The fifth edition of what has now become Vienna’s largest competition for opera singers once again saw over 120 participants from all over the world gather at Schlosstheater Schönbrunn.

In December 2017, a concert of scholarship recipients at the mdw’s Penzing location saw the rehearsal stage [Probebühne] renamed “Anny Felbermayer Probebühne”.

In September 2017 the 8th Vienna Music Business Research Days—themed as “Unchaining the Digital Music Business?”—took place at the mdw.

On 16 and 17 November, the Department of Popular music (ipop) celebrated 15 years of existence as part of the mdw’s bicentennial celebrations.

Music schools’ future social missions and how these should be fulfilled.