PHACE has been active in the contemporary music scene for many years and is one of the most innovative Austrian ensembles for new music. Alongside the focus on contemporary chamber music, its artistic range reaches from music theatre productions to multidisciplinary projects comprising dance, theatre, performance, electronics, video, DJs, turntablists, installation art and much more. The ensemble has commissioned and premiered more than 200 compositions thus far. PHACE regularly invites musicians and guests from a variety of artistic backgrounds for collaborative performances. Since the mid-1990s, the ensemble has appeared in the most renowned concert halls and festivals in Austria and abroad. Since the 2012–13 season, PHACE has produced its own concert cycle at the Wiener Konzerthaus. In 2015 the ensemble started releasing recordings on its own eponymous label.