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When you arrived at the Orpheus Institute, was it immediately clear to you where your journey was goingYou have to do it and it takes time, you have to stick with it. And that's a good thing, too.It must be mentioned at this point that for a long time I was really very precise in reading scores.In the end, we did play the piano piece, but it was only one element of many.

Thomas Reif: I always wanted to become concertmaster, so I worked towards it and it was great when itIn any case, it was always exciting.That was a unique experience.then a time of crises of meaning and play, because there I felt like a wimp who was being given another

Alumnus Rupert Pföß has been working as a music teacher at Musikum Salzburg since 1996 and has been head of the folk music and harmonica department since 2012. He is also an extended board member of the Salzburger Volksliedwerk. His busy seminar and jury activities at various music weeks and music competitions enrich his everyday life as a musician time and again. 

It's not a prize in the strict sense. It was a call for scores.It was indeed a luxury and I was able to take a lot from that time.Was it always clear to you that you wanted to compose? Yes, composing was my goal very early on.It was simply not allowed for women to compose.

It was all very unrealistic, but basically I quickly got comfortable with slowing down a bit, doing thingsFirst I thought it would go on in April and then there was another cancellation in the mails.It is a dilemma.It hurts me to see people frustrated working in a music school. The children get nothing out of it.

Meral Guneyman is a versatile classical musician, with numerous releases, who is comfortable in both pop and jazz music, has transcribed many original works and is also an enthusiastic arranger and improviser. Her ability to move between classical and jazz with lightning speed and conviction is a rarity. In 2021, her arrangements of classic David Bowie songs were presented for the first time on ‘Steinway-Spirio’ - a high-resolution self-playing system of the highest quality.

Anton Bruckner and the Mozarteum University. A review with a look ahead to the commemorative year 2024 on Bruckner's 200th birthday.

When I came across it, I was thrilled!I see it as a huge task to bring sensitivity into the classroom.I was lucky enough to be able to take a lot with me.It was often a balancing act between lots of fresh input from outside and the core disciplines.

Matthias Bartolomey has been professor of concert violoncello at the Mozarteum University since October - and he has a lot planned for the future, starting with a course on progressive playing techniques in addition to repertoire teaching, which combines his diverse chamber music and soloist experience with new, intuitive improvisational approaches.

After four intensive weeks with 520 participants from 51 nations, 51 master classes and 16 additional courses with a focus on musicians' health as well as around 60 public events, the International Summer Academy 2023 came to an end last week with much positive feedback. Twelve young artists were also awarded prizes of 1,000 euros each, sponsored by the Cultural Fund of the City of Salzburg.

Award-winning composer Sarah Nemtsov is one of the most sought-after musical voices of her generation. A conversation about her professorship at the Mozarteum University, her personal creative process, and one of her 2022 highlights.

How did it feel to be a "Festival artist"?But the adrenaline is high at such a moment and it was very nice.For me it was a very good time at the Mozarteum University.First, it was the total love of music.

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.

The art and love of the viola led German Tcakulov from Vladikavkaz to St. Petersburg, on to Berlin, Munich, Karlsruhe and now to Salzburg, where he took up a professorship for viola on 1 October 2024.