Award for Excellent Master Theses 2022/23

03.09.2024
Awards & Successes
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The winners of the excellent Master's theses 2022/2023 are Viktoria Anna Hirschhuber, Christiaan Josef Willemse, Giorgio Musolesi and Iris Vonolfen - congratulations! 

Picture from left to right: Vice Rector Mario Kostal, Christiaan Josef Willemse, Viktoria Anna Hirschhuber, Iris Vonolfen, Giorgio Musolesi, Rector Elisabeth Gutjahr.

Since the 2016/2017 academic year, the Mozarteum University has been awarding the "Prize for Excellent Master's Theses". This award recognizes outstanding theses by graduates who have dedicated themselves to their chosen topics in an innovative, original, unusual or particularly sustainably relevant way.

These are the winners of the excellent master theses 2022/23 and their work:

  • Viktoria Anna Hirschhuber, MA Piano Solo Training
    "An analytical examination of Franz Schubert's Piano Sonata in G major D 894"
    (Supervision: Joachim Brügge)

  • Christiaan Josef Willemse, MA Composition
    "An overview of the development of microtonal composition techniques in Western art music in the first half of the 20th century"
    (Supervision: Barbara Dobretsberger)

  • Giorgio Musolesi, MA Composition
    "Salvatore Sciarrino and the music of the past: a systematic recognition"
    (Supervision: Juliane Brandes)

  • Iris Vonolfen, MA Teacher Training Programme Secondary Level (General Education), UF Instrumental Music Education; UF Music Education
    "Music analysis in instrumental lessons"
    (Supervision: Sigrun Heinzelmann)

  • Auf der Bühne zwei Absolvent*innen mit Auszeichnung in den Händen, daneben Rektorin und Vizerektor | © Michael Ratz
    1.9.2022
    Award for Excellent Master Theses 2020/21 

    Awards for excellent master theses 2020/2021 Since the academic year 2016/2017, the Mozarteum University has been awarding the "Prize for excellent master theses". This award recognizes outstanding theses of graduates who dedicate themselves to their chosen topics in an innovative, original, unusual or particularly sustainable way. The winners of the excellent master theses 2020/2021 are: Caroline Fritz (MA IGP Guitar - Classical): "Slavko Avsenik und seine Original Oberkrainer: Untersuchung von Herkunft und Einflüsse mit der Analyse ausgewählter Beispiele" (scientific work, supervisor: Franz Zaunschirm) Pavle Krstic (MA Piano Soloist Training - Concert): "Analyse als Mittel der Interpretation der Préludes op.28 von Chopin" (scientific work, supervisor: Barbara Dobretsberger) We congratulate you!

    Awards & Successes