With the final round of the 5th Mauricio Kagel Composition Competition, held from 1 to 4 February 2022, the Ludwig van Beethoven Department of Piano in Music Education manifested a strong signal of the mdw’s uninterrupted international presence despite the ongoing pandemic.

Next year, Alessandro Baticci will be returning to what's now his alma mater with a project of his own: DigitAize – Digitised String Instruments.

26th Vienna Days of Contemporary Piano Music

An exceptional composer on a quest for new worlds.

On the occasion of IDAHOT Day 2018, mdw students will be devoting a concert at Schlosstheater Schönbrunn to the works of Vilma von Webenau.