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Seda Röder, formerly a concert pianist and now an author, entrepreneur and philanthropist who works to promote creativity in society and organizations. She is a sought-after speaker, advisor to DAX companies, and founder of the Sonophilia Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the scientific study of creativity and critical thinking.

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.

Start of the redesign of the canteen of the Mozarteum University: The new canteen will be opened at the start of the semester with a well thought-out furnishing concept, regionally produced units, simple and high-quality materials and a modern character. A new name for the cafeteria is being sought through a community vote.

Federal Minister for Education, Science and Research Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin Polaschek was a guest at the Mozarteum University on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 and congratulated students on their various engagements at the Salzburg Festival. In a conversation lasting just under an hour, the students told how their engagements came about and why the Salzburg Festival can be an important stage for the future.

The winners of the excellent master theses 2021/2022 are Patric Pletzenauer, Franziska Schneider, Tamara Obermayr and Friederike Klek - congratulations!

W. A. Mozart's composition Adagio in F minor (KV 594) for an organ work in a clock becomes a synesthetic experience in the project Shift, materially visible, audible and tangible. The result was presented in a textile-acoustic concert on July 18.

On June 23, the touch-down event of the Sustainability Challenge took place at WU Vienna, where Mozarteum students Eva-Maria Sallinger and Lena-Maria Schuster presented their annual project. The Sustainability Challenge recently won the international "SDG Education Programme of the Year".

Reference work and finding aid: On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Mozarteum University Archives, the doors were opened again and, among other things, the second volume of Ilse Tiebert's Historical Aspects was presented. The audience was pleased to see a comprehensive reference work on just about all relevant activities of the Mozarteum University in the context of the book presentation.

200 singers and musicians proved on July 2, 2023 that Dresden is located by the sea: The University Choir of Dresden, the Mozarteum UniChoir and the Staatskapelle Dresden let mighty waves of sound roll over the heads of 500 enthusiastic concertgoers with a brilliant program on the theme of "Beauty and Horror of the Sea" in the Kreuzkirche.

On June 29, the Department of Scenography invited to the annual tour, work show and summer party. Diverse insights into the studies, the studios and the created and ongoing projects were complemented with open studios, installations, exhibitions, films and live music.

Intensive one-week master classes with 53 renowned, top-class artists and teachers from the Mozarteum University and the international music industry, numerous public concerts and a colorful supporting program: from July 17 to August 12, the International Summer Academy will once again open its doors. It has evolved visually, but above all in terms of content.

Independent scientific publications, peer-reviewed conference papers and teaching assignments at renowned institutions: Our students contribute significantly to representing the Mozarteum University in artistic-scientific research and pedagogy in music theory nationally and internationally. Congratulations to our students in the ZKF Music Theory.