80th Anniversary: End of the war and the founding of the Republic
On 8th May 2025, we will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Today more than ever, it is imperative that we keep alive the memory of what happened 80 years ago and strive to preserve peace and democracy. The Mozarteum University will be holding a series of commemorative events throughout the year of remembrance, which will look back at the beginnings of the Second Republic and explore how this period still shapes events today.
Kontakt:
iris.wagner@moz.ac.at
Publication (forthcoming, 2025):
Demokratie – Materialisierung in und durch Musik
Democracy – Materialisation in and through music
Edited by Yvonne Wasserloos; Assistant Editor Pavle Krstic
Proceedings of the Conference of the Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Musikwissenschaft (held at the Mozarteum University Salzburg, 17th - 19th October 2024)
27th January 2025
Erinnerungsorte II (Places of Remembrance)
Concert with Readings to mark International Holocaust Rembrance Day, 80 Years since the Liberation of Auschwitz
Concept: Yvonne Wasserloos, Christoph Lepschy, Chungki Min, Irina Blaul
Organised by: Reserach Focus "Musik und Macht" (Music and Power), in cooperation with the Department of Musicology, Thomas Bernhard Institute, Institute for New Music, Department of Wind, Brass and Percussion
21st/22nd March 2025
"In honour of". Cultures of Remembering and Commemoration
International and interdisciplinary Conference
Concept and organisation: Yvonne Wasserloos & Bernadeta Czapraga
Organised by: Research Focus "Musik und Macht" (Music and Power) in coopearation with the Department of Musicology
5th May 2025
Salzburg after liberation. Marcus W. Orr Camp (»Glasenbach« Camp)
Lecture: Peter Eigelsberger (Documentation Centre Hartheim)
Organised by: Thomas Bernhard Institut
8th May 2025
Don Giovanni and the Art of Political Seduction. The "Mozart-Week of the German Reich" in Vienna, 1941 .
Lecture and discussion with Marie-Hélène Benoit-Otis (University of Montreal, Canada)
Organised by: Mozart:Forum
8th May 2025
Commemorative event on 8th May, students will stage an "artistic intervention" at 4.15pm in the foyer of the Mozarteum University, Mirabellplatz 1, 5020 Salzburg.
9th November 2025 + 27th January 2026
EU funded project: „Memory, Music, and European Values 2025-2026”
Two-day musicology conference: „Music in Concentration Camps” (2025 in Mainz, 2026 in Salzburg)
Cooperation between the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Birger Petersen), Mozarteum University Salzburg (Yvonne Wasserloos) and the "Forum Voix Étouffées" (Strasbourg)
International conferences with lectures, discussions and concerts
6th - 13th December 2025
Project week: Viktor Ullmann (murdered in Auschwitz) & Szymon Laks (Auschwitz survivor)
A cooperation between a number of artistic, academic and pedagogical departments
Concept: Kai Röhrig, Florentine Klepper, Yvonne Wasserloos. Eric Chumachenco, Eun-Gu Kim, Pauliina Tukiainen
Programme to include:
- Multiple performances of Viktor Ullmann's "Der Kaiser von Atlantis" and Szymon Laks' "L’Hirondelle inattendu", preceded by introductory talks; a matinee performance will be held for schools
- Lectures and seminars
- Piano recitals
- Lied recitals
- Film evenings (Documentaires on Laks and Ullmann)
- Talks with contemporary witnesses and survivors