Dear diary, dear studio, dear society! Painting students reflect on questions of individuality and self-conceptions as well as their entanglement and embedding in social contexts in dialogue with selected films (Caro diario, Synecdoche NY, Der Sammler und die Sammlerin...).
In the ‘Ambulance for Things’ project, the workshop was transformed into a creative outpatient clinic for a semester, in which objects were not simply repaired, but redesigned and transformed. The repair served as a creative means of not only returning things to their original function, but also giving them a new aesthetic or even a completely new use.
In cooperation with the International Mozarteum Foundation, the Institute for the History of Musical Reception and Interpretation (IMRI) at the Mozarteum University Salzburg is organising a symposium on ‘Mozart Interpretations in Sound Recordings up to 1950’ in the Mozart Sound and Film Collection from 19 to 21 November 2025. We ask for proposals for papers relevant to the topic.
It's that time again! The Mozarteum University cordially invites its alumnae and alumni as well as emeritae and emeriti to a drink followed by a visit to the opera on June 13, 2025 at 5:30 pm!
Tina Geroldinger, a young Austrian composer, and Maurycy Hartman, clarinettist and founding member of the Ensemble for Contemporary Music, in conversation about the new ensemble, opportunities and possibilities for contemporary music in the current music world and about special moments that arise when people engage intensively with each other musically.
The KinderUNI Salzburg returns again this year for the summer holidays and offers various formats for 8 to 12-year-olds under the motto ‘Reach for the stars!’
Three days of singing, dancing and making music: From 24 to 26 April, the new ORIGO festival celebrates folk music in its lively and constantly changing form at the Mozarteum University and in the city of Salzburg - and thus sees itself as a platform that not only preserves folk music, but also makes it possible to experience it in all its dynamism and creativity.
Mariia Tkachenko lived in Kyiv until March 2022, where she received singing and violin lessons as a child and has already appeared in several TV productions. Her acting studies at the I. K. Karpenko-Karyi Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television were interrupted by the war in Ukraine.
How does an acting class work? And what does the end result look like on stage? Find out at the #summercampspecial! Because at the national competition for German-speaking drama students, 19 drama schools from all over the German-speaking world will be presenting their theatre works at the Mozarteum University Salzburg.
The University of Salzburg and the Mozarteum University Salzburg invited their graduates and friends living in Berlin to a cultural evening at the Austrian Embassy in Berlin to mark the founding of the Alumni Chapter.
Alumnus Rupert Pföß has been working as a music teacher at Musikum Salzburg since 1996 and has been head of the folk music and harmonica department since 2012. He is also an extended board member of the Salzburger Volksliedwerk. His busy seminar and jury activities at various music weeks and music competitions enrich his everyday life as a musician time and again.
What a beautiful story: In 1869, the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef travelled to Japan. On board was a Bösendorfer grand piano as a gift for the Japanese Emperor Meiji. Legend has it that a naval officer was allowed to play the instrument for the tenno - a first musical experience that cemented the friendship between the two countries.
6 years of the Mozarteum Research Competition: Since 2019, the Mozarteum University's research management has awarded an annual prize for artistic, scientific and scholarly research projects. Director Eugen Banauch takes stock.
In October 2025, the new ‘Music Multis: Next Generation’ funding programme will start at the Mozarteum University. This programme, which is unique in Austria to date, prepares young talents specifically for music education studies.
Where art and design meet education: the Department of Fine Arts & Design at the Mozarteum University Salzburg offers students an inspiring environment in which artistic and design practice, theory and teaching are combined. On 18 and 19 March, the department opens its doors to all interested parties at the Open House.
We are delighted to announce that our leading position in the international university rankings has been confirmed once again! In the renowned QS World University Ranking by Subject 2025, published today, the Mozarteum University was ranked 12th worldwide, 9th in Europe and 2nd among institutions in the German-speaking countries.
