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Study concerts (or "class evenings") are concerts in which students of the Mozarteum University perform on stage. They are organised either as part of courses or by the respective departments - and are free to attend.

Study concerts (or "class evenings") are concerts in which students of the Mozarteum University perform on stage. They are organised either as part of courses or by the respective departments - and are free to attend.

Artist in Residence

Start of the redesign of the canteen of the Mozarteum University: The new canteen will be opened at the start of the semester with a well thought-out furnishing concept, regionally produced units, simple and high-quality materials and a modern character. A new name for the cafeteria is being sought through a community vote.

The University Council of the Mozarteum University for the functional period 2023 to 2028 is now complete. Thomas Rietschel, M.A. and Sarah Wedl-Wilson, MA (Cantab) were elected by the Senate of the Mozarteum University. The Federal Ministry of Science and Research appointed Mag.a Silvia Grünberger and Univ.-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Rosa Reitsamer to the board. The four nominated members elected Em. o. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Karlheinz Töchterle as the fifth member, who was also elected chairman of the collegial body in May. Rosa Reitsamer was elected as vice-chairman.

The question of how the new comes into the world is a fascinating and equally complex one. The second panel discussion of the Salzburg University Development Impulses in cooperation with the Knowledge Transfer Centre West attempted to shed light on the creative processes that precede the emergence of the new with experts from various disciplines and fields.

The Mozarteum University once again cordially invites its alumni and emeriti to a drink followed by a visit to the opera! As usual, the meeting point is the foyer of the Mozarteum University in an artistic setting amidst the "allegria" exhibition by Gertrud Fischbacher and Marius Schebella. The opera programme includes a world premiere: "Elissa / Dido & Aeneas". Rector Elisabeth Gutjahr will warmly welcome you and provide insights into the production.

"Idyll" is the title of a short film by Fanny Rösch, a student at the Munich University of Film and Television, made in 2022 as part of Spot On MozART in co-production with the Mozarteum University. For his montage of "Idyll," Sebastian Husak was recently awarded the Young Editors Prize at the 33rd German Camera Awards.

The new Institute for Open Arts at the Mozarteum University, currently under construction, offers an inter-, trans- and nondisciplinary workspace. A conversation with Claudia Lehmann, who has headed the institute since March 1st.

The Senate of the Mozarteum University joins the protests against a closure of the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra with all vehemence. The RSO Vienna forms an indispensable building block of the Austrian cultural scene and functions especially and above all in the field of new music as an important commissioner and premiere performer.

Eight Austrian universities have made it into the top 50 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023. The Mozarteum University reached 12th place in the Performing Arts category, ranking 9th in Europe and still second in the German-speaking world.

The U.S. pianist and organist Daniel Walter Chorzempa was university professor of organ at the University Mozarteum Salzburg from 1994 to 2013. He passed away in Florence on March 25, 2023.

On 15 March 2023, the first event in a series of events organised by Salzburg's universities in cooperation with the Wissenstransferzentrum West (Knowledge Transfer Centre West) was dedicated to a hot topic: the impact of artificial intelligence on our everyday lives. The explosive nature of the topic and the fact that the discussion has arrived in the university context and in our society was demonstrated by the full Small Studio at the Mozarteum University.

To kick off the 2022/23 summer semester, the Mozarteum University is launching a new corporate design. The centerpiece is a "monumental" typography and a university website that is intended to inspire as well as inform as a digital communication port. The development process was accompanied by the two renowned digital agencies Dept (concept) and Pixelart (development).

The Mozarteum University declares its solidarity with the Iranians who are courageously protesting for self-determination and equal rights in their country. State despotism and violence are to be condemned in the strongest possible terms!

A great success for the PLUS, the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, the SALK and the Mozarteum University: The Ministry of Education, Science and Research has now approved research funding of three million euros for, among other things, Salzburg Collaborative Computing (SCC), a new high-performance computer for the universities of the Salzburg region that will usher in the research world of tomorrow.