Univ.-Prof. Mag.phil. Dr.
Constanze Wimmer
Constanze Wimmer, Professor of Music Education, served as Vice-Rector for Teaching, International Affairs, Sustainability, Gender and Diversity at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz from 2020 to March 2026. She has been Rector of the Mozarteum University Salzburg since 1 April 2026.
She studied musicology, journalism and cultural management, obtained a PhD in music education from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, established Austria’s first course in music education at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz, and worked for many years in the concert sector and in cultural education, specialising in music education, audience development and audience engagement.
To this day, she is active as a project developer for numerous international orchestras, concert halls and festivals. From 2023 to 2024, she was involved in the research project ‘Networked Innovation in Classical Music: Collaborative Ecologies in Creative Cities’ (AHRC Network). In addition, she has extensive experience as a member of juries, advisory boards and executive committees, and has numerous publications to her name as both an editor and an author.