New folk music · Trio
Styrian accordion meets vibraphone and marimba – three musicians reinventing Austria’s folk music, from Strauss and Bach to their own compositions.
Quetschn: Styrian slang for the accordion. Vibes: jazz slang for the vibraphone. In between: everything that sounds.
The trio
Folk music doesn’t always have to wear the same costume – with different instruments it can sound entirely new. Jonny Kölbl, Leo Waltersdorfer and Hannes Schöggl prove it in the most charming way.
The three musicians rethink Austria’s traditional music and have made it their mission to carry the instrument of their home – the Styrian accordion – into all kinds of styles: with vibraphone and marimba, handpans and mbira, all the way to the singing saw.
In new arrangements and original compositions the trio opens up to other styles, turning tradition into something excitingly new that shines in vibrant musical colours – rooted and borderless at once.
Styrian accordion, percussion
In Quetsch ’n’ Vibes, Jonny is mostly heard on the Styrian accordion – yet he is actually a drummer with a jazz degree from Graz. He delivers the groove on drums he builds himself in his own workshop under the name “JoKo Drums”. A true all-rounder, he plays in countless other bands, as drummer and as “Harmonikist”.
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Vibraphone, mbira, handpan
Besides his position in the stage orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Leo appears with many Austrian orchestras, including the Vienna and Graz Philharmonic. In Quetsch ’n’ Vibes he stands behind the vibraphone – an instrument he also composes for, with pieces performed worldwide. RAV drum, mbira and handpan are part of his toolkit, too.
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Marimba, percussion
Winner of the “1st Prize and Grand Prix de Marimba” at Drumfest 2016, Hannes is the marimba specialist of the trio. He is as active as a teacher as he is as a soloist and in ensembles for contemporary music such as Ensemble XX. Jahrhundert.
The New Austrian Sound of Music 2025–2026. Quetsch ’n’ Vibes is part of the Austrian Foreign Ministry’s programme that sends young musicians around the world as ambassadors of sound.
Latest album · 2022
From Viennese music of the Strauss era to Johann Sebastian Bach, Georges Bizet and original compositions: a colourful musical kaleidoscope in which the Styrian accordion finds a new home far from its natural habitat.
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With kind support of the Province of Styria.
The duo · new programme
As a duo, Jonny Kölbl and Leo Waltersdorfer tour with a newly developed programme of their own, where Alpine and Nordic traditions meet.
The shimmering tones of the vibraphone, the earthy resonance of the mbira and the ethereal depth of the handpans merge with the Styrian accordion. Melodies from the past intertwine with contemporary influences; tradition is gently reshaped – rooted, open-minded, in flow.
New CDThe Nordic duo programme will be released on CD in 2027.
Live
In concert halls, at festivals and anywhere an accordion fits.
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On the road
2026
Durrës · Albania
AL’18 · ’22 · ’26
Vienna & Graz
AT2025
Open-Air Museum Stübing
AT2019
Jeunesse · Summer Music Week
ATVideos
Kaleidoskop – live at Wiener Konzerthaus
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Programmes & projects
From a trio evening and the Nordic duo to a full symphony orchestra – to listen to and watch.
From arrangements of Viennese music of the Strauss era to Johann Sebastian Bach, Georges Bizet and original compositions – with vibraphone and marimba, handpans and mbira, all the way to the singing saw.
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(“Soundworlds without borders”) The new programme by Jonny Kölbl and Leo Waltersdorfer: Alpine and Nordic traditions, vibraphone, mbira and handpans, melodies from the past in contemporary dress. Intimate, flexible and made for small and large stages alike. The CD will be released in 2027.
(“Between two worlds”) The folk music of the Styrian accordion melts into the jazzy sound of the vibraphone, earthy marimba and many more instruments. With more than 25 different instruments, the multi-instrumentalists give free rein to their creativity – and leave no pumpkin unturned.
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Together with Quetschklampfa and the alumni orchestra of the Musikgymnasium Graz, the “Dreiharmoniker”, conducted by Tsai-Ju Lee: a programme travelling through many musical worlds – accordion meets symphony orchestra.
Six young musicians pushing the Styrian accordion out of its comfort zone: Quetsch ’n’ Vibes and the quartet Quetschklampfa with a colourful programme of originals and reinvented folk music. Down-to-earth, exciting and innovative.
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| Trio | Duo | |
|---|---|---|
| Stage (min.) | 6 × 3 m | 5 × 3 m |
| Channels | 15 | 11 |
| Monitors | 3 separate | 2 separate |
| Set-up | 45 min + 30 min soundcheck | |
We bring our own pickups for RAV drum and handpan.
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