WE ARE 60!

The Department of Folk Music Research and Ethnomusicology at the mdw celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2025, marking six decades of research, artistic practice, teaching, and socio-political engagement. We look back on a unique development: from its founding by Walter Deutsch with the establishment of Austrian folk music research to Gerlinde Haid, who significantly advanced the field, Rudi Pietsch, who played a decisive role in defining artistic teaching, Ursula Hemetek, who anchored international ethnomusicology at the department with her research with minorities, to today, where we are striding into the future full of ambition and with a vision.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, IVE!

» Anniversary Symposium Program
» Celebratory evening 60 years of the department with a keynote by Ana Hofman, musical contributions from students,
   and greetings from friends of the department_Streaming
» Celebratory evening Program
» Radio broadcast “Dimensions. The World of Science,” Ö1 on the 60th anniversary of the department