It was overshadowed by the passing of Kammersängerin Hilde Zadek on 21 February 2019 that the 11th Hilde Zadek Voice Competition took place from 22 to 27 April at the mdw.

As part of the event "Zwischen den Welten. Transdisziplinäre Verschränkungen von Wissenschaft, Kunst & Pädagogik" on 13 June, the University Senate awarded Harald Huber its Medal for Merit in Gold for his outstanding service to the mdw.

On 24 May 2019, honorary membership in the mdw was conferred on Friedrich Cerha in acknowledgement of his unwavering commitment to contemporary music and its appreciation as well as in recognition of his internationally lauded output as a composer.

On 16 October 2019, the project spiel|macht|t|raum will dedicate the hall used by the Centre for Further Education to a new source of inspiration for the 2019/20 academic year: Erna Kremer, a pianist and former instructor at our institution.

Four doctoral students were able to present their research work and discuss it in a European dialogue.

The second European Music School Symposium offered approaches and perspectives for a comprehensive and broad musical education.

This is the first time ever that an Austrian institution has claimed the top spot in a worldwide ranking of universities.

This year’s isa theme opens up a great deal of latitude for creative approaches in the arts and in research.