Early Music

Overview

The Department of Early Music is where the lively character of early music and its performance practice is brought together with the diverse competencies and versatility required of the performers. The department prides itself on offering teaching and study programmes that take into account both personal interests and professional perspectives. At the heart of the department is a distinguished faculty that includes some of the most renowned performers and scholars in the field of early music.

Event organisation
+43 676 4366 492
juan_manuel.araque_rueda@moz.ac.at

Schloss Frohnburg
Hellbrunner Allee 53
5020 Salzburg

Courses

Music

Baroque cello

MA in Performance Postgraduate certificate

Music

Baroque oboe

BA in Performance MA in Performance Postgraduate certificate

Music

Baroque violin / Baroque viola

BA in Performance MA in Performance Postgraduate certificate

Music

Fortepiano

Music, Music Education

Harpsichord

BA in Performance BA in Pedagogy (Salzburg) BA in Pedagogy (Innsbruck) MA in Performance MA in Pedagogy (Salzburg) Postgraduate certificate Pre college

Music

Historical performance practice

Master Postgraduate certificate

Music, Music Education

Recorder

BA in Performance BA in Pedagogy (Salzburg) BA in Pedagogy (Innsbruck) Bachelor Teacher Training Salzburg Bachelor Teacher Training Musik Innsbruck Bachelor Teacher Training instrumental music Salzburg Bachelor Teacher Training instrumental music Innsbruck MA in Performance MA in Pedagogy (Salzburg) Master New Music Postgraduate certificate Pre college

Music

Traverso

MA in Performance Postgraduate certificate

Music

Viola da Gamba / Violone

BA in Performance MA in Performance Postgraduate certificate

Music

Vocal Studies in Early Music

Master Postgraduate certificate

News

22.12.2025

Ensemble scholarship: A (one-year) Start Up for Ensemble(s)

Establishing and developing the profile of an ensemble is one of the most demanding and, at the same time, most appealing challenges in artistic development. Many globally successful ensembles were formed during their studies, laying the foundation for an international chamber music career. However, existing study programmes alone can only provide limited incentives and framework conditions for this. The ensemble scholarship is the answer to this: convincing project proposals receive financial support for a period of one year to realise specific artistic projects.

Open Call
6.10.2025

Early music as a sounding board for the future

Cycles, Seasons, Sounds of the Future: November sees the second staging on the interdisciplinary ORA – Original Sound Festival at the Mozarteum University Salzburg.

News
23.6.2025

Medusa Giuditta

Caught between Baroque and contemporary music, Kai Röhrig and Florentine Klepper's opera class set out in search of clues with ‘Medusa / Giuditta’, following on from the successful double bill ‘Elissa / Dido & Aeneas’ in 2023.

Opera production
10.6.2025

When eras collide

Armela Madreiter, graduate of the Mozarteum University and dramaturge for the current music theatre production by Florentine Klepper and Kai Röhrig's opera class, Medusa / Giuditta, talks about fruitful collaboration, exciting female characters and crossing boundaries.

Interview