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Judith Valerie Engel is an Austrian pianist, musicologist & feminist. After years of study in Salzburg, Helsinki and Vancouver, she is currently completing a PhD in Historical Musicology at Oxford University. She is a recipient of the Stone-Mallabar Doctoral Scholarship awarded by Oxford College Christ Church. She is also one of the ‘Public Scholars’ in the Public Scholars Initiative of the University of British Columbia. Both academically and artistically, her focus is on historical and contemporary women composers.

On 10 October there will be another ‘Salzburg Alumni Meeting’ in London, organised by the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg with a warm invitation to all Mozarteum alumnae and alumni. In addition, we invite our alumnae and alumni to the big symphony concert at the Haus für Mozart on 23 October!

The symposium ‘Internalising’ serves the exchange of knowledge, findings, research results and methodological concepts around the topic of ‘Learning and practising in music’. Abstracts or short presentations of scientific lectures, workshops and poster presentations can be submitted. A publication in the form of a conference proceedings is planned.

With supplementary courses in Artistic Research, Inclusion & Diversity, International Expertise and Physio & Mental Coaching, the Mozarteum University will be offering students the opportunity to develop their individual profile from next semester onwards, in addition to the existing supplementary courses in Multimedia and Gender - Diversity - Arts.

In June, Cibrán Sierra Vázquez, Professor of Chamber Music, and his Cuarteto Quiroga were awarded the Medal of Honour of the Escuela Reina Sofia, the highest distinction of the renowned academic institution, by Queen Sofia of Spain. Juliane Banse, Professor of Solo Singing, was honoured with the Placa de la Escuela - congratulations!

This year's Bella Musica tour promises an extraordinary highlight: for the first time, the original violin by W. A. Mozart will be presented in the city of Lucca on 28 August 2024 as part of the Bella Musica tour. This unique opportunity is made possible by a new collaboration with the Mozarteum Foundation.

Last Saturday, after four intensive weeks under the artistic direction of Hannfried Lucke, the International Summer Academy 2024 came to a very successful end with 55 masterclasses, 13 additional courses and 66 concerts. 550 participants from 53 nations (average age 21) were guests in Salzburg. Twelve up-and-coming artists were honoured and each received 1,000 euros in prize money donated by the City of Salzburg's Cultural Fund.

The combination of artistic-creative and scientific-technical approaches is at the centre of the inter- and transdisciplinary project "Co-CreART. Co-Creating Change" project. Together with children and young people, the CreART Lab will be developed over the next few years, a mobile educational space with various opportunities to engage with innovative ideas and possible solutions on the topics of sustainable building and living as well as climate-friendly mobility. As one of 12 projects out of 182 submissions, "Co-CreART. Co-Creating Change" came out on top in the "Learning" category.

On June 28, the Department of Scenography invited to the annual tour, work show and summer party.