Beyond the Score – Health & Well-being in Music and Performing Arts

Thank you to all contributors and participants!

The ÖGfMM Symposium Beyond the Score 2026 has come to a close with great success. More than 180 participants from music, medicine, therapy, psychology, research and education came together in Salzburg to exchange perspectives on health, prevention and sustainable excellence in music and the performing arts.

The symposium offered an exceptionally rich and diverse programme with 6 keynotes, 49 presentations, 24 posters and 35 workshops. The scientific programme was complemented by a special guided visit to the Salzburg Festival Hall, lively networking formats, Poster & Wine, and the concluding Gaisberg Summit with Walk & Talk sessions, roundtables and informal exchange.

What made these days truly special was not only the wide range of practical and scientific content, but also the atmosphere: open conversations, human encounters, new connections, shared curiosity and the sense of building something meaningful together. Many of these impulses, ideas and encounters will continue to resonate well beyond the symposium itself.

We would like to thank all speakers, workshop leaders, poster authors, moderators, supporters, partner institutions, sponsors and the many engaged participants for making this symposium such a vibrant and memorable event.

The digital conference proceedings are now available online:
→ Beyond the Score 2026 – Digital Proceedings

Photos from the symposium will be published here soon:
→ Photo Gallery : Images (web version, 1920 px)  | Originals (high resolution)