Since March 2020, Vienna RSO Chief Conductor Marin Alsop has been an artist in residence at the mdw, where she’s also the first woman to teach orchestral conducting. The maestra joined Rector Ulrike Sych and Vice Rector Gerda Müller for a conversation about quotas, excellence, and equal opportunities.

A Conversation with Prof. Helmut Zehetner, in Charge of Orchestral Instruction at the mdw.

Portrait for the 40th Birthday of mdw Alumnus and Conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada.

The mdw recently brought to life its own Webern Kammerphilharmonie, a permanent university ensemble for future orchestral musicians looking to start their careers.

On 22 November 2016, a new hall at the mdw named in honour of Maestro Zubin Mehta was dedicated.