200 Years of the mdw
An impression of the mdw’s diversity and selected bicentennial projects.
Posts By Astrid Meixner
mdw – then and now
mdw Magazine has brought together some old and new photographs of mdw buildings.
“Not dissimulation is the actor’s task but revelation.”
This statement is every bit as valid now as it was back
when Max Reinhardt first made it.
Auditioning Orchestral Life
The mdw recently brought to life its own Webern Kammerphilharmonie, a permanent university ensemble for future orchestral musicians looking to start their careers.
Casinos Austria Rising Star Award 2016
The award, worth € 10,000, went this year to the young saxophonist Marko Dzomba.
Diversitas Prize Goes to the mdw’s Inclusive Band Project
On 22 November 2016, a new hall at the mdw named in honour of Maestro Zubin Mehta was dedicated.
Nachwuchsforschung an der mdw
Since 2010, the mdw has been conferring its Best Publication Award on young researchers every three years to recognise outstanding dissertations written at the university.
Dedication of the new Zubin Mehta-Saal at the mdw
On 22 November 2016, a new hall at the mdw named in honour of Maestro Zubin Mehta was dedicated.
Achieving Success: I’ll do it my way
Success is something very subjective. It’s often small successes and big failures that bring us closer to our actual goals...
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