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Hollitzer Vienna

Univ.-Prof. of Flute

Establishing and developing the profile of an ensemble is one of the most demanding and, at the same time, most appealing challenges in artistic development. Many globally successful ensembles were formed during their studies, laying the foundation for an international chamber music career. However, existing study programmes alone can only provide limited incentives and framework conditions for this. The ensemble scholarship is the answer to this: convincing project proposals receive financial support for a period of one year to realise specific artistic projects.

As one of the leading international institutions of its kind, the Department of Strings & Plucked Instruments offers young musicians a top-class education and prepares them for modern concert life: with numerous performance opportunities, competitions, festivals, , orchestral productions and international exchange programs.

Mozart's „Le nozze di Figaro“ will celebrate its premiere on 18 June in the Max Schlereth Saal at Mozarteum University. The director of the production, Alexander von Pfeil, and set designer Thorben Schumüller talk about the creation process, inspirations and the opera's major themes: hierarchies, power relations, gender roles...

Florentine Klepper, Volker Wahl and Kai Röhrig in conversation with Magdalena Croll about Giacomo Puccini’s *Suor Angelica* and *Gianni Schicchi*

Lecturer for Principal Study Oratorio

Senior PostDoc in the project "Early Venetian Opera and the Literature of the 'Incogniti"

Senior Lecturer in New Music

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’.

Cultural Poster Award 2022 29.09.2022 Awards & Successes Sandra Steindl On September 28, 2022, the City

The prizes are donated by the Cultural Fund of the City of Salzburg.

Univ.-Prof. of Acting & Directing

On June 23, the touch-down event of the Sustainability Challenge took place at WU Vienna, where Mozarteum students Eva-Maria Sallinger and Lena-Maria Schuster presented their annual project. The Sustainability Challenge recently won the international "SDG Education Programme of the Year".