Franziska Wallner

Franziska Wallner studied clarinet at Mozarteum University Salzburg, taught as an instrumental teacher for several years and played clarinet in various orchestral and opera productions as well as in her own ensembles at festivals, concerts, film and media productions. 

In addition to her musical activities, she obtained a certification in project management, heads the Institute for Coaching & Career and in this context also the Career Centre of Mozarteum University Salzburg and is responsible for the KinderUni, Uni 55+ and the placement exchange for artists. 2020 - 2023 she worked as project manager and team leader for the interdisciplinary and inter-university project Spot On MozART.

In 2022, she completed her part-time training as a psychological counsellor and has been offering counselling sessions for students ever since.

Since 2024, Franziska Wallner has been one of the two representatives of the IG freie Musikschaffende for the province of Salzburg and a member of the nationwide core team. She is also a co-founder of the association ‘JEDE*RFRAU - künstlerische und feministische Impulse in Salzburg’ and is active as one of its artistic directors and organisers.

She is also currently doing her doctorate at the Institute for Cultural Management and Gender Studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.