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During an Advent service held by the University Parish/KHG at the Kollegienkirche, the members of the Mozarteum uniChor, conducted by Jörn Andresen, not only provided musical reflection but sent a powerful message of solidarity: a total of €1,453 was raised for the AAI Relief Fund for international students in need. The amount was officially handed over to the Afro-Asian Institute (AAI) Salzburg on 10th March 2026.

The Platform for Historical Politics at the Mozarteum University Salzburg invites participation in the academic examination of the university's political past, particularly during the periods of Austrofascism, National Socialism and the post-war era.

A shortage of teachers and changing values in society call for new measures in the field of education. A group of stakeholders from music education institutions met for the third time at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg to further develop strategies and measures.

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.

A conversation with Benedikt Gurtner about a cappella singing, working in an ensemble, the importance of music for children and society, and the social value of making music together.

The ASEAN-European Academic University Network (ASEA-UNINET) was founded in 1994 and is currently made up of over 80 universities in around 20 countries. The aim of the university network is to promote research and teaching activities between the member universities in Europe and Southeast Asia (in Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam).

On March 5, ARCOENSEMBLE will present five world premieres as part of the concert “sinews and flesh.” The ensemble's pianist and Mozarteum University alumna Alba Llorach Roca and young composer Yannai Schrire talk in an interview about what makes contemporary music so special, the intensive collaboration between instrumentalists and composers during rehearsals, and give us an insight into the creative process behind their own compositions.

Twenty violinists from 17 countries gathered at the International Mozart Competition in the violin category from February 6 to 12 at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. First prize went to Xunyue Zhang, second prize to Yuki Serino, and third prize to Maxim Tzekov.

From October 2026, students at Mozarteum University Salzburg will have the opportunity to gain in-depth insight into orchestral conducting. Christian Thielemann, together with his assistants Martin Fuchsberger and Jobst Schneiderat, will assume responsibility for the artistic training of a select group of aspiring orchestral conductors. Registration for the audition is open until 28 February 2026.

The Applied Theatre students are showing try-outs of their work in the module "On Representation - Who cares, who speaks?". Together with co-researchers, accomplices and so-called experts of everyday life, they try to find out which untold stories should be given a stage.