Collaboration with University Mozarteum Salzburg

The mobile Music, Migration and Mobility exhibition in the foyer of the University Mozarteum. Photo: Carolin Stahrenberg

Throughout 2025, the University Mozarteum Salzburg featured the MMM project in a series of research presentations and workshops, a public exhibition and two concerts.

The collaboration resulted in two concert with students of the Vocal Studies Department (Abteilung Gesang), prepared and curated by Norbert Meyn, with pianist Klaus Eibensteiner, on November 21 and 22, 2025.

From left to right: pianist Klaus Eibensteiner, singers Sabine Rechberger, Miriam Bitschnau, Elisabeth Zeiler, Kornelia Ruthmann, Clara Sabin, Nicola Prähauser and Florian Stadlbauer, Norbert Meyn (right), after the Émigré Cabaret concert on November 22, 2025, photo: Nils Grosch

Norbert Meyn introducing the Émigré Cabaret programme, photo: John Thomasson

The symposium, titled 'Landschaft des Exils' (landscape of exile) was organised by John Thomasson and featured a total of 10 concerts as well as several talks. It took place in the brand new 'UMAK' building of the University Mozarteum and also featured the MMM project's mobile exhibition.

Lecture by former MMM co-investigator Prof. Nils Grosch, Salzburg University, photo: Norbert Meyn

During three visits to Salzburg, Norbert Meyn coached vocal students of the Mozarteum in the preparation of art songs and cabaret songs by Émigré composers from Nazi Europe, many of which had been edited and made available for the first time during the MMM project.

From left to right: John Thomasson (initiator of the symposium, the pianist Klaus Eibensteiner and singers Clara Sabin, Elisabeth Zeiler, Anna Czernin, Melanie Raffelt, Florian Stadlbauer, Simon Gerner and Janthe van der Sandt.