Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna

Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna

Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien
Type	Private university
Established	1938
Vice-Chancellor	Andreas Mailath-Pokorny
Location	Vienna , Austria
Website	http://www.muk.ac.at/en.html

The Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna (Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien; MUK) in Vienna, Austria, is a university of music and the arts. It was previously (2005−2015) named Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversität (KONSuni, Konservatorium Wien University), and before that Konservatorium Wien (Conservatory of Vienna). It was established in 1938 as Musikschule der Stadt Wien. The school attained university status on 15 June 2005, as a private institution. The university also houses a location of the Viennese café Vollpension.

Faculty

• Linda Watson, American dramatic soprano

Notable alumni

• Miguel del Águila, composer
• Wen Yi-jen, Taiwanese conductor
• Falco, Austrian singer
• Dino Rešidbegović, Bosnian composer
• Yat Siu, Hong Kong-based entrepreneur and angel investor
• Joe Zawinul, composer, keyboardist, leader of Weather Report

External links

• Official website

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