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.
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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
Sofie Royer, Austrian-Iranian artist and musician
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.