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News … Home News 1.5 million euros for Spot On MozART - Innovative Musicfilms 1.5 million euros for Spot On MozART - Innovative Musicfilms 23.01.2020 Spot On MozART Sandra Steindl For selected projects on digital and social transformation in the period 2020 to 2024, the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research has distributed 50 million euros to public universities. Of the 71 applications submitted, 35 were approved for funding - 1.5 million euros will go to the SPOT ON MOZ ART - innovative musicfilms® project at the University Mozarteum Salzburg (UMS), which was the only art university with a musical focus to receive a grant. A total of eight small initial projects are already on the home stretch for realization as part of the transdisciplinary project - including works directed by violinist Benjamin Schmid and film producer Hannes Schalle, film artist Claudia Lehmann and media artist Conny Zenk. Together with students from the University Mozarteum Salzburg (UMS), they are facing the exciting attempt to develop media-artistic works in various formats of modern DigiTech, based on Mozart's works and historical sources. They range from films and games to augmented reality and human interactive technology, thus opening up numerous fields that offer artistic-social research levels with a very high potential for innovation. In addition to the Angewandte University and the Vienna University of Technology, universities in Salzburg have expressed interest in participating in the project, which offers cross-institutional perspectives for new formats of collaboration. At the beginning of June, the kick-off projects will be presented to a broad public for the first time at a kick-off event - "it will be a multifaceted evening full of surprises, a colorful zebra in the black and white digitization landscape," says Rector Elisabeth Gutjahr. An interdisciplinary project with many dimensions The combination of historical music and new media with the communicative moment of the "spot on," the moment of encounter, naturally raises a number of questions that will be examined as part of SPOT ON MOZ ART innovative musicfilms®. "How can we succeed in making the supra-temporal, magical moments of our historical cultural and artistic treasures comprehensible and tangible in a world of hypermobile, short-lived digital communication? To what extent can an expansion of the understanding of the work be generated in the 21st century, and what does a new, innovation-driven engagement with Mozart's work mean for Salzburg as a location?" says Rector Elisabeth Gutjahr. Building on research results from the at least 50 individual projects to be implemented within the next few years, SPOT ON MOZ ART - innovative musicfilms® aims to artistically exploit the creative potential of digital and social transformation and further develop it together with its cooperation partners. Art and technology, tradition and innovation combine here quite naturally. Salzburg offers a great stage for this. Digital skills in all university areas To enable creative, artistic and scientific production and innovation, the interdisciplinary project integrates digital skills in all university areas. It thus combines forward-looking digital technology with tradition in the curricula. The focus is on the development of artistic digital formats that also respond to the expectations of the art market, the media landscape and culture. "SPOT ON MOZ ART - innovative musicfilms® also has the potential to bring together students from very different fields of study to work constructively and, above all, together on something. This can result in a kind of interface competence that makes it possible to look far beyond the traditional stage situation," says Eugen Banauch, head of research management at the University Mozarteum Salzburg. In order to spin ideas for initial projects, two student camps have already taken place at the Blaa-Alm in Altaussee - with students from the University Mozarteum Salzburg, but also from other Salzburg universities. To be continued …

News … Home News "Ian Stoutzker Prize in Memory Of Yehudi Menuhin" to Thomas Reif & David Eggert "Ian Stoutzker Prize in Memory Of Yehudi Menuhin" to Thomas Reif & David Eggert 27.01.2020 Press release Sandra Steindl In memory of violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin, the University Mozarteum Salzburg invites you to a special event on January 27, 2012 - the awarding of the "Ian Stoutzker Prize in Memory of Yehudi Menuhin" to violinist Thomas Reif (class Harald Herzl) and cellist David Eggert (class Clemens Hagen). The two "String Players of the Year" from the Mozarteum University will be honored at the event and will perform works from their repertoire (see above). The sponsor of the highly endowed award is the successful British businessman and philanthropist Ian Stoutzker, who was a friend of Yehudi Menuhin and founded the organization LIVE MUSIC NOW together with him in 1977. David Eggert is a Canadian cellist who combines an innovative approach to traditional repertoire with a determined commitment to contemporary musical creations. Solo performances in Europe and North America identify the Salzburg native as an emerging talent. David Eggert won among others the 1st prize and five special prizes at the International Cello Competition "Antonio Janigro" in Zagreb. At the  Naumburg Cello Competition in New York he was awarded an honorary prize. Thomas Reif, violinist from Rosenheim, has been a regular participant in master classes and a young student at the Mozarteum University since 2004, initially with Bruno Steinschaden and from 2005 with Harald Herzl. In 2006 he was accepted by the Leopold Mozart Institute for the Promotion of High Talent. Thomas Reif has already received several prizes at music competitions, including 1st prize at the International Johannes Brahms Competition in Pörtschach, 1st prize at the Mozarteum's Ruggiero Ricci Competition and 2nd prize at the European Competition for Young Violin Students in Gorizia.

The 1st prize in the piano division (Bösendorfer Prize), the "Audiodata Audience Award" and the special prize for the best interpretation of a work by Wolfgang A. Mozart went to the Austrian Elisabeth Waglechner, who studies with Stefan Vladar at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, where she was accepted into the highly gifted course with Alma Sauer at the age of 12 and studied with Christopher Hinterhuber.

News … Home News "Opera Out Of Opera" as a guest at Europark Salzburg Opera Out Of Opera as a guest at Europark Salzburg 17.02.2020 Press release What do Fiumicino Airport in Rome, the beach of Paralía Palaiou Falhrou Mpatis in Athens, the Spanish city of Pamplona and Europark Salzburg have in common? They form the backdrops of "Opera out of Opera" - a Europe-wide, interactive live concert format that puts opera right in the middle of people's colorful everyday lives. Opera out of Opera Where Europark Salzburg When March 7, 2020, 3:30 p.m. Artistic Director Mario Díaz Orchestra : Symphony Orchestra of the University Mozarteum Salzburg With Ayse Senogul (soprano), Nutthaporn Thammathi (tenor) and guests Mozart or Rossini instead? With an app accompanying the concert, the audience can vote en passant live on the program and find out about composers and their works. On Saturday, March 7 at 3:30 p.m., the young musicians from five countries will make a stop at Europark Salzburg. Audience development 2.0 for opera Dusty and elitist - opera away from the classical cultural scene sometimes has to contend with these prejudices, especially among younger generations. "Opera out of Opera," a transnational project of five European music institutes funded by Creative Europe, tackles precisely this issue: With an innovative concept - a mix of unusual performance venues, concert-accompanying interactive app, video wall as well as work abridgements through simplifications and medleys also in non-original language - it aims to inspire a new, young audience for opera. The first samples of the concept have already been seen at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, on the beach at Paralía Palaiou Falhrou Mpatis in Athens and in Pamplona. "The success was phenomenal, people were enthusiastic," said Mario Diaz of the University Mozarteum Salzburg. "We even managed to attract the attention of stressed travelers at the airport in Rome - not really terrain for opera at all - and make people linger and marvel. A busy airport hall was suddenly filled with great sounds, the atmosphere was unique." Accompanying voting app with background info To involve the audience in the performances and share knowledge about the composers, the works and the musicians, an "Opera out of Opera" app was specially developed for IOS and Android in German, English, Italian, Greek and Spanish. With this app, spectators can have a say in which pieces are performed via live voting. If the concert has already started, the app provides information in a live ticker about which piece of music is currently being performed. "In Rome, we first announced the project in a short speech and pointed out to also download the app and vote. It didn't take long before the spontaneous listeners were interactively in the middle of the concert action. And they stayed - listening, fascinated, spellbound, carried away from everyday life into another fantastic world full of sounding emotions, presented by young musicians for young people, but also across generations, of course, for everyone who enjoyed listening," says Mario Diaz. Project partners, musicians from five countries For the planning, coordination and implementation of "Opera out of Opera" five European music institutions have networked with each other: Under the leadership of Mario Diaz, the University Mozarteum Salzburg takes care of the overall artistic direction, the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia Rome acts as the main coordinator, the Chamber Opera Association of Navarra in Pamplona is responsible for the virtual design, live electronics and visuals, the Athens-based Art-On Petite Opera du Monde for the dramaturgy and the European Association of Conservatoires (EAC) in Brussels for marketing and communication. The musicians, students and alumni of the respective music institutes, also come from all five countries in a changing cast, while the opera singers are part of the fixed ensemble in each of the venues: Ayse Senogul (soprano) and Nutthaporn Thammathi (tenor) from the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Désirée Giove (soprano), Giacomo Nanni (baritone), Chihiro Hachiya and Sang Jin Jang (bass) from the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome and from the Art-On Petite Opera du Monde in Athens Marita Paparizou (mezzo-soprano) and Antonis Koroneos (tenor). A project with a future After the end of the first project tour in Salzburg, all acquired data and reactions will be evaluated and analyzed by an external partner before the project "continues to go out into the world to inspire young people for classical music and opera through a new way and to enter unconventional spaces," says Diaz. A social contribution on an international, European level, with comrades-in-arms from all over the world, from different cultures and religions, burning for the one thing: music, a language that needs no words and that has the power to unite peoples and connect generations.

Andreas Scholl is one of the best and most renowned countertenors in the world. A conversation about his endowed professorship at the University Mozarteum Salzburg, his musical roots and the very special moments of his career.

This year's Opus Klassik in the category "Instrumentalist of the Year" goes to Mozarteum professor Dorothee Oberlinger - for her recording "Night Music" with the Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca (dhm/Sony Music). The OPUS KLASSIK is the successor prize to the ECHO, which the recorder virtuoso has already won three times since 2008.

Applications for ARCO - Art, Research and Creation Opus 2024 are now open! The French-Austrian Academy for Contemporary Composition, a cooperation between the Mozarteum University and the GMEM - Centre national de création musicale Marseille, will take place in Salzburg from 3 to 13 July 2024.

Coaching and support program of trans- and interdisciplinary projects of art students on the topics of art, sustainability & socio-ecological transformation

The inter-university institution Science and Art of the Paris-Lodron University and the Mozarteum University Salzburg, which has existed since 2002, is dedicated to the multifaceted relationship between science and the arts of all disciplines in research, teaching and communication. From the winter semester 2024/25, a four-year doctoral programme will be established on the topic of "Cultures in Transition".

With the approval of research funding totalling 2.5 million euros from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), the foundation has been laid for the development of a state-of-the-art X-Reality Lab - the digital centrepiece of the new Mozarteum University site at Kurgarten.

Univ.-Prof. of Digital Humanities in the Arts

Coaching and support program of trans- and interdisciplinary projects of art students on the topics of art, sustainability & socio-ecological transformation

Under the title "Staging Realities" Mozarteum University invites media artists and artist collectives to apply for a funded residency to create an interactive, multi-user XR performance in the newly built X-Reality-Lab. Fully operational in winter 2025, the Lab features cutting-edge projection-based XR technology and is supported by the open-source software framework mozXR developed in cooperation with the Ars Electronica Futurelab.

Coaching and support program of trans- and interdisciplinary projects of art students on the topics of art, sustainability & socio-ecological transformation