It was with a total of five former students that the mdw was represented in this year’s production of Jedermann at the Salzburg Festival.

An impression of the mdw’s diversity and selected bicentennial projects.

This statement is every bit as valid now as it was back when Max Reinhardt first made it.

Why we need both female and male role models.

The mdw recently brought to life its own Webern Kammerphilharmonie, a permanent university ensemble for future orchestral musicians looking to start their careers.

The award, worth € 10,000, went this year to the young saxophonist Marko Dzomba.

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.

On 22 November 2016, a new hall at the mdw named in honour of Maestro Zubin Mehta was dedicated.