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Under the artistic direction of Hannfried Lucke, four intensive weeks came to an end on Saturday, featuring 57 masterclasses in 13 subjects, Young Excellence classes and numerous additional offerings on health and professional qualification for musicians. A total of 12 prize winners were honoured for their outstanding achievements.

The versatile and renowned violinist, project manager and lecturer Franziska Strohmayr grew up in Augsburg and came to Salzburg to study, where she still lives today after graduating from the Mozarteum University under Prof. Martin Mumelter and Prof. Wolfgang Gratzer and from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London under Prof. Jacqueline Ross.

On June 26 and 27, the Department of Scenography invited to the annual tour, work show and summer party.

The internationally renowned recorder player, ensemble leader, conductor and university professor of recorder, Dorothee Oberlinger, has been awarded the Grand Culture Prize of the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Rheinland 2025. The award is endowed with 30,000 euros and is one of the most prestigious German culture prizes. Congratulations!

It is with great sorrow that the Mozarteum University announces the passing of its former rector, Univ.-Prof. Reinhart von Gutzeit, who died on 11th July 2025 in Lucerne after a long illness, surrounded by his family.

From 14 July to 9 August 2025, the Mozarteum University's traditional International Summer Academy will once again welcome young musical talents from all over the world: over 600 musicians from 54 countries can look forward to a wide range of 57 masterclasses in 13 subjects, Young Excellence classes and additional offers on health and professional qualification for musicians in four course periods. This year's highlight: a master class with Silvana Bazzoni Bartoli – the ‘only singing teacher Cecilia Bartoli ever had’.

The Theodor Körner Fund supports young scientists and artists with the Theodor Körner Sponsorship Award, which is endowed with 5,000 euros. It is awarded for outstanding projects, provides direct support to the winners and is at their free disposal. Two Theodor Körner Prizes go to graduates of the Mozarteum: musician Alexander Bauer and writer Anna-Maria Stadler. Congratulations!

The Salzburg AG Art Prize in the field of visual arts for students at the Mozarteum University Salzburg, worth EUR 10,000 and awarded for the first time, goes to Lukas Stangl (born 1992, Austria). With the Salzburg AG Art Prize, Salzburg AG promotes artistic engagement with the theme of ‘energy’. Theme of the first edition: Data Whispers: Making the Invisible Visible – congratulations!

From 22 to 28 June 2025, around 200 drama students from 18 universities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland will gather at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg for the national competition for German-speaking drama students. The event is being hosted by the Thomas Bernhard Institute – sending a clear message: ‘Get out of the bubble’.

Rachel Katstaller has been studying art education at the [Bildnerische] Innsbruck since 2020 and has been nominated for the Ö1 Graphic of the Year award 2025 – vote now!

The Tyrolean State Prize for Art, worth €14,000, goes to Johannes Maria Staud, a composer born in Innsbruck and professor of composition at the Mozarteum University. The jury unanimously agreed that Staud is one of Austria's most important contemporary composers. We send our warmest congratulations!

On 8 May, the Mozarteum University Salzburg held its fourth Inclusion and Diversity Day (INDI Day). INDI Day is a biennial event organised by the Working Group for Inclusion and Diversity in cooperation with the Department of Family, Gender, Disability & Diversity at Paris Lodron University Salzburg, the Stefan Zweig University of Education Salzburg and the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences on the premises of the Mozarteum University.