The project systematically examines Giuseppe Tartini's barely researched, cosmopolitan instrumental pedagogy of his "Scuola delle Nazioni" in the 18th century, analyses his training system, materials and networks as well as the Europe-wide dissemination by his students.
Project leader: PD Dr Cristina Scuderi
Duration: 2025-2028

The project will examine the impact of this concept on the interpretation of the musicians and on the work of the composer herself, as well as its effect on the audience. At the same time, the consequences of this innovative compositional practice for musicological knowledge are the subject of the research.
Project Management: Elisabeth Schimana, MA
Project partners: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Susanne Kogler, PD Dr. Piotr Majdak
Duration: 2024-2026

The theatrical activities of the Viennese court between 1758 and 1763. Documented by Philipp Gumpenhuber's chronicle, a unique and extraordinary source for European cultural life in the 18th century.
Project Managment: PD Dr. Ingeborg Zechner
Duration: 2024-2028

Neither a biography of Franz Waxman nor a purely analytical study of his film scores are the goals of this project. Rather, Waxman's career as a composer, concert organizer, and conductor will be related to the American and international music and film industries.
Project Managment: PD Dr. Ingeborg Zechner
Duration: 2020-2026