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On 15 March 2023, the first event in a series of events organised by Salzburg's universities in cooperation with the Wissenstransferzentrum West (Knowledge Transfer Centre West) was dedicated to a hot topic: the impact of artificial intelligence on our everyday lives. The explosive nature of the topic and the fact that the discussion has arrived in the university context and in our society was demonstrated by the full Small Studio at the Mozarteum University.

Ziyu He was one of the youngest soloists in the Vienna Philharmonic when he made his debut at the Musikverein under Adam Fischer in 2017 at the age of just 18. The year before, he won both the International Mozart Competition in Salzburg and the Yehudi Menuhin Competition, and in 2014 he was the Eurovision Young Musician of the Year. He is a violinist with the renowned Altenberg Trio.

After all, the ability to teach an instrument at music schools naturally opens up many professional opportunitiesAfter all, how are you supposed to perform dance in two square meters?After all, you have to make ends meet.Franziska Strohmayr grew up in Augsburg and came to Salzburg to study, where she still lives today after

6 years of the Mozarteum Research Competition: Since 2019, the Mozarteum University's research management has awarded an annual prize for artistic, scientific and scholarly research projects. Director Eugen Banauch takes stock.

Starting on December 7, the Department of Opera & Music Theater, together with the voice classes and students of Claudia Lehmann, will bring Engelbert Humperdinck's fairy tale play "Hansel and Gretel" to the stage of the Max Schlereth Hall at the Mozarteum University. Five questions to the musical director of the production, Kai Röhrig.

Univ.-Prof. of Composition

But what was the first time like after you stopped rehearsals?Franziska Strohmayr grew up in Augsburg and came to Salzburg to study, where she still lives today after

Only eleven days after the divorce he married Poppea, whom he loves passionately.

After a large part of the events in the summer semester 2021 could not take place due to covid, the Mozartforum

Even 80 years after the end of the war, they raise big questions about the value of life, the power of

What a beautiful story: In 1869, the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef travelled to Japan. On board was a Bösendorfer grand piano as a gift for the Japanese Emperor Meiji. Legend has it that a naval officer was allowed to play the instrument for the tenno - a first musical experience that cemented the friendship between the two countries. 

Univ.-Prof. of Orchestral Conducting

Federal Minister for Education, Science and Research Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin Polaschek was a guest at the Mozarteum University on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 and congratulated students on their various engagements at the Salzburg Festival. In a conversation lasting just under an hour, the students told how their engagements came about and why the Salzburg Festival can be an important stage for the future.

Univ.-Prof. of Tuba / Director of the Bläserphilharmonie Mozarteum Salzburg