Mysterious but Clear – Remembering Debussy 100 Years After his Death
On 25 March, it will have been 100 years since Claude Debussy’s passing—reason enough to give some extra thought to his music.
International Otto Edelmann Singing Competition – Vienna
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.
Special: Criticism
Just where the term comes from etymologically, how artists deal with criticism, and why music criticism often devolves into mere music journalism.
Rehearsal Stage Dedicated to Anny Felbermayer
In December 2017, a concert of scholarship recipients at the mdw’s Penzing location saw the rehearsal stage [Probebühne] renamed “Anny Felbermayer Probebühne”.
Art Criticism Between Power and Change
May we permit ourselves to reject criticism? And would, absent criticism, the endeavours of art, music, and literature lose their social functions?
Music Criticism, 2018. A Job Description
Objectivity, Crisis and Ratings, Praise and Derision.
How the Internet and smartphones have changed the way we listen to music
The results of research into how the digital media revolution has changed the way people in Austria access and use music.
Review: Analyzing Black Metal
The starting point for this publication was a day of study held at the mdw for the purpose of conveying and exchanging knowledge about just what is purported to be ugly, evil, and perhaps even wrong in music.
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