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Personal ambition, egomania and sexuality as an instrument of power: Claudio Monteverdi's (1567-1643) "L'incoronazione di Poppea" is as topical as ever, even 380 years after it was written. A conversation with Gernot Sahler, the musical director of the opera production.

The Department of Musicology deals, among other things, with the history of European music from the Middle Ages to the present and offers courses in European folk music, non-European music and church music, as well as cultural studies questions about music.

2025 offers countless opportunities to look back on the past 80 years. The Second World War ended in Europe on 8 May 1945 with “Liberation Day,” marked by Germany’s unconditional surrender and the final collapse of the Nazi regime. In the months leading up to this, Allied forces had liberated the concentration camps.

From February 13 to 19, 25 pianists from 15 countries competed in the piano category of the International Mozart Competition at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. Bogdan Dugalić won first prize, the audience prize, and the special prize of the International Society for Contemporary Music, while second prize went to Elisey Mysin and third prize to Anastasiia Kliuchereva.

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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.

The bodies representing the employees in the enterprise (BR2) have the task of safeguarding and promoting the economic, social, health and cultural interests of the employees in the enterprise.

The diverse offerings of the Mozarteum University include publications from the disciplines of music, performing & visual arts, scenography, music & dance education, research, liberal arts, and interdisciplinary.

Mozart will be presented in the city of Lucca on 28 August 2024 as part of the Bella Musica tour.

The first winners of the 15th International Mozart Competition have been announced. The 1st prize in the string quartet category and the traditional special prize of the Mozarteum Foundation for the best interpretation of a string quartet by W. A. Mozart go to the Arete Quartet, the 2nd prize to the Affinity Quartet and the 3rd prize to the Eden Quartet.

The Leopold Mozart Institute offers professional preparation for music studies with the Pre-College and the Highly Gifted Support and also includes academic support: within the framework of the Pre-College, particularly talented young musicians receive intensive pre-university training.

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.

There are also cultural initiatives that no longer print advertising on paper in order to conserve resources

At the beginning of 2025, Florentine Klepper and Kai Röhrig's opera class at the Mozarteum University will bring Christian Jost's ‘Dichterliebe’ to the stage. The two set designers Carla Schwering and Yvonne Schäfer talk about the ideas and realisation of their visions for the stage design.