Special: Sustainable mdw
Providing the best possible conditions for all members of a university community while leaving behind a fair ecological footprint is a daily challenge.
Running the University with a Fair Ecological Footprint
For two years now, the mdw has been one of the first universities in Austria to use 100 % green power—which is just one among many examples of sustainable university management set by the initiative “green mdw”.
Academia’s Responsibility to Our Climate
Conference attendance, lecture tours, guest lectureships: research is international and produces an enormous ecological footprint. So how can it be made to function in a more climate-friendly manner?
“Up in the Air” – Artistic Careers in Times of Climate Crisis
In the September 2019 issue of the music periodical nmz (Neue Musikzeitung) , German composer and concert educator Bernhard König published an essay entitled “Monteverdi und der Klimawandel” [Monteverdi and Climate Change]. What König wrote there represented some important food for thought for many at our institution.
Special: Beethoven 2020
We’ve all probably got some Beethoven clichés and images of Beethoven (and his head) kicking around in our own heads. But in this jubilee year of 2020, we’re aiming our gazes far beyond the usual notions of this famous Viennese-by-choice: Just who was this pianist, composer, artist, human being?
A Place that Remembers Beethoven: Theater an der Wien
Or: How do we THINK ABOUT BEETHOVEN when figuring out how to MEMORIALISE BEETHOVEN during this jubilee year?
Beethoven in Competition: Viennese Tradition Meets Fresh Interpretations Text: Clemens Aigner
The mdw’s 16th International Beethoven Piano Competition – just in time for the composer’s 250th birthday.
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