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News … Home News Mozarteum University at the Cultural Poster Award 202 Mozarteum University at the Culturaland Province of Salzburg, ORF Landesstudio Salzburg and Progress Werbung once again awarded prizes forThe Department of Fine Arts & Design of the Mozarteum University won 2nd place with its poster forwas selected as a trophy for the special format of the Culture Poster Award.

Every year, the Ruhr Piano Festival honours artists whose life's work is closely connected to the festival with its prize. The duo Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen played their 17th concert at the Ruhr Piano Festival on 8 July 2023. The "desire for shared sound" characterises each of their performances, for which they often put together special programmes for the Piano Festival.

News … Home News Ulli Gollesch Ulli Gollesch - visual artist & art educator 30.05.2020 Alumnae &Artistically, not much has changed for me.I am in an intensive preparation phase for a solo exhibition that is planned for the fall.Alumnae & Alumni Stories More news

The University Council of the Mozarteum University for the functional period 2023 to 2028 is now complete. Thomas Rietschel, M.A. and Sarah Wedl-Wilson, MA (Cantab) were elected by the Senate of the Mozarteum University. The Federal Ministry of Science and Research appointed Mag.a Silvia Grünberger and Univ.-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Rosa Reitsamer to the board. The four nominated members elected Em. o. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Karlheinz Töchterle as the fifth member, who was also elected chairman of the collegial body in May. Rosa Reitsamer was elected as vice-chairman.

Percussionist Martin Grubinger, Univ. Prof. for Classical Percussion & Multipercussion at the Mozarteum University, will be awarded the Heidelberg Spring Music Prize, endowed with 10,000 euros, on April 5, 2023.

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.

News … Home News Franz Schubert: Winter Journey Franz Schubert: Winter Journey 28.01.2021 Opera productionits own sake, in a sense for nothing but its belly.Opera production Elegy for young lovers 31.1.2024 Elegy for young lovers  "What qualities must a personOpera production More news

Since June 14, 2023, a right-wing populist party has been a legitimate part of the Salzburg state government. The Senate of the Mozarteum University Salzburg is following with concern the extremist expressions and exclusionary attitudes that are thus finding their way into key political positions in our federal state, not least with a view to the signal effect of this coalition in terms of federal policy and its international external impact.

In the doctoral programme of the inter-university institution Wissenschaft & Kunst (W&K), doctoral students research and work closely networked at the interface of science and art.

And the winner is... The university's internal Research Competition Mozarteum (RCM) took place for the 5th time in 2023 and has established itself as a fixed part of the university's annual schedule. On December 6, the best submissions were honored at the Award Ceremony with the involvement of the international RCM jury.

After A Midsummer Night's Dream and Owen Wingrave, the Department of Opera & Music Theater at the Mozarteum University will once again devote itself to Benjamin Britten's abysmal music-theatrical oeuvre. This winter semester, two of his masterpieces will be performed: Albert Herring in December 2022 will be followed by The Turn of the Screw in January 2023.

In a competition organized by Segafredo Zanetti Austria, students from the Department of Fine Arts and Design at the Mozarteum University are designing the first collection of cups for enjoying coffee at home, which will be launched when the company's own online store goes live in summer 2022.

News … Home News 2022-12-07_Cultural Fund Award of the City of Salzburg to "Nexus of Textile & SoundKulturfond Award of the City of Salzburg for "Nexus of Textile and Sound 07.12.2022 Awards & SuccessesPromotion Prize for Science & Research (endowment 6,000 euros) to Gertrud Fischbacher & MariusNoh SeungJu receives one-year grant for music 17.10.2025 Noh SeungJu receives one-year grant for music

Approximately 800 of the 1800 Mozarteum students receive pedagogical training. Accordingly, synergies between the departments involved are important, as they were created in 2012 by the School of Music and Arts Education (SOMA).

On 18th June 2025, members of the various curiae of the Mozarteum University voted for their representatives in the senate for the term from 1st October 2025 – 30th September 2028. At the constitutive meeting on 27th June, Univ.-Prof. Christoph Lepschy was elected as Senate Chair for the third time.

Where art and design meet education: the Department of Fine Arts & Design at the Mozarteum University Salzburg offers students an inspiring environment in which artistic and design practice, theory and teaching are combined. On 18 and 19 March, the department opens its doors to all interested parties at the Open House.