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Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversität
The Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna (; MUK) in Vienna, Austria, is a university of music and the arts. It was previously (2005−2015) named (KONSuni, Konservatorium Wien University), and before that (Conservatory of Vienna). It was established in 1938 as '. 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 * Falco, Austrian singer * Werner Hink, Austrian violinist and concertmaster * Dino Rešidbegović, Bosnian composer * Nathan Trent, Austrian singer * Wen Yi-jen, Taiwanese conductor * Yat Siu, Hong Kong–based entrepreneur and angel investor * Joe Zawinul, composer, keyboardist, leader of Weather Report • Johannes Pietsch singer-songwriter, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 for Austria with the song Wasted Love. References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muk Emblem
Muk or MUK may refer to: * Muk (food), a type of jelly found in Korean cuisine * Muk (Pokémon), a poison-type Pokémon * Muk-chi-ba, a variant of the two-player game rock-paper-scissors * Motorsport UK, governing body of four-wheel motorsport in the UK People * Muk (Korean name), a Korean family name * Petr Muk (1965–2010), Czech pop musician, composer and performer Places * Muk, Iran (other) * Muk, Tajikistan * Muk-dong, a ''dong'', neighbourhood of Jungnang-gu in Seoul, South Korea * Mukilteo, Washington, often referred to as "Muk" by its inhabitants. * IATA Code for Mauke Airport, at Ma'uke Island, in the Cook Islands See also * * Mucc is a Japanese visual kei Rock music, rock band, formed in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1997. The classic line up of Tatsuro (singer), Tatsuro on vocals, Miya (musician), Miya on guitar, Yukke on bass, and Satochi on drums was solidified in 1999 foll ..., a Japanese rock band * Muck (other) {{Disambiguation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Zawinul
Josef Erich Zawinul ( '; 7 July 1932 – 11 September 2007) was an Austrian jazz and jazz fusion keyboardist and composer. First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with Miles Davis and to become one of the creators of jazz fusion, a musical genre that combined jazz with rock. He co-founded the groups Weather Report and The Zawinul Syndicate. He pioneered the use of electric piano and synthesizer, and was named "Best Electric Keyboardist" twenty-eight times by the readers of ''DownBeat'' magazine. Biography Early life and career Zawinul grew up in Vienna, Austria. Accordion was his first instrument. When he was six or seven, he studied clarinet, violin, and piano at the Vienna Conservatory (Konservatorium Wien). During the 1950s he was a staff pianist for Polydor. He worked as a jazz musician with Hans Koller, Friedrich Gulda, Karl Drewo, and Fatty George. In 1959 he moved to the U.S. to attend Berklee College of Music, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universities And Colleges Established In 1938
A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The first universities in Europe were established by Catholic monks. The University of Bologna (), Italy, which was founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *being a high degree-awarding institute. *using the word (which was coined at its foundation). *having independence from the ecclesiastic schools and issuing secular as well as non-secular degrees (with teaching conducted by both clergy and non-clergy): grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law and notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university in medieval life, 1179–1499", McFarland, 2008, , p. 55f.de Ridder-Symoens, Hilde''A History of the University in Europe: Volume 1, Universities in the Midd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music In Vienna
Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all human societies. Definitions of music vary widely in substance and approach. While scholars agree that music is defined by a small number of specific elements, there is no consensus as to what these necessary elements are. Music is often characterized as a highly versatile medium for expressing human creativity. Diverse activities are involved in the creation of music, and are often divided into categories of composition, improvisation, and performance. Music may be performed using a wide variety of musical instruments, including the human voice. It can also be composed, sequenced, or otherwise produced to be indirectly played mechanically or electronically, such as via a music box, barrel organ, or digital audio workstation software on a computer. Music often plays a key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music And Arts University Of The City Of Vienna
The Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna (; MUK) in Vienna, Austria, is a university of music and the arts. It was previously (2005−2015) named (KONSuni, Konservatorium Wien University), and before that (Conservatory of Vienna). It was established in 1938 as '. 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 * Falco, Austrian singer * Werner Hink, Austrian violinist and concertmaster * Dino Rešidbegović, Bosnian composer * Nathan Trent, Austrian singer * Wen Yi-jen, Taiwanese conductor * Yat Siu, Hong Kong–based entrepreneur and angel investor * Joe Zawinul, composer, keyboardist, leader of Weather Report • Johannes Pietsch singer-songwriter, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 for Austria with the song Wasted Love. References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Schools In Austria
Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all human societies. Definitions of music vary widely in substance and approach. While scholars agree that music is defined by a small number of specific elements, there is no consensus as to what these necessary elements are. Music is often characterized as a highly versatile medium for expressing human creativity. Diverse activities are involved in the creation of music, and are often divided into categories of composition, improvisation, and performance. Music may be performed using a wide variety of musical instruments, including the human voice. It can also be composed, sequenced, or otherwise produced to be indirectly played mechanically or electronically, such as via a music box, barrel organ, or digital audio workstation software on a computer. Music often plays a key r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasted Love (JJ Song)
"Wasted Love" is the debut single by Austrian singer JJ (singer), JJ. The song was released on 6 March 2025 and was written by JJ himself alongside Teya (singer), Teodora Špirić and Thomas Thurner. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, where it won the contest with 436 points. In the process, the song became the first winning song for Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest, Austria since Conchita Wurst's victory in 2014 with "Rise Like a Phoenix". It is described by JJ as a song that describes his own personal experiences with unrequited love and its conflicting feelings between pain and beauty. The song drew positive reception in most critical reviews, receiving praise for its musical composition and JJ's vocal abilities. After the song's victory in the contest, "Wasted Love" enjoyed commercial success in numerous countries, peaking at number one in its native Austria and Greece, within the top five in Lithuania and Switzerland, and within the top ten in five additional cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria In The Eurovision Song Contest 2025
Austria was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song " Wasted Love", written by Johannes Pietsch, Teodora Špirić, and Thomas Thurner, and performed by Pietsch himself under his stage name JJ. The Austrian participating broadcaster, (ORF), internally selected its entry for the contest, which it ultimately won. Background Prior to the 2025 contest, (ORF) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Austria fifty-six times since its first entry in . It had won the contest on two occasions: in with the song "" performed by Udo Jürgens and in with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" performed by Conchita Wurst. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the , Austria had featured in only nine finals. Its least successful result had been last place, which it had achieved on eight occasions, most recently in . It had also received ''nul points'' on four occasions; in , , , and . As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, ORF organi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2025
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 was the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Basel, Switzerland, following the country's victory at the with the song "The Code (Nemo song), The Code" by Nemo (singer), Nemo. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), the contest was held at , and consisted of two semi-finals on 13 and 15 May, and a final on 17 May 2025. The three live shows were presented by Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer, with Michelle Hunziker joining for the final. Broadcasters from thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, the same number as the previous two editions. returned after a two-year absence, while , which had originally planned to participate, later withdrew due to economic reasons and the quality of the songs competing in its national selection. 's participation continued to cause controversy in the context of the Gaza war, with some participating bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JJ (singer)
Johannes Pietsch (; born 29 April 2001), also known by his stage name JJ, is an Austrian singer-songwriter. He won the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 for Austria with the song " Wasted Love". Early life Pietsch was born on 29 April 2001 in Vienna to an Austrian IT specialist and a Filipina cook. He spent the majority of his childhood in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he was introduced to both pop through karaoke parties with his family and opera through his father. Both have influenced his current pop-opera style. In 2016, the family moved back to Vienna. Musical career In 2020, Pietsch took part in the ninth series of ''The Voice UK'' after missing the deadline for ''The Voice of Germany''. He advanced to the Knockouts with the help of his coach will.i.am. The following year, he took part in the fifth season of '' Starmania'', where he made it to the first final show. He attends the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna after having attended the opera school of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weather Report
Weather Report was an American jazz fusion band active from 1970 to 1986. The band was founded in 1970 by Austrian keyboardist Joe Zawinul, American saxophonist Wayne Shorter, Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš, American drummer Alphonse Mouzon as well as American percussionists Don Alias and Barbara Burton. The band was initially co-led by Zawinul and Shorter but as the 1970s progressed, Zawinul became the primary composer and creative director of the group. Other prominent members throughout the band’s history included bassists Jaco Pastorius, Alphonso Johnson and Victor Bailey (musician), Victor Bailey, drummers Chester Thompson and Peter Erskine, and percussionists Airto Moreira and Alex Acuña. A quintet of Zawinul and Shorter plus a bassist, a drummer and a percussionist was the standard formation for Weather Report. The band started as a free improvising group with avant-garde and experimental electronic leanings (pioneered by Zawinul); when Vitouš left Weather Report (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yat Siu
Yat Siu ( Chinese: 蕭逸; born 1973) is a Hong Kong–based entrepreneur and angel investor, who was born and raised in Vienna, Austria. Early years Yat Siu's mother, who was from Taiwan and was born in Lisbon, Portugal, conducted for an orchestra. His father, who was born in Hong Kong, first was an instrumentalist and then became a businessman. He studied at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna. He trained specifically in the cello, flute, and piano. According to the ''South China Morning Post'', he "implies he was pushed" into becoming a musician like his mother and father. Career His initial job was at Atari Germany. Years later Siu became a director and head of East Coast Operations for Lexicor, as well as AT&T Solutions System Integration practice. After moving to Hong Kong, he founded Cybercity, an Internet and email provider, in 1996. The company was later renamed to Freenation, which the ''South China Morning Post'' called "Asia's first free web page a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
