Baroque violin / Baroque viola

Admission to a Postgraduate University course (PGL) requires the closure of a subject-related master's or diploma degree at a recognized Austrian or foreign postsecondary educational institution in the respective central artistic subject. Admission with a pedagogical degree such as teaching or instrumental & vocal pedagogy is NOT possible.

A prerequisite for admission to a university course is also the successful completion of the admission examination. For this, an online registration is required first, during which the necessary documents are checked. An invitation to the admission examination will only be issued after the completely submitted documents have been checked.

ATTENTION: The examination of the documents of the preliminary studies can take up to 4 weeks! Early registration is therefore recommended.

Required documents for online registration

• Bachelor certificate and Master certificate or final certificate of an equivalent study program, if the study program has already been completed
• Current confirmation of enrollment, if the study program has not yet been completed (the transcript must be submitted by the time of enrollment!)
• Overview of subjects and grades of the BA and MA studies (Transcript of Records)
• Official confirmation of the main subject/instrument, if this is not evident from the other documents (e.g. "Bachelor of Music" is not sufficient!)

Form of documents

• The documents can be uploaded as PDF in the registration form.
• If the documents mentioned are not available in German or English, an official translation must be submitted as well.

Admission Examination

If you have received an invitation to the admission examination, you must perform an instrumental audition on site to determine your artistic aptitude.

The program presented must include representative pieces from several styles or epochs for the respective instrument, taking into account the technical and stylistic diversity. The following works must be prepared:

• at least one representative and demanding work each (solo work, sonata with basso continuo, trio sonata, other chamber music formations, etc.) from the following styles: Italian or Austrian early Baroque (e.g. Castello, Fontana, Biber), Italian high Baroque (e.g. Corelli), French style (e.g. François Couperin)
• a solo sonata or partita for violin or a solo suite by J.S. Bach in the viola version
• for Baroque violin: A capriccio by Locatelli
• for baroque viola: An etude by Hoffmeister The entrance examination must be on baroque instruments.

Dates & Timing

The dates of the entrance exam as well as important deadlines can be found in the current schedule booklet. 
Timing:

• Registration for the examination during the application period online via the registration portal for applicants
  (ATTENTION: Registration only possible if documents are complete!)
• if documents are positively examined: Invitation to the admission examination on site
• Participation in the admission examination on site in May/June
• If admission examination is passed: Invitation to enroll in the course
• Enrollment during the general admission period

Deviating examination method

Please note that the University Mozarteum Salzburg offers various support options for the admission examination and during studies if you have a disability or a chronic illness.

If this applies to you and you would like to take advantage of counseling, please contact Claudia Haitzmann:  claudia.haitzmann@moz.ac.at or +43 676 88122 337.