University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw)

Founded in 1817 as the singing school of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Society of the Friends of Music), the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw) is consistently ranked the #1 or #2 music university in the world by QS rankings for Performing Arts. Approximately 3,000 students from over 70 countries. The Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna State Opera, and Wiener Musikverein form an unparalleled professional ecosystem around the institution. Alumni include Gustav Mahler, Hans Richter, Claudio Abbado, Zubin Mehta, and countless principal players in the world's leading orchestras. Admission is highly competitive via auditions; instrumental, vocal, conducting, and composition programmes all require demonstrated excellence.

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