Category: Austria

“I feel that I am not alone in this uphill battle”

Global Conservatoire student Laura Helene Hansen on the course “Music and Racism”

Laura Helene Hansen is working on her master’s degree in vocal studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen and will join the Opera Academy of the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. Laura took part in the Global Conservatoire course “Music and Racism,” taught by mdw faculty member Marco Kölbl in summer semester 2022.…

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“It is impressive to gain an overview of the musical life of other students”

How one gathers international experience at the Global Conservatoire

Studying in London, New York, or Copenhagen from one’s base at the mdw: the Global Conservatoire opened its digital doors with a pilot course in the 2021 winter semester. The Manhattan School of Music (New York), the Royal College of Music (London), the Royal Danish Academy of Music (Copenhagen), and the mdw are cooperating in this multifaceted project in order to offer their music students a flexible online programme of courses with synchronous and asynchronous sessions.…

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“By creating new worlds referring to the one that surrounds me I am able to live a number of different lives”

Benjamin Konjicija, 24 years old, spent the summer semester 2021 at the mdw at the Filmakademie. He grew up in a small town in Bosnia and Herzegovina called Fojnica, not far from Sarajevo. Currently, Benjamin lives in Sarajevo and is a fourth-year student at the Dramaturgy Department of the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, where he learns about writing for film, theatre, and radio.…

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Tales from the Vienna Woods

Four International students discover Vienna through Chamber Music

The mdw is famous for its impeccable reputation, prestigious alumni and international student body. Moving to a new country to study music requires a firm determination. Classes, concerts & working with musicians from different countries … here is our story of a quartet`s first semester at mdw (in 2018/19).…

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“The air you breathe is something magical and that immediately makes you feel part of something bigger”

Italian incoming student Francesco Appollonio about his semesters abroad at the mdw

Francesco Appollonio,  22 years old, comes from Capua – a small city, rich in history, in the province of Caserta. He plays the piano and is currently enrolled in the first year of the Master programme at the San Pietro a Majella Conservatory in Naples.  How many semesters have you already spent at the mdw?…

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“When I play it, I immerse myself in beautiful soundscapes…”

Pia Rossi, 24 years old, comes from San Giorgio del Sannio, a town in the province of Benevento in the Campania region (Italy). Benevento is a city famous for its outstanding historical artistic and archaeological heritage due to the successive rulerships over the course of history (Longobards, Samnites, Romans).…

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From Finland to mdw

Young conductor Sauli Saarinen about his semester abroad

Sauli Saarinen from Finland studies Conducting and is spending the 2020/21 winter semester at the mdw. In the International Blog he shares his experiences with us. Tell us a bit about your personal background: what role did music play when you were growing up and why did you decide to study conducting?…

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Dirigiermeisterkurs bei Alejandro Posada, Kolumbien

Wir Dirigierenstudierende der mdw haben uns sehr auf den Besuch des kolumbianischen Dirigenten und Absolventen der mdw, Alejandro Posada, gefreut. Er dirigierte im Rahmen des “Concierto de Música Latinoamericana” (Konzert lateinamerikanischer Musik) das Webern Symphonieorchester der mdw im November 2019. Der Kontakt und die Zusammenarbeit mit Maestro Posada war sehr inspirierend bzw.…

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Per Fulbright an die mdw

Wien ist für einen Musiker wie Disneyland für ein Kind

Das war noch nie so wahr wie für diese junge Sopranistin, die frisch aus den USA kommt. Mein Name ist Theodora Nestorova und ich bin 2018/19 eine Fulbright Stipendiatin an der Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien. Ich studiere als Masterstudentin Lied und Oratorium bei Martin Vácha und Anton Scharinger.…

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Off to Salzburg and Vienna

A visit to “the Land of Mozart”

On my 10th birthday my parents offered me the choice of a visit to Disneyland Paris or to “the Land of Mozart”. Needless to say I didn’t give it a second thought and we were off to Salzburg and Vienna – little did I know that I would be back twelve years later staying in both cities so close to where Mozart and Beethoven once lived!…

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