Premiere (coming soon)
Volkskino Klagenfurt – Sun, Oct. 25, 11:00 am
Breitenseer Lichtspiele Vienna – Tue, Oct. 27, 6:00 pm
Breitenseer Lichtspiele Vienna – Wed, Nov. 4, 6:00 pm (no Q&A)
Breitenseer Lichtspiele Vienna – Thu, Nov. 26, 6:30 pm
Apollo Kino Stockerau – Thu, Nov. 26, 6:30 pm

Coming soon: Villach, Grein, Horn, Stockerau and more.
Current cinema dates and Q&As with Maria Arlamovsky:

The original film score is now available on all major streaming platforms:

Newest Release

20th of March 2026

“Greatest Little Hits II” features all original compositions from the second [koe:r] album “Susystems” (2012). Three of these tracks—“Walk,” “Farewell,” and “Where Do We Go”—were released as updated singles in 2024/25.

Mit:

Peter Herbert: Doublebass
Florian Kmet: electric guitar
Alexander Lackner: double & electric bass
Gerald Preinfalk: bass clarinet
Wolfgang Puschnig: alto saxophone
Susanna Ridler: vocals, electronics, piano/keys

Guests:
Sabine Hasicka: tap dance on “Walk”
Rainer Deixler: drum samples on “Plastic Mutation”

Concert Review:

WOLFGANG KOCH

TAZ/Wien Blog

„Ein Abend für Gert Jonke zum 80. Geburtstag“

7. Februar 2026, Porgy & Bess

Concert

Die Geometrie im Jonkipel oder ein Jonkipel der Seelengeometrie

The writer Gert Jonke (1946–2009) would have turned 80 on February 8.

In honor of his anniversary, composer/vocalist Susanna Ridler and composer, guitarist, and visual artist Wolfgang Seierl are creating a joint musical Jonke evening — as a tribute to Jonke’s unique body of work. Both artists have engaged independently for many years with the poet’s literary works, resulting in numerous compositions and publications. Seierl was a friend of Jonke’s, collaborated with him on various projects, and repeatedly translated Jonke’s world of ideas into visual form. His project *Jonkipel*, with Lena Fankhauser (viola) and Gina Mattiello (recitation), was released on vinyl in 2022 and premiered in its original version eleven years earlier at the Strenge Kammer.

Ridler, in turn, has already brought Jonke’s universe to the stage several times at Porgy with her extensive homage "Geometrie der Seele", together with double bassist Peter Herbert and saxophonist Wolfgang Puschnig. In 2021, her CD was nominated for the German Record Critics’ Award, and in 2025, following revision, it was released digitally for the first time in a new three-part edition. The release includes the chamber music composition "Chlorophyllklang", the tone poem "Der Sprachkomponist" (The Composer of Language), and the three-movement sonata "Radio Jonke"".

As a commemorative gift for the jubilarian, Ridler and Seierl intertwine their sonic lines on this evening — forming a “Geometry within the Jonkipel,” or a “Jonkipel of Soul Geometry”: a resonant space in which tones, words, and ultimately two projects — each with their own three musicians — interact and merge.

With:
Susanna Ridler: Komposition, Stimme, Elektronik
Wolfgang Seierl: Komposition, E-Gitarre, Elektronik
Lena Fankhauser: Viola
Peter Herbert: Kontrabass
Gina Mattiello: Rezitation
Wolfgang Puschnig: Altsaxophon, Flöte
Asja Valcic: Cello

An evening, with the generous support of the Gert-Jonke-Gesellschaft, devoted to the writer’s credo: to make music with language.

7. Februar 2026, Porgy & Bess, 20:30 Uhr

RELEASE

RADIO JONKE

8. Februar 2026

RADIO JONKE ( Sonate in 3 Sätzen für Stimme, electronics, Violine und Gert Jonke)

Digital first release & single release of Part III of the comprehensive literary setting

“GEOMETRIE DER SEELE – A Musical Homage to the Poet Gert Jonke (1946–2009)”

The CD was released in Austria in December 2020, was “swallowed” by the lockdown, yet was nominated for the German Record Critics’ Award.

It has now been released digitally for the first time in three standalone parts:

I. "Chlorophyllklang" (release date: December 27, 2024)

II. "Der Sprachkomponist" (release date: February 8, 2025)

III. "Radio Jonke" (release date: February 8, 2026)

Susanna Ridler: composition, voice, production

Gert Jonke: texts & voice from original recordings (1971–2008)

Anna Rebekka Ritter: violin

(Booklet available soon at electrolandrecords.com)

Created in cooperation with the Gert Jonke Society.

By kind permission of © Jung & Jung Verlag.

RELEASE

GREATEST LITTLE HITS I

16. Jänner 2026

“Greatest Little Hits I” is both a retrospective of Susanna Ridler’s 2008 debut album [koe:r] and its expansion.
The album brings together all of the original compositions from that recording and adds two previously unreleased tracks rediscovered in the archive from the same production period:
“Aria Electrica" and “Time Goes By”, which were reworked and fully produced 18 years later and released in advance as singles.
“Aria Electrica,” created in 2007 with soprano Monika Bruck, merges operatic lines with electronically altered staccato voices and beats — a fascinating interplay between two worlds that today, in the age of AI-generated music, feels almost visionary.
“Time Goes By,” left unfinished at the time, reflects the subjective sense of how quickly those 18 years have passed.
The album [koe:r] was a contemporary exploration of electronics, pop, and jazz, shaped by a melancholic, downbeat aesthetic in the spirit of trip hop. Sampling, sonic manipulation, and digital studio techniques met Ridler’s distinctive voice, which functioned both as a sonic signature and the central song-carrying element. Even interpretations of classics such as “Corcovado,” “Fever,” and “Summertime” were elevated to an unexpectedly new level.
The recording received broad media attention and was praised for its detailed electronica soundscapes and its unique fusion of emotional expression and conceptual depth.
[koe:r] emerged from Ridler’s search for an individual style between tradition and modernity.
The sound was strongly shaped by contributions from renowned figures of the Austrian jazz scene, including double bassist Peter Herbert, saxophonist Wolfgang Puschnig, trumpeter Thomas Gansch, guitarist Helmut Jasbar, and drummer Rainer Deixler.
With “Greatest Little Hits I,” [koe:r] becomes newly audible as a timeless document of a consistent artistic evolution.
On March 20, 2026, the album “Greatest Little Hits II” will follow, compiling the original compositions from the second [koe:r] album “Susystems” (2012).
In April/May, “Covers” will be released, bringing together all [koe:r] cover versions.

Concluding the major reissue series will be the [koe:r] Remix EP (originally released in 2009), featuring remixes by I-WOLF (Sofa Surfers), LOWA (featuring Uwe Walkner), BRENDA (Honolulu), DIX (Heinz), and RIDLER [koe:r]).

TIME GOES BY
01. Jänner 2026

“Aria Electrica” and “Time Goes By” are two previously unreleased tracks from the 2007 production period that were rediscovered in the archive and have now been completed by Ridler. They were released in advance as singles and on January 16, 2026, as part of the album “Greatest Little Hits I.”
“Aria Electrica,” created in 2007 with soprano Monika Bruck, combines operatic lines with electronically altered staccato voices and beats — a fascinating interplay between two worlds that today, in the age of AI-generated music, feels almost visionary.
“Time Goes By,” left unfinished at the time, reflects the subjective sense of how quickly nearly two decades have passed.

ARIA ELECTRICA
24. Dezember 2026

“Time Goes By” and “Aria Electrica” are two previously unreleased tracks from the 2007 production period that were rediscovered in the archive and have now been completed by Ridler. They were released in advance as singles and on January 16, 2026, as part of the album “Greatest Little Hits I.”
“Time Goes By,” left unfinished at the time, reflects the subjective perception of how quickly nearly two decades have passed.

FILMSCORE

for Maria Arlamovsky

„sich langsam nähern“

Documentary

sich langsam nähern is a meditation on coming to terms with death as part of life — and on those who accompany it. Maria Arlamovsky turns her gaze toward palliative medicine and hospice care, where doctors and nurses support patients who are nearing the end of life each day. Within the tension between professional care and emotional closeness, a shared existential experience becomes tangible: having to go — and learning to let go.
sich langsam nähern is both a companion and a lasting cinematic experience, allowing pauses, gaps, and silence in order to face this inevitable part of life. And even when the end becomes foreseeable, there is still something left to smile about.. (Johanna Thorell)