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We mourn the loss of one of the most influential figures at our University and, in particular, within the Department of Opera Studies. On 24 September 2026, the renowned conductor, passionate educator and Professor Emeritus Josef Wallnig passed away at the age of 80. With his passing, the world of music and our university community have lost a highly respected advocate for the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

To kick off the 2022/23 summer semester, the Mozarteum University is launching a new corporate design. The centerpiece is a "monumental" typography and a university website that is intended to inspire as well as inform as a digital communication port. The development process was accompanied by the two renowned digital agencies Dept (concept) and Pixelart (development).

The Staff Council of University Teachers (DA1 / BR1) is responsible for all university professors, university assistants and contract assistants as well as federal and contract teachers at the Mozarteum University who are employed by the federal government under public law.

The only voice teacher Cecilia Bartoli has ever had is her mother, the soprano Silvana Bartoli Bazzoni. We are delighted to announce that from 4 to 8 August 2025, professional singers of all voice types will have the unique opportunity to work personally with Silvana Bartoli Bazzoni on ‘fundamental principles of vocal technique - the basis of a long singing life’ in a masterclass as part of the International Summer Academy at Mozarteum University. Registration is open now.

The only voice teacher Cecilia Bartoli has ever had is her mother, the soprano Silvana Bartoli Bazzoni. From 3 to 8 August 2026, the Mozarteum International Summer Academy will once again offer young professionals a unique opportunity to work personally with Silvana Bazzoni Bartoli.

Mozart’s music returns to a place closely linked to his own history: musicians from the Bella Musica Ensemble of the Mozarteum University’s Pre-College are currently performing in Rome and at the Vatican under the artistic direction of Stefan David Hummel. A particular highlight of the trip: during a concert - to be recorded live for Vatican Radio - in the Vatican Gardens, Mozart’s music will be performed on two original instruments from the collection of the International Mozarteum Foundation – his famous Dalla Costa violin and his childhood violin.

Univ.-Prof. of Piano

Anna Barbara Kastelewicz, a graduate of the Department of Musicology at the Mozarteum University, was recently honoured with the Award of Excellence for her dissertation on "Music, culture and cultural activities in the special camps of the Soviet occupying power 1945 - 1950 in the Soviet Occupation Zone and the GDR". Congratulations!

Univ.-Prof. of Voice

Univ.-Prof. of Violin

; Diversity In the summer semester of 2018, a working group for inclusion and diversity (AG ID) was set

2021/22, directing students will work with classical and contemporary drama texts, which they will set

Hinderhofer / Yvonne Schäfer / Thorben Schumüller Akt / Nude  VFMK Publishing House for Modern Art 2022 Set

A conversation with director Rosamund Gilmore about Engelbert Humperdinck's fairytale play "Hansel and Gretel", which premieres on December 7 in the Max Schlereth Saal at the Mozarteum University. Insights into the directing concept, into the joint development and creation of roles and about truthfulness on the opera stage.

The library's holdings are located in the reading room, the media library, the book depository, and the library's reading room in the Orff Institute. The works in the open access area in the reading room cannot be borrowed and can only be used on site, while the majority of the other media can be borrowed.

Making music together remotely—in real time, across an entire continent: this exciting EU-funded initiative to create a “European Symphony” aims to bring digital technology and classical music together in new ways. Musicians in 12 different locations will use innovative technology to overcome physical distances and perform a joint concert for symphony orchestra and large chorus. Compositions can be submitted until 31 July 2026. The Mozarteum University is also taking part.