Klaus Dorfegger is a composer, curator and the director of the project konfrontationen, an initiative that guides pupils in producing contemporary music, modern dance and current visual art. Born in 1960, Dorfegger studied composition with Andrzej Dobrowolski, music education and German philology. School inspector for music education and instrumental training on the Styrian board of education since 2008, he is currently also lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz. His compositions have been performed at the musikprotokoll, within the concert series “die andere saite” and “open music”, among others, as well as broadcast extensively on ORF.