"All of the mdw’s areas of study are strongly intertwined with scholarship and research—including music education, which even has its own research department. Teacher training can only be elevated to the highest possible level of excellence if it’s deliberately kept distinct from the training of performers."

What role can the arts and culture play in shaping a sustainable future? This question was discussed by Birgit Huebener (Sustainability Coordination Office and green mdw), Tanja Obex (faculty member, Department of Music Education Research and Practice), and Annie Ternström (voice student).

A hallmark of the mdw is the broad range of art forms and pedagogically oriented mediation formats that make their home here. And during this May and June, the unifying aspects of this diversity as well as interfaces and inspiring interconnections between the various artistic genres will be the overarching theme of the festival KlangBildKlang.