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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

News … Home News International Summer Academy enters the finale with a concert of prize winners Summer Academy enters the finale with a concert of the prize winners 12.08.2022 Press release © Christian Schneider They will present excerpts from their repertoire on August 20 at 7:30 pm in the Max Schlereth Hall. The event takes place in cooperation with the Salzburg Festival. The prizes are donated by the Cultural Fund of the City of Salzburg. After a two-year break due to the pandemic and not entirely easy travel conditions, the International Summer Academy Mozarteum was relaunched with a very gratifying 438 participants and 538 course bookings from 52 nations. The average age was 21 years. The most represented nation was Germany with 60 participants, followed by South Korea (47) and the United States (43). China (32) and Japan (30) followed closely. Austria was represented by 24 participants and Italy by 23. Six participants* came from Ukraine, supported by a full scholarship through the University Mozarteum's Ukraine Aid Fund, financed by donations and income from concerts. The most popular master classes were traditionally those for piano, violin and voice. Master classes with renowned artists offer extraordinary opportunities to work intensively and exclusively with internationally active interpreters and to learn from them. "My participation in the International Summer Academy was one of the musical and personal highlights of my life so far. The teachers are among the best in the world and the students came from all over the world, which made for a special cultural exchange and musical education. A personal highlight of the master class was the possibility to visit other courses, from which I learned a lot every day" as Tim De Vries from the Netherlands from Christian Altenburger's master class pointed out. This year's lecturers included: Christian Altenburger, Pierre Amoyal, Zakhar Bron, Ya-Fei Chuang, Mario Diaz, Barbara Doll, Andreas Frölich, Alexander Gilman, Michaela Girardi, Wally Hase, Christopher Hinterhuber, Latica Honda-Rosenberg, Robert Levin, Barbara Lübke, Hannfried Lucke, Leonel Morales, Valentin Radutiu, Thomas Riebl, Paul Roczek, Andreas Schablas, Markus Schirmer, Andreas Schmidt, Herbert Schuch, Sergiu Schwartz, Christoph Strehl, Wilfried Strehle, Claudius Tanski, John Thomasson, Kirill Troussov, Pauliina Tukiainen, Philipp Tutzer, Michael Vaiman, Arie Vardi, Andreas Weber and Dina Yoffe. The program and the prize winners will be announced shortly before the concert due to the last third course period still in progress. There will be one selection concert per course period. Laureate concert of the International Summer Academy 2022: Saturday, August 20, 7:30 p.m. in the Max Schlereth Hall, Mozarteum University, Mirabellplatz 1 Tickets for the laureate concert: 40,- to 60,- Euro available at the ticket office of the Mozarteum Foundation www.mozarteum.at/kartenbuero and at the box office.

News … Home News Shun Oi Wins Next Generation Conductors Academy and Competition Shun Oi wins Next Generation Conductors Academy 25.08.2022 Awards & Successes Congratulations to Shun Oi for winning the 1st prize at the international Next-Generation Conductors Academy and Competition in Hiroshima! On top he received the special prize for the best interpretation of the contemporary composition Blossoming II by Toshio Hosokawa.  Shun Oi was born in Japan in 1993. From 2012 to 2014 he studied piano at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Paris with Jean-Marie Cottet and continued his studies with Andreas Groethuysen at the Mozarteum University (Bachelor degree 2019). From 2015 to 2019, he studied orchestral conducting in the class of Bruno Weil, Alexander Drčar, Johannes Kalitzke and Reinhard Goebel, followed by master's studies in the class of Ion Marin, Alexander Drčar and Reinhard Goebel. In addition, Oi completed a bachelor's degree in historical keyboard instruments in the class of Christine Schornsheim at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich; starting next fall, he will follow this with a master's degree with Mikayel Balyan at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. Perhaps also interesting ... 12 prize winners at the Mozarteum International Summer Academy 12.8.2025 12 prize winners at the Mozarteum International Summer Academy  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. Press release Christiaan Willemse wins Ö1 Talent Exchange Composition Prize 2025 4.6.2025 Christiaan Willemse wins Ö1 Talent Exchange Composition Prize 2025  The Ö1 Composition Prize 2025, endowed with 10,000 euros, goes to the young composer Christiaan Willemse. He is studying composition in the postgraduate programme with Johannes Maria Staud at the Mozarteum University and impressed the jury with his personal and technically advanced works and compositional flair - congratulations! Awards & Successes Masterclass for Voice with Silvana Bazzoni Bartoli 27.5.2025 Masterclass for Voice with Silvana Bazzoni Bartoli  The only voice teacher Cecilia Bartoli has ever had is her mother, the soprano Silvana Bartoli Bazzoni. We are delighted to announce that from 4 to 8 August 2025, professional singers of all voice types will have the unique opportunity to work personally with Silvana Bartoli Bazzoni on ‘fundamental principles of vocal technique - the basis of a long singing life’ in a masterclass as part of the International Summer Academy at Mozarteum University. Registration is open now. News Dreamy, gestural, interwoven, humorous - or a chaotic hustle and bustle 14.4.2025 Dreamy, gestural, interwoven, humorous - or a chaotic hustle and bustle  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. Interview

Building on the experience of the two previous funding periods, in which most partner organisations were already involved, transfer formats in the STEAM area are being developed for the target groups of employees at the knowledge and technology transfer interfaces, researchers, students, graduates and stakeholders in the (creative) economy. The aim here is to build bridges between STEM disciplines and the artistic-creative sector.

News … Home News Mozarteum University at the Cultural Poster Award 202 Mozarteum University at the Cultural Poster Award 2022 29.09.2022 Awards & Successes Sandra Steindl On September 28, 2022, the City and Province of Salzburg, ORF Landesstudio Salzburg and Progress Werbung once again awarded prizes for the best cultural posters of the past year at the traditional Kulturplakatpreis ceremony. The Department of Fine Arts & Design of the Mozarteum University won 2nd place with its poster for the Tour 2022 "Jellybubble", which was endowed with 3000 euros. The poster was designed by Gerhard Andraschko-Sorgo, lecturer for visual design at the Mozarteum University and managing director of the design studio Linie3. The department has two reasons to be happy. This year, Progress-Werbung Salzburg announced a trophy competition in which two designs by students of the Department of Fine Arts and Design at the Mozarteum University were selected. The trophy design "More than Paper" by Mario Plattner (Innsbruck location) was selected for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Culture Poster Award as well as for the best series and Clara Elixmann's design from Salzburg was selected as a trophy for the special format of the Culture Poster Award. Perhaps also interesting ... Reflections – Female composers and their heirs in the sound of the present 31.10.2025 Reflections – Female composers and their heirs in the sound of the present  ‘Reflections’ is another project that pursues an egalitarian approach to the development and exploration of the arts: works by female composers from earlier centuries that have been forgotten posthumously or overlooked, rarely heard or never heard in this country are reflected in the diverse musical languages of today's musicians. Press release A triad of talent 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. Press release Noh SeungJu receives one-year grant for music 17.10.2025 Noh SeungJu receives one-year grant for music  Composer Noh SeungJu, who was born in Seoul (South Korea) and is  currently resident in Salzburg, has been awarded the 2025 Music Grant by the State of Salzburg. Congratulations! Awards & Successes Alek Niemiro receives the Austrian Art Alumni Award 2025 14.10.2025 Alek Niemiro receives the Austrian Art Alumni Award 2025  Alek Niemiro, a graduate of the Thomas Bernhard Institute's directing programme, has been awarded the new Austrian Art Alumni Award for his project ‘Last Hour of Resistance’. Starting this year, the award will be presented annually by the BMFWF and Austrian art universities to selected outstanding graduates, and comes with a twelve-month scholarship worth €24,000. Congratulations! Awards & Successes

At the end of the 1970s, a group of so-called "school musicians" of the subjects A1, A2 and IGP left the Mozarteum University (at that time still a university) as graduates and have nevertheless always remained in contact - with each other but also with their alma mater. After the general "forced break" of the last two years, this year thirteen alumni and alumnae from different regions and professional fields met again in Innsbruck. May many more meetings follow!

Another piece of normality returned and the Mozarteum University hosted another alumni and emeriti gathering on June 30. We met amidst the exhibition "Achtung International - Salzburg and 100 Years of the International Society for New Music" in the foyer of the Mozarteum University for a drink. Matthew Werley gave a guided tour of the exhibition afterwards and the evening ended with a visit to Claudio Monteverdi's opera "L'incoronazione di Poppea".

The Sustainability Challenge invites master's and advanced bachelor's students from all fields of study to apply for interdisciplinary courses on sustainability with a focus on the Sustainable Development Goals, to gain practical experience and ECTS. They work with companies, ministries or NGOs on concrete sustainability projects from the field, while the theoretical input is provided by lecturers from the seven participating universities.

The warlike events of the last week shake the foundations of our confidence in a Europe of peace and coexistence of many nations and peoples.