Audition Dates

Here you can find all the dates for our auditions:

 

Piano Performance

Bachelor's programme:

  • June 22-23, 2026* (Registration in mdwOnline from February 23 to April 15, 2026; Upload of the videos for the first round: March 2 to April 20, 2026**)

Find the repertoire requirements HERE.

Master's programme:

  • June 22-23, 2026* (Registration in mdwOnline from February 23 to April 15, 2026; Upload of the videos for the first round: March 2 to April 20, 2026**)
  • January 26, 2027 (Registration in mdwOnline: tba)

Find the repertoire requirements HERE.

*Video Round: The first round of this audition will be conducted via video. Candidates who are admitted to the second round (live audition in Vienna) will be informed by May 21, 2026. For uploading your videos, please follow the instructions provided during registration in mdwOnline.

**Please note that, for organizational reasons, it is not possible to upload any videos after the deadline.

Postgraduate programme:

  • June 22-23, 2026 (Registration in mdwOnline from February 23 to May 20, 2026)
  • January 26, 2027 (Registration in mdwOnline: tba)

Find the repertoire requirements HERE.

For the Postgraduate programme auditions, there is NO video round. The audition takes place in-person only.

 

For more information, click HERE.

Art Song Interpretation Piano (Performance)

Bachelor's programme:

  • June 26, 2026* (Registration in mdwOnline from February 23 to April 15, 2026; Upload of the videos for the first round: March 2 to April 20, 2026**)

Find the repertoire requirements HERE.

Master's programme:

  • June 26, 2026* (Registration in mdwOnline from February 23 to April 15, 2026; Upload of the videos for the first round: March 2 to April 20, 2026**)
  • January 22, 2027 (Registration in mdwOnline: tba)

Find the repertoire requirements HERE.

Postgraduate programme:

  • June 26, 2026* (Registration in mdwOnline from February 23 to April 15, 2026; Upload of the videos for the first round: March 2 to April 20, 2026**)
  • January 22, 2027  (Registration in mdwOnline: tba)

Find the repertoire requirements HERE.

*Video Round: The first round of this audition will be conducted via video. Candidates who are admitted to the second round (live audition in Vienna) will be informed by May 21, 2026. For uploading your videos, please follow the instructions provided during registration in mdwOnline.

**Please note that, for organizational reasons, it is not possible to upload any videos after the deadline.

 

For more information, click HERE.

Master's Programme in Piano Performance and Contemporary Music

  • June 23-24, 2026 (Registration in mdwOnline from February 23 to May 20, 2026)

Find the repertoire requirements HERE.

For the Master's Programme in Piano Performance and Contemporary Music, there is NO video round. The audition takes place in-person only.

 

For more information, click HERE.

Preparatory Course Piano, University Programme for Gifted Children and Course for Gifted Children

  • June 25, 2026 (Registration in mdwOnline from February 23 to May 20, 2026)
  • January 26, 2027 (Registration in mdwOnline: tba)

Repertoire requirements for the Preparatory Course Piano HERE.

Repertoire requirements for the University Programme for Gifted Children HERE.

Repertoire requirements for the Course for Gifted Children HERE.

 

For the these study programmes, there are NO video rounds. The audition takes place in-person only.

(For the Course for Gifted Children please contact Dr.in Buxbaum at buxbaum@mdw.ac.at)

 

For more information: VBL / HBL / HBK

Below you will find a technical guide for uploading the videos for the video rounds. Alternatively, you can also find information about this on the Study Center's website.