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Dr. Matthew Werley (D.Phil. Oxford) is a musicologist and cultural historian based in Salzburg, Austria.
Dr. Matthew Werley (D.Phil. Oxford) is a musicologist, cultural historian, and the Founding Director of the Salzburg Institute for Advanced Studies. Educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, and in Philadelphia, his research examines festival and opera studies, cultural diplomacy, Austrian literature, and the politics of Central European musical life between 1750 and 1960. He has held teaching and research appointments at the University of Cambridge, University of Salzburg, and the Mozarteum University Salzburg.
A dedicated public communicator, he frequently collaborates with the Vienna Philharmonic and the Salzburg Festival, where he serves on the Academic Advisory Board of its Archive. His recent book, Wegzeichen Neue Musik (2025), explores Salzburg's post-WWI contemporary music scene. He is also the General Secretary of the International Richard Strauss Society and co-editor of the Richard Strauss-Jahrbuch. Recently, the heirs of Hugo von Hofmannsthal commissioned him for a major project in 2029.
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