News - Page 17 - Universität Mozarteum

7.6.2023

New University Council of the Mozarteum University Salzburg

The University Council of the Mozarteum University for the functional period 2023 to 2028 is now complete. Thomas Rietschel, M.A. and Sarah Wedl-Wilson, MA (Cantab) were elected by the Senate of the Mozarteum University. The Federal Ministry of Science and Research appointed Mag.a Silvia Grünberger and Univ.-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Rosa Reitsamer to the board. The four nominated members elected Em. o. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Karlheinz Töchterle as the fifth member, who was also elected chairman of the collegial body in May. Rosa Reitsamer was elected as vice-chairman.

News
2.6.2023

Jakob Hoffmann wins 5th International Haydn Competition

Munich baritone Jakob Hoffmann is the winner of the 5th International Haydn Competition for Classical Song and Aria, endowed with 8,000 euros, which took place over the Whitsun weekend at Rohrau Castle (Bruck/Leitha district, Lower Austria). Hoffmann also picked up two special prizes.

Awards & Successes
1.6.2023

Online student survey on teaching, studies and service facilities

Actively shaping university life: From 1 June to 31 July 2023, students at the Mozarteum University will once again have their say. With the online evaluation, they have the opportunity to express their opinion on the quality of teaching, studying and the university's service facilities.

News
1.6.2023

Short film "Idyll" awarded German Camera Prize for Editing

"Idyll" is the title of a short film by Fanny Rösch, a student at the Munich University of Film and Television, made in 2022 as part of Spot On MozART in co-production with the Mozarteum University. For his montage of "Idyll," Sebastian Husak was recently awarded the Young Editors Prize at the 33rd German Camera Awards.

Awards & Successes

30.5.2023

"Out of the box" award to Agnes Scherer and Erik Hable

With the call "Out of the box", the city of Salzburg launched a competition of innovative ideas for the districts of Riedenburg and Maxglan. With "We swarm for the beehive" by Agnes Scherer and "burgglan" by Erik Hable, two of six awards went to members of the Mozarteum University.

Awards & Successes
22.5.2023

Lorenz Karls wins Concorso Ruggiero Ricci

For the 9th time, the internal violin competition Concorso Ruggiero Ricci took place from May 17 to 19, offering students the opportunity to gain competition experience in a familiar atmosphere.

Awards & Successes
21.5.2023

Wolfgang Amadé Mozart: Così fan tutte

The young officers Ferrando and Guilelmo* do not want to let their fatherly friend Don Alfonso get away with it - after all, he doubts the fidelity of their fiancée! But instead of the demanded duel, they accept his proposal of a wager and thus become handmaidens in the work of destroying their love relationships.

Opera production
19.5.2023

„Eine kleine Oper-Probe“

News
15.5.2023

Choir work at the highest level: Musical town twinning Salzburg-Dresden

The weekend around 1 May at the University was marked by an extraordinary musical bridge-building between Salzburg and Dresden: with a cappella singing and choral symphonies, "night" and "sea", word and sound, the Dresden University Choir and the choirs of the Mozarteum University combined to create a multi-layered, dazzling spectrum of sound.

News
15.5.2023

3sat Prize to stage designer Mirjam Stängl

The 3sat Prize of 10,000 euros at the 60th Berlin Theatertreffen goes to stage designer Mirjam Stängl for her stage in the production "Zwiegespräch" directed by Rieke Süßkow at the Burgtheater in Vienna.

Awards & Successes

14.5.2023

Alumni & Emeriti Meeting at Elissa / Dido & Aeneas

The Mozarteum University once again cordially invites its alumni and emeriti to a drink followed by a visit to the opera! As usual, the meeting point is the foyer of the Mozarteum University in an artistic setting amidst the "allegria" exhibition by Gertrud Fischbacher and Marius Schebella. The opera programme includes a world premiere: "Elissa / Dido & Aeneas". Rector Elisabeth Gutjahr will warmly welcome you and provide insights into the production.

News
8.5.2023

Loop "Film Art": Cooperation at the Leipzig Book Fair

MEAOISWIAMIA: Scenography meets Leipzig Book Fair! The Loop "Film Art", curated by Thomas Ballhausen, focused on the lyrical and atmospheric aspects of the encounter between the arts.

News
4.5.2023

Because there are so many. Public art by Elisabeth Schmirl

The artistic work of Elisabeth Schmirl, lecturer in the Department of Fine Arts and Design at the Innsbruck location, turns the spacious staircase of the Unicorn - opened in 2021 as a start-up and innovation hub of the University of Graz - into a multi-perspective space for encounters, remembrance and commemoration.

News
30.4.2023

Correspondences: Excursion of the [Fine Arts] to Linz

Over a period of five weeks, students from the [Bildnerische] Innsbruck and the Linz Art University wrote letters to each other. The regular exchange resulted in a collaborative collection of image/text combinations, which was presented as part of the exhibition COLLECTING! at Splace am Hauptplatz in Linz. The participating students Janine Zumtobel, Sonja Plattner, Angela Brugger, Özge Can and Mirjam Rizzi were invited to Linz on 19 April for a joint artist talk about the project and reflected on their project together with students from the Linz Art University.

Student project

29.4.2023

core of Space: Excursion Architectural Drawing

Urban forays with the sketchbook by 10 students of the Department of Fine Arts and Design and the Department of Scenography

Student project
28.4.2023

Extension of the Wind Band Conducting Course

The training in cooperation between the Mozarteum University and the Salzburg Wind Music Association is financially supported by the province of Salzburg until 2028.

News
28.4.2023

Alumni Meeting at the Orff Institute

Over 100 former students and faculty from various cohorts will return to their alma mater on May 5 & 6. The reunion will take place at the ORFF Institute with live music and offers opportunities for info, experience and material exchange, singing and dancing together, open workshops and most importantly, seeing familiar faces again. Even those on short notice are welcome!

News
27.4.2023

Christoph Lepschy als neues Mitglied der Deutschen Akademie der Darstellenden Künste gewählt

News
19.4.2023

"Lieblingskleiderstücke" nominated for the European Design Award 2023

The publication "Lieblingskleidungsstücke" with textile stories from the Department of Fine Arts and Design of the Mozarteum University (collected and compiled by Frauke von Jaruntowski, designed by Gerhard Andraschko-Sorgo) is nominated for the European Design Award 2023!

News
18.4.2023

International Summer Academy 2023: Application deadline extended until 1 May

Until 1 May, interested musicians from all over the world can register for this year's International Summer Academy, which has a new look and arouses anticipation for the summer. The visual change goes hand in hand with a further development of the content.

News