[1] The aim of the festival is "to make contemporary music audible in Bludenz".
[2] In its first 30 years, more than 200 world premieres have taken place as part of the festival.
[3] Georg Friedrich Haas was the first artistic director, followed by Wolfram Schurig and Alexander Moosbrugger.
The Italian composer Clara Iannotta [fr] has been responsible for the program since 2014.
[4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of the festival had to be cancelled.