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Welcoming Masterclasses – Lisa Batiashvili & Claudio Martínez Mehner

19.12.2025
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© Privat / Chris Singerme
© Privat / Chris Singerme

Save the date: The Mozarteum University cordially invites you to experience Lisa Batiashvili (violin) and Claudio Martínez Mehner (piano) in person during a two-day masterclass. We are delighted to welcome these two outstanding musicians to the Mozarteum.

Contact
helena.mayer@moz.ac.at 

The master class marks the start of their professorships, which both will take up at our university in the winter semester 26/27. It offers a unique opportunity for artistic exchange and practical insights into their work.


Schedule and application

The master class will take place on 12 and 13 February 2026 and is aimed at students of the Mozarteum as well as external participants.

External participants will be charged a participation fee of €150 if accepted, which includes two teaching units and an audience ticket.


Registration

Registration will be possible via our website from January 2026. Two unedited video recordings of different works and a short CV must be submitted for the application. Selection will be made after reviewing the documents; the number of participants is limited.


Audience

Audience members are very welcome – admission is free, but seats are limited.

Save the date

  • 12.2.—13.2.2026
    Universität Mozarteum
    Lisa Batiashvili (Violin) & Claudio Martínez Mehner (Piani)
    Masterclass
    · Free
Claudio Martínez Mehner, Christian Thielemann, Lisa Batiashvili | © Matthias Creutziger, Chris Singer
© Matthias Creutziger, Chris Singer
21.10.2025

A triad of talent
Following a successful masterclass and a sold-out concert with the Bläserphilharmonie Mozarteum Salzburg in March 2025, Christian Thielemann will take up a position as Professor of Orchestral Conducting at the Mozarteum University in October 2026. Violinist Lisa Batiashvili and pianist Claudio Martínez Mehner will also begin teaching in the 2026/27 academic year.
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