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In this work package, strategies are to be developed on how universities and museums can better know and benefit from each other. The HRSM project "Instrument Collections in Salzburg and Innsbruck" is exemplary. The aim is to develop a concept on how the potential between universities and museums could be better used, to increase knowledge transfer and to implement a contact person for museums at the universities.

The aim of the project is to develop professional opportunities and artistic co-productions exploring the ways diverse theatre traditions can effectively converse and contribute to quality artistic diversity and creativity in Europe. The objective of the Pl.ETA is therefore also to create a new artistic value out of the interaction between various theatre traditions and specialties.

News … Home News Aesthetic Practice and Critical Capacity. Education as a Condition of Aesthetic Experience Aesthetic practice and critical faculties 01.03.2017 Research project The research project investigates the role that aesthetic education plays in the formation of critical perception, thinking and action skills. Using a phenomenological inventory of methods, a concentrated qualitative study will be conducted to determine how 14-year-old students from different educational backgrounds deal with situations of aesthetic experience and what they are willing to learn from them. Project Management iris Laner (Department of Fine Arts & Design ) Sponsor fWF | Hertha-Firnberg Program Duration 01.03.2017 until 31.12.2022 The study is guided by the question of how the students' aesthetic educational history interacts first with their general ability to have aesthetic experiences in the first place and to engage with an aesthetic situation, their aesthetic attitudes, and their understanding of aesthetic activity and agency. Building on this qualitative study, which is exploratory and exemplary in nature, as well as a comprehensive philosophical discussion, the research project aims to develop a differentiated understanding of the critical potential of aesthetic practice that takes into account the factual pedagogical conditions of aesthetic experience.

The project sets out to accomplish a data-driven study in musical interpretation, connecting information from human analyses of a number of performances by Karajan, with algorithmically derived data spanning several decades of recordings. Although the project is conceived as a case study on Karajan, we wish to demonstrate the promise of data-intensive, interdisciplinary approaches to musicological studies of expressive performance, and help in establishing this as a new open standard approach in empirical musicology.

Im Zuge der Aufarbeitung konnte die über 20.000 Briefe umfassende Korrespondenz erfasst werden. Ferner wurden alle vorhandenen Autographen des Komponisten sowie seine gesamte wissenschaftliche Bibliothek katalogisiert. Darüber hinaus wurden Aufbauarbeiten an einer digitalen Mediendatenbank zur Salzburger Musik gestartet. Im Zuge dieser Arbeiten konnte die systematische Digitalisierung aller relevanten Bestände des Tonbandarchivs vollendet werden. Die aktuellen Aufgaben zielen einerseits auf den physischen Erhalt der Jahrzehnte alten Bestände ab und andererseits auf die Aufarbeitung von rund 40 Regalmetern an bislang nur grob indizierten diversen Restbeständen, die vorrangig Arbeitsmaterial Paumgartners, aber auch vereinzelt Briefe, Kompositionen, Autographe, Notendrucke, Tonträger und Bücher enthalten. Ferner soll der Aufbau der digitalen Mediendatenbank fortgesetzt werden. Werkvertragsnehmerinnen: Anja Arend und Sonja Majkowsky. Projektleitung: Dominik Šedivý.

In 2026, 21 ensembles (comprising a total of over 50 students) applied for the Mozarteum University Ensemble Grant – A (one-year) Start-up for Ensemble(s). In cooperation with The International Society of Mozarteum University, €30,000 is being made available to students and graduates of the Mozarteum University in Salzburg.

The Mozarteum University mourns the loss of Peter Gülke. As a conductor, musicologist and author, he uniquely combined musical practice with thoughtful reflection on music. His artistic and intellectual work shaped generations of musicians over several decades.

The announced budget cuts for Austrian universities are currently facing massive criticism across the country. The Austrian Universities Conference (uniko) warns of serious consequences for teaching, research, and university operations, with significant long-term societal impacts that we will not accept.

Together with the University of Salzburg and the Students’ Unions of both universities, Mozarteum University Salzburg sent a strong message yesterday against the planned budget cuts at universities. More than 2,500 students, faculty members, researchers and general staff took part in the demonstration through Salzburg’s Old Town, proclaiming a clear message: the future of education, research and the arts must not be jeopardised by short-term cost-cutting measures.

From 1 June to 31 July 2026, students at the Mozarteum University will be able to have their say: your opportunity to express your opinion on the quality of teaching, studies and the university's service facilities via an online questionnaire. 

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The fifth event in the “Salzburg Universities Development Initiatives” series focused on a topic that, according to experts, will bring about more change than AI applications: quantum physics and quantum technologies. A panel of high-profile experts from academia and industry discussed the potential of quantum-based technologies – and the profound changes and transformations they are likely to bring about for us as a society in the future.

How can Mozarteum University become a “living room for Salzburg”? In her first article for the Salzburger Nachrichten university news section (published on 6 June 2026), Rector Constanze Wimmer reflects on the university as an open space for encounter, exchange, and cultural participation. Read on to discover why art is more than mere consumption, what role “third places” play in our democracy, and how the Mozarteum aims to bring people together in conversation.

Elisabeth Gutjahr, former president of the Mozarteum University, was awarded the State Medal of Honor for her work as a driving force for culture and scholarship in Salzburg. She was the first female president of the Mozarteum University, which she led from April 2018 to March 2026. We extend our warmest congratulations!

Mental health issues, loneliness and an ageing population present Europe with major social challenges. At the same time, numerous studies show that art and culture can enhance mental wellbeing, foster social cohesion and increase the resilience of communities. The aim is for this potential to play a much greater role in future European health strategies.

From 13th July to 8th August, Salzburg once again became an international hub for talented young musicians. Around 500 participants from all over the world took part in the Mozarteum International Summer Academy, working across 50 masterclasses, Young Excellence classes and numerous other programmes under the artistic direction of Hannfried Lucke. Alongside the tuition, public concerts by teaching staff and matinees featuring the prize-winners ensured packed houses throughout.