mdw Artists Portrait
Sophia Khutsishvili
On April 19, 2024, Ö1 presented the portrait of Sophia Khutsishvili in their program Intrada as part of the Ö1 Talentebörse.
Georgian Sophia Khutsishvili is the artistic director of Cappella Albertina Vienna and studies conducting with Sian Edwards and Alois Glaßner at the mdw. She won the “Towards Polyphony” competition in Wrocław and performs with renowned ensembles such as the Sofia National Philharmonic Choir.
The interview for the Ö1 portrait can be read on the mdw Artists platform. This edition of Intrada can be listened to on Ö1 for 30 days.
Our next Concert
Skandal? Courage!
Thursday, 13.06.2024, 8pm
Musikverein, Metallener Saal
All the composers on this evening had to overcome conventions and needed courage to follow their artistic path.
Germaine Tailleferre, the only woman in the "Group des Six", fought hard for her life as a musician. Her piano trio is one of her best-known works.
Hugo Wolf had major financial problems and a complicated personality. Nevertheless, he created music against traditional rules of beauty and form. His songs are indispensable today.
Erwin Schulhoff's Sonata erotica is a Dadaist work full of irony. Marie-Luise Stockinger examines the courage to perform this work today.
Mieczysław Weinberg suffered under Stalinist repression and narrowly escaped terror. One of his violin sonatas can be heard this evening.
Schulhoff's Jazz Etudes, written in 1926, ensured his survival in Prague's jazz cellars before the start of the war. Shortly afterwards, he was imprisoned as a communist and died in the camp.
An evening as part of the Vienna Musikverein's "Courage" program.
Tickets are now on sale to the general public.
Complimentary (or nominal fee) tickets at €10 will be available at the mdw Infopoint from 22.05.2024
A cooperation with the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien
Photo Exhibition
ANDREJ GRILC - Portraits of Classical Musicians
The Career Center presents the works of renowned photographer Andrej Grilc in the photo exhibition Portraits of Classical Musicians.
Let's celebrate the fusion of music and photography together!
Opening: May 07, 2024 at 6 pm
with a musical contribution by the duo David e Mia
Location: mdw campus, glass cube, building K (at the Info-Point), Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna
Exhibition duration: May 07, 2024 to June 28, 2024
Students of the mdw receive a special exhibition discount for a photo session with Andrej Grilc during the duration of the exhibition from May 7, 2024 to June 28, 2024.
Andrej Grilc is an outstanding music photographer of the younger generation with a specialization in classical music portrait photography and concert photography. He works with renowned artists such as Mischa Maisky and Martha Argerich and is an integral part of renowned music festivals. His works, which combine analog and digital techniques, are presented internationally at exhibitions and used by leading record labels for covers.
www.andrej-grilc.com
Project scholarships call 2024
At the Career Center of the mdw, scholarships are awarded to support artistic projects in connection with current or completed studies at the mdw. Interdisciplinary and inter-artistic projects are explicitly welcome, as are joint projects from different fields of study. The maximum amount of funding is 1000,- EUR per project.
Applications can be submitted to the Career Center of mdw until 30.9.2024.
Link to the call for proposals
Workshop - network D/A/CH
The new network of Career Centres at German, Austrian and Swiss music and art colleges opens up online courses to offer a wide variety of topics and provides the opportunity to network across regions. All events take place online and are free of charge for students of the mdw. Information on how to register can be found in the respective announcements.
Overview of the offered workshops
Camcorder Rental at the mdw-Career Center