It was with a total of five former students that the mdw was represented in this year’s production of Jedermann at the Salzburg Festival.

The Lower Austria native spoke with mdw Magazine about his student years at the mdw in Vienna and the fundamental secret to having a successful career.

On 6 June, the Georgian pianist will perform live at the mdw’s bicentennial ceremony in the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein.

The violist and mdw alumna is a passionate teacher and conductor – and a member of the Vienna Philharmonic.

Two graduates and a current student tell the mdw Magazine about their time at the mdw, how they deal with setbacks, and what success means to them personally.

The seventh edition of the Vienna Music Business Research Days featured the comparatively new theme of career centres at universities of music.

Angela Myles Beeching provides a look into her work as a career adviser and coach for musicians while also talking about the role of the audience and the challenges young artists face today.

Since 1 October, the mdw’s new Career Center has been working to ease students’ transition into the professional world. What all can it do? And do we really need it?

The mdw project Akademische Integrität [Academic Integrity] ensures a high standard of quality for degree theses, and its active implementation is making waves.

The young violinist Anna Rendl dared to embark on an adventure: she went freelance with her own concert agency, Artphonia.