
Vice Rector for Art / Univ.-Prof. for Organ / Artistic Director International Summer Academy & International Mozart Competition
+++ Registration for the entrance examination is now possible! Application deadline for performance programmes: February 28, 2025 - all further information on the course pages! +++
The master's programme in organ performance offers a practice-oriented and academically-grounded preparation for the organist profession. It prepares students for an independent musical career and for positions requiring a high level of responsibility and artistic quality. The course focuses on the areas of organ repertoire, liturgical organ playing, and cultural history.
Department of Studies & Examinations
+43 676 88122 492
studienabteilung@moz.ac.at
Length
4 semesters / 120 ECTS-AP
Language
German
Application period
1.2.–28.2.2025
Auditions
summer semester each year
dates see at "Audition dates"
overview of all dates
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The focus of this degree programme is on further developing and deepening the practice-oriented academic and artistic skills already acquired in a subject-related Bachelor's degree, thus preparing students for a performing career. The MA in Performance qualifies students for professional practice in the following fields:
The curriculum is competence-oriented. After completing the Master's programme, students should:
The four-semester master's programme is modular in structure. Each module comprises teaching and learning content that has been combined to form thematically and didactically meaningful units of study. The names and content descriptions (study objectives) of the individual modules, the number of ECTS credits to be achieved for each module, and the type of performance assessment are specified in the curriculum. The module descriptions refer to the corresponding learning outcomes and competencies.
The Master's programme is a face-to-face programme and cannot be offered - not even in part - as a distance learning programme. The courses from the Principal Study, as well as in other One-to-One Tuition, are designed to build upon each other. Prerequisite for enrolment in courses from the Principal Study or One-to-One Tuition is a positive evaluation of the previous semester (from the second semester onwards).
The curriculum provides an overview of the courses to be completed, which are grouped into modules.
The courses are visible online in Curriculum Support:
Admission to a master's program requires the completion of a relevant bachelor's degree (BA) or another equivalent degree at a recognised domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution (e.g. university, college) (§ 64 Para. 3 UG 2002).
A prerequisite for starting the course is also passing an audition. Auditions take place once a year and consist of an instrumental audition and, if necessary, proof of German language skills. All information about the audition can be found under “Information on the admissions process” further down on the page.
PLEASE NOTE: You can only apply for study programmes for which you have not yet obtained a degree!
Students of the Master's programme are encouraged to complete a semester abroad. Semesters 2 and 3 of the degree programme are particularly suitable for this. In addition to subject-specific competences, a study period abroad can also lead to the acquisition and deepening of:
Examinations and assessments taken during studies abroad can be approved by the Director of Studies as equivalents to compulsory subjects, elective sujects or free elective subjects required by the Mozarteum University for your degree course. The documents required for the approval procedure are to be submitted by the applicant immediately after their exchange semester.
Details at International Affairs.
Admission to an MA Performance programme requires the completion of a relevant bachelor's degree (BA) or other equivalent degree at a recognised domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution (e.g. university, college) (§ 64 Para. 3 UG 2002).
A prerequisite for admission to this university course is also the successful completion of an audition. Registration for an audition is completed online via Muvac and requires candidates to upload documents proving their eligibility for the course. An invitation to audition will only be issued after the necessary documents have been submitted in full and approved by the admissions office.
PLEASE NOTE:
Applicants whose documents have been approved will be invited to the on-site audition. This consists of an instrumental audition and, if necessary, a test of German language skills.
The following documents must be uploaded in the online application form:
Format of documents
Please note:
Applicants who pass the audition and are offered a university place must ensure that their documents meet the certification requirements by the time of their enrolment at the latest.
The programme presented must include pieces typical of the organ repertoire from several styles or periods, taking into account technical and stylistic diversity. The following works must be prepared:
All applicants whose first language is not German must prove their German skills by the time of enrolment at the latest.
Exam A - Instrumental audition to determine artistic aptitude: 3.6.2025
Exam B - German language skills: certificate (to be presented upon enrolment)
Please note that the Mozarteum University Salzburg offers various support options at the time of your audition and during your studies if you have a disability or a chronic illness.
If this applies to you and you would like to take advantage of counselling, please contact Claudia Haitzmann: claudia.haitzmann@moz.ac.at or +43 676 88122 337.
You can find more information about starting your studies here: