Aionigma - CD & Digital Album 2022

With "Aionigma" the music ensemble of the same name led by the Austrian musician Bernhard Mikuskovics released its music worldwide as Digital Album und CD. Live recorded within the marvellous acoustics of Göttweig Abbey, it offers a first sound imprint that moves in the seemingly so different genres of New Age, World Music, Early Music, Gregorian Chant, Folk and Classical Music.

"Global Music Awards is a well-known international music competition which celebrates independent musicians. Global Music Awards is widely recognized by industry insiders as giving legitimacy to highly talented artists. Global Music Awards is recognized as music's golden seal of approval."

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Silver Arrow Award 2022

At the beginning of 2022 Bernhard Mikuskovics again received a Silver Arrow Award in the USA for his work in the field of music of the North American indigenous peoples. This is the fourth time the artist has received this award after 2017, 2018 and 2019 being honored once again for outstanding contributions to the "Native American Music Industry".

For an Austrian musician who is neither an American citizen nor a member of an indigenous American community, this is a very special award, as it shows that global, intercultural engagement is positively perceived and internationally appreciated.

"It is a prize that you cannot ask for, that you cannot sign up for or submit anything to. You are awarded when you are present and noticed in the scene!"

Mikuskovics Baum (Photo: Clemens Fabry)

"Lux Natus Est", the Christmas-music album by Austrian music duo "Mikuskovics Baum", which has received an international Global Music Award for Outstanding Achievement, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2021.

Teresa Schaur-Wünsch dedicates an artist portrait in her article in the Austrian daily newspaper "Die Presse" to this special occasion, which covers the history of the duo's origins, the productions of its four music albums, performances in Brazil and its nomination for a Native American Music Awards.

"Bernhard Mikuskovics and Georg Baum dedicate themselves with "Lux natus est" to Christmas - but also to the winter solstice. To do this, they play the harp and flute, for example - old instruments that stand the test of time ..."

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The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond

"Laomainn", a new music-project by Austrian musician Bernhard Mikuskovics, launched a digital single of "The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond", one of the most famous Scottish ballads.

"The whole song and interpretation has been given a makeover and has a lush acoustic feel to it, bringing a much needed freshness to the composition, the whistle and acoustic guitar combination has a nice Celtic resonance, and Laomainn’s vocals gift us something of an added texture to the song, one that should appeal to all of those who love this piece and wish to explore its natural historical values once more." (Steve Sheppard, One World Music)

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Weisheit der Wüste

Bernhard Mikuskovics contributes the soundtrack to "Wisdom of the Desert", the short film by the Austrian filmmaker Ludwig Valenta, which received a Cosmic Angel Short Film Audience Award at the 2020 Cosmic Cine Film Festival.

Silence and emptiness are two special qualities of the desert. There is no distraction here. Many mystics also report this. Through these special qualities of the desert one gains clarity - far from the everyday noise in our western world, one can perceive oneself in depth again here, feeling one's own essence.

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Rio Harp Festival

The Austrian duo Mikuskovics Baum, winner of two international Global Music Awards, played three concerts as part of the Rio Harp Festival 2018 in the city of dreams: Rio de Janeiro.

This famous city impresses with its incredibly beautiful location and is nestled in a hilly landscape on the Atlantic coast of Brazil with beautiful beaches such as Copa Cabana and sights such as the Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado, Sugarloaf Mountain and much more.

The concerts took place at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil and the Forte de Copa Cabana. Many thanks to the Austrian Cultural Forum at Brazil for sponsoring this trip.!

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Native American Music Awards

In 2017 Bernhard Mikuskovics was awarded a NAMMY in the USA for the music album "Native Heart" of his solo music project "Bearheart Kokopelli".

The NAMMY (Native American Music Award) is the highest award honoring the musical achievements of Native American musicians in North America. It was established in 1998 by record labels such as Canyon, SOAR, Silverwave, and Turtle Island. Held annually in Niagara Falls NY, the awards ceremony honors musicians in over 30 categories on behalf of the Native American Music Awards.

Many thanks to the Austrian Cultural Forum in the USA for sponsoring this trip!

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Fujarist Bernhard Mikuskovics at Víglaš castle, Slovakia

In 2016 Bernhard Mikuskovics was invited in his capacity as a fujarist to the 4th international fujara festival "Medical Fujarový Festival DUŠA FUJARY" at Víglaš Castle in Detva in Podpolanie, the heart of Slovakia.

The Slovak Fujara is a very special flute. To put it into a broader context, the exceptional Slovak Fujara-, Pistala-, and Koncovka-player Dusan Holik invited musicians from around the world who have integrated the fujara into their own personal musical style to present their music to an interested audience in the heart of Slovakia once a year from 2013 to 2017.

It was a great honor to be the main guest at this event!

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Study Trip to Mongolia

In order to get closer to the origin of the archaic vocal art of magical overtone singing, Bernhard Mikuskovics, in his capacity as an overtone singer, organized an overtone study trip to Mongolia together with the Mongolian overtone singer Hosoo in 2014, which led through the province of Arkhangai.. It began in the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator, ran through uninhabited lands to nomads and took travelers to the sand dunes of Kharakorum, the town of Tsetserleg, the Khorgo volcano, then on to the white lake Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur, and from there back again. A visit to Nadaam, the traditional Mongolian festival, was also a must.!

Unforgettable impressions of moments in the great outdoors, in vast landscapes, under the starry sky, overnight stays in yurts and tents, with many opportunities to sing and make sounds at the locations of the respective travel destinations.

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Ensemble NAM

This was the last stage performance of the Austrian ensemble NAM, which was active under the direction of Bernhard Mikuskovics from 2001 to 2014, and with which this extraordinary musical group created a monument for themselves.

On the big stage of the Feuertanz Festival at Abenberg Castle in Middle Franconia the musicians shared the stage with greats of the German medieval scene such as In Extremo, Korpiklaani, Corvus Corax, Versengold.

A truly remarkable farewell!

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Medieval Spectacle VAZ St. Pölten

Since 2009 Bernhard Mikuskovics has been known in Austria´s medieval scene as the travelling minstrel "Perinhart der Bärenkühne" and has toured solo or with various music groups across the country in order to bring ancient music to the people.

It happened during his time with the Schandgesellen that he had the opportunity to perform on 30.11.2013 in the frameset of the Medieval Spectacle at VAZ St. Pölten and to share the stage with major artists from the German medieval scene such as Saltatio Mortis, Subway to Sally and Tanzwut.

It was in the truest sense of the word a spectacular experience that is unique in this dimension!

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Didgeridoo Sound Sensation

Finally a major didgeridoo concert in Vienna, featuring Bernhard Mikuskovics, AARA, Ondrej Smeykal, and Dubravko Lapaine, followed by a big session of all participating artists! In his capacity as a didgeridoo player, Bernhard Mikuskovics was invited to perform at the Didgeridoo Sound Sensation on December 17, 2012, at Szene Wien, sharing the stage with major players from the European didgeridoo scene:

BERNHARD MIKUSKOVICS (wien) Due to his affinity for overtone instruments and especially for the Australian didgeridoo he has developed into one of the best didgeridoo players in Austria following his own consistency: The sound spectrum that he knows how to elicit from the rather simple didgeridoo is able to give lovers of the Australian dream-sounds repeatedly real goosebumps.

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4. Vargan- & Khomus Concert 2012

Following his participation in the 7th International Jew's Harp Festival and Congress, that took place in Yakutsk in 2011, Bernhard Mikuskovics was invited as a guest of honor to the 4th Vargan and Khomus Concert to present the Jew's Harp playing technique of his country Austria and to perform together with talented Jew's Harp players and players from the Russian Vargan and Yakut Khomus scene.

The event took place on April 24, 2012, as part of the overtone music festival "SALT" at the DOM in Moscow. The following day, Bernhard Mikuskovics held a master class at the Jew's harp and ethnic instrument shop TA-Musica, on playing several Jew's harps simultaneously, in combination with overtone singing techniques, and discussed and answered the question of how overtone singing can affect Jew's harp playing.

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8. International Jew´s Harp Festival 2011

From the 20th to the 27th of June 2011, Bernhard Mikuskovics, in his capacity as a Jew's harp player, had the great opportunity to present Austrian Jew's harp music and, above all, the special Jew's harp changing technique in an international context, sharing the stage with the most renowned musicians of the international Jew's Harp scene in Moscow and subsequently at the 7th International Jew's Harp Congress and Festival in Yakutsk, Sacha Republic. The artist also had the opportunity to perform at the Ysyakh Festival, the traditional summer solstice festival in Sakha-Yakutia..

Many thanks to the Austrian Jew's Harp Association and the Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture for supporting this trip.

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Soundscapes of Anamaneh

The highlight of 2008 was the performance of the duo "Soundscapes of Anamaneh" at the Austria Didgeridoo Festival on the Schlossberg in Bruck an der Mur.

Bernhard Mikuskovics acted in his capacity as a didgeridoo player, overtone singer and ethnic flute player together with his Berlin colleague Bernd Meyer, who was responsible for the electronic soundscapes and driving beats.

Together the duo shared the stage with scene greats such as Wild Marmalade or Airtist.

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