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Art, science and technology are at the heart of the interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary project “Co-CreART. Co-Creating Change”. A mobile hands-on laboratory and a range of events explore questions about the future.

The four-year term of office for the new Rectorate of the Mozarteum University Salzburg begins on 1 April 2026. Music educator Constanze Wimmer will lead the institution. Together with her team – Hannfried Lucke, Karin Skarek, Helmut Schaumberger and Eugen Banauch – she aims to provide key impetus for the further development of the arts, teaching and research. A warm welcome to them all!

A defining eight-year period at the Mozarteum University Salzburg comes to an end on 31 March 2026 with the conclusion of the current rectorate’s term of office, under the leadership of Rector Elisabeth Gutjahr. In recognition of her service, she has been awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria. Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Mario Kostal is to retire, while Vice Rector for Resources Anastasia Weinberger will continue to contribute to the Austrian higher education sector as Technical Committee Chair for Sailing at the International University Sports Federation. Hannfried Lucke has been re-appointed as Vice Rector for Art.

The Ö1 Talent Scholarship for Visual Arts, worth €10,000, is provided by Wiener Städtischer Versicherungsverein. The award is intended to support emerging talent among students at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, the University of Applied Arts Vienna, the University of Art and Design Linz, the Mozarteum University Salzburg and the University of Art and Design Graz.

Christian Thielemann will kick off his teaching career as a university professor of orchestral conducting at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg with an inaugural concert on 10 October in Salzburg Cathedral. A conversation about passing on experience, serenity – and why young musicians should take their time.

The Institute for Gender Equality & Gender Studies at the Mozarteum University Salzburg awards prizes for outstanding student theses and qualification projects that correspond to the following understanding of scientific/artistic engagement in the fields of gender & queer studies, advanced feminism, and/or diversity studies.

The Ö1 Talentebörse Composition Prize in the amount of 10,000 euros is awarded by Ö1 and the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) and will be announced for the eleventh time in 2026. The composition prize is a composition commission for a chamber music work, which may also include electronics.

The Mozarteum University Salzburg mourns the loss of its former Deputy Chairman of the University Council, Prof. Heinrich Magometschnigg.

It is with great sorrow that the Mozarteum University announces the passing of George Kern, one time Professor of Piano and Chamber Music. The long association of the American pianist with the institution began in 1975; he continued to teach at the Mozarteum University until his retirement in 2018.

From February 13 to 19, 25 pianists from 15 countries competed in the piano category of the International Mozart Competition at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. Bogdan Dugalić won first prize, the audience prize, and the special prize of the International Society for Contemporary Music, while second prize went to Elisey Mysin and third prize to Anastasiia Kliuchereva.

Pianist Charmaine Yang, a master's student at the Mozarteum University, has been awarded the 2025/26 annual scholarship from the Fondation Armand & Nicky Delvaux, under the patronage of the Fondation de Luxembourg, for her outstanding academic achievements. The scholarship is worth €20,000. Congratulations!