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In this respect, this idea also fascinates me, yes.Yes, and then there's me.In any case, it suits me very well to tell a given story that on the one hand is understood by the peopleWagner or Mozart and try to explore their worlds and stay with them, even if they are filtered through me

In recognition of her activities in the name of social freedom and fundamental democratic values, the Mozarteum University awarded Maria Kalesnikava an honorary professorship as part of the long-term project ‘Practicing Care – A Care Network at an Arts University’. After a long wait, Maria Kalesnikava was able to accept her honorary professorship in person on 5 October. She had already been awarded the honorary professorship by the Mozarteum University in autumn 2022, in her absence.

But fortunately, a small agency has already heard me in the university productions at the Mozarteum.My teachers Horiana Brănișteanu and Wolfgang Holzmair prepared me well, taught me inner strength andFor me it was a very good time at the Mozarteum University.It already gave me a starting advantage over others.

Artistically, not much has changed for me.So pure loneliness has not yet overtaken me, but neither has overcreativity.was very missing and the compensation in nature or in the studio became all the more important for meHere and there stories are also inspirations for me - I am a collector.

For me it was a very important time because I learned a lot.Maestro Thielemann once said to me that as often as he looked at the stage, he always saw me (laughs)No, with me it was the other way around.For me personally, everything is still up in the air.

Judith Valerie Engel is an Austrian pianist, musicologist & feminist. After years of study in Salzburg, Helsinki and Vancouver, she is currently completing a PhD in Historical Musicology at Oxford University. She is a recipient of the Stone-Mallabar Doctoral Scholarship awarded by Oxford College Christ Church. She is also one of the ‘Public Scholars’ in the Public Scholars Initiative of the University of British Columbia. Both academically and artistically, her focus is on historical and contemporary women composers.

Lisa Batiashvili is always on the move: Philadelphia, Oslo, London, Los Angeles. In her luggage: her violin, trainers — and neck patches. Since October, the Georgian-German violinist has also been a professor of violin at Mozarteum University. We talked to her about young musicians, the boundaries of musical genres, and the question of what music has to do with a vigilant society.

That carried me through a lot. There were deadlines, I worked, of course I earned money.Teaching has carried me through this time.It helped me to accept the situation then. But it took quite a long time.For me, streaming and all the online concerts are not an alternative.

On 23 June, the Opera Studies Department at the Mozarteum University Salzburg will celebrate the world premiere of Agamemnon (Musical Director: Gernot Sahler; Director: Alexander von Pfeil). The commissioned work was created by the young Slovenian composer Vid Ožbolt, who is currently studying composition with Sarah Nemtsov. In a conversation with the composer and with set and costume designer Laura Trilsam, a student in the Department of Scenography, we take a look behind the scenes and at the creative process behind the production.

Through my geography studies, excursions were always very important to me.I noticed that this work gives me a lot of pleasure and I "tasted blood", so to speak.It was and is always important to me to show and establish my art internationally.For this purpose I constructed a light system for the harp, which enables me to play in the dark.

For me, the political repression became a splendid isolation with love.Art for art's sake interests me at most as a consumer.This led me to my most successful cycle of work, KLONES.This helps me to allow my innermost self to emerge.

Vivi Vassileva represents a new generation of percussionists and showcases percussion as an instrument of the 21st century. She takes the audience to the very frontiers of the world of percussion, which she explores and pushes back with incredible passion, brilliant technique, virtuosity and athletic performance. A conversation about her work as a musician, the world of percussion and the athletic aspects of music.

During my studies I noticed that the theater and acting field appealed to me extremely.Interpersonal tact and reflection are therefore indispensable for me.Helmi Vent actually left the strongest impression on me.One of Helmi Vent's guiding principles is particularly memorable to me.

Wolfgang Richter studied German and History at the University of Salzburg and Art Education at the Mozarteum University. As an educator, he taught as an assistant at the Mozarteum University and at a Salzburg grammar school.

Univ.-Prof. of Composition

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.