Bernhard Lang, born in Linz in 1957, studied composition (with Andrzej Dobrowolski), piano, jazz theory and counterpoint at the Bruckner Conservatory and later at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. Additional studies in philosophy and German studies as well as composition courses with greats such as John Cage shaped his work. Active as an improvisational musician and jazz pianist, he turned to electronic music in 1985 and developed the CADMUS composition software. He founded the association "die andere saite" in 1987 and taught as an associate professor of composition in Graz from 2003. Lang has received numerous awards, including the Music Prize of the City of Vienna (2008) and the Austrian Art Prize (2019). His work includes music theater, orchestral and chamber music, electronic compositions, film music and music for dance and radio plays.