Martina Laab is an arts professional with over twenty years’ experience in programming and producing cultural events in Austria and abroad. She is currently the Producing and Artistic Director at the ORF RadioKulturhaus where she is responsible for programming, production & education and strategy. The ORF RadioKulturhaus’s goal has always been to highlight and showcase artistic excellence and outstanding performances whilst creating on Air content for the National Public Radio and TV programming. She previously served as the Head of the Music and Performance Department at the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, where she was responsible for all music & performance programs at the Forum as well as for budgeting and staffing.
Besides her work as an arts administrator and producer, Laab is a board member and advisor for the Salam Music Festival, a 10-day music & arts festival featuring music from SWANA regions in Vienna. Furthermore, she is a Juror at some international and national music competitions & awards such as RUTH (Germany), NASOM (New Austrian Sound of Music) and German Record Critics’ Prize (Germany). In 2024, she joined the Global Arts Management Fellowship at the DeVos Institute in Washington, D.C.
