Our Talents 2021
The Live Show
WU's Talents - Die Liveshow
Behind the Scenes
The live show, broadcast from Campus WU’s extraordinary LC building, was the big finale of the “WU’s Talents” competition.
Music
Aaron Farrokhnejad Afshar
WU student Aaron Farrokhnejad Afshar loves Mongolian throat singing. His contribution features a traditional Mongolian song.
Maximilian Anger
Maximilian Anger studies business administration at WU and vocal pedagogy (classical) at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
Tamara Badegruber
Singing is Tamara Badegruber's passion. The WU student applied to WU's Talents with a cover of a song by Dennis Lloyd.
Anne d'Arcy
Anne d'Arcy is a WU professor and musician. She is passionate about performing on stages large and small. Her repertoire ranges from baroque to modern.
Elies Grau
Elies Grau Guillén is a WU student, singer and guitarist. He wants to show that you can do many other things besides studying.
Kimmy Kim
WU alumna Katharina Kim believes that graduating from WU is a great way to combine a degree with a career in the arts! In the video, she performs her own song.
Florian Loizl
Florian Loizl is a WU graduate and baritone. His experience shows him that education in the fields of art and business complement and mutually enrich each other excellently.
Mathyson
WU graduate Mathias Rudolf aka Mathyson has discovered rap for himself. In his songs he likes to take up socio-political issues.
Lara Özer
Lara Özer wants to show that WU students are people with brains, talent and vision. She sings "Impossible" by James Arthur.
Kenneth Qua
WU student Kenneth Qua draws strength from music. The singer-songwriter's life is shaped by the lessons he has learned from music.
Marie-Florence Reich & Michael Korzinek
Marie-Florence Reich & Michael Korzinek write their songs themselves. They prove that music and studying at WU are in perfect harmony. For both, you need passion but also discipline.
Duo Saitenklang
The duo Saitenklang - WU employee Angela Werner and her daughter - lives with and for music. On harp and dulcimer they play "Only You".
Benjamin Schmid
WU employee Benjamin Schmid plays electric bass. He is particularly interested in exploring the lesser-known sonic possibilities of the instrument. In this video, he plays the first minuet from Bach's Cello Suite no. 2.
Schwarzweiß
Viktoria Schmidt studies at the WU. Together with Michael Zsifkovits she forms the singer-songwriter duo "Schwarzweiß". The two have already released 3 songs.
Ben Seegatz
Ben Seegatz is a pianist and WU student. With his art he wants to take people into the world of classical music.
Seinio
WU staff member Michael Wilson founded "Seinio" with a few friends. The joy of making music together is in the focus - the musicians like to try out different musical styles.
Matthias Stehle
Matthias Stehle makes improvised instrumental music with his band "Bandapär". He wants to show that creative people also study at WU and that instrumental music is cool.
Paul Sternath
Paul Sternath released his own music for the first time in November. Now he wants to establish a foothold in the music scene alongside his WU studies.
The Oceans
The band around WU graduate Christoph Martin has set itself the challenge to carry a positive message out into the world and to put a smile on everyone's face.
Selin Beste Yüksel
Selin Beste Yüksel studies at WU because she wants to understand the world. Music is the fuel for her soul. When she sings, she leaves the stress of everyday life behind.
Literature, fine arts & performing arts
Amir Abou Roumié
WU staff member Amir Abou Roumié works as an illustrator. His illustrations have strong graphic design elements and are often infused with a touch of humor.
Bibliophase
WU librarian Livia Neutsch focuses her blog on the idiosyncrasies of users, using photos and self-drawn comics to shed light on what goes on behind the scenes at a large library.
danidrawsdrawings
Whenever his WU studies allow him, Daniel Mainka paints and draws. Interest in business and art are not opposites for him.
Regine Eitelbös
Regine Eitelbös from the WU Executive Academy is passionate about sports. She designs her fitness training sessions with a lot of imagination.
Christian Foidl
For WU alumnus Christian Foidl, studying business administration was the start to many new worlds. Today, he focuses on art, his family and the management of innovations.
Anna Galkina
Painting accompanies Anna Galkina through her life. With a brush in her hand, the WU alumna can take a break from everyday life and find new ideas.
Markus Grain
In addition to his WU studies, Markus Grain writes novels. So far, he has self-published four books, held readings in libraries and schools, and participated in literary competitions.
Maria Halmaghi
Maria Halmaghi is a WU student and a painter. She decorates shoes and other garments with her designs.
Marina Hoermanseder
WU alumna Marina Hoermanseder thinks it's great to use craft to create something creative and her own business at the same time - and to be successful with it.
Kathleen Knaus
WU employee Kathleen Knaus discovered cake art when her children were young - each year they challenged their mother with new designs for their birthday cakes.
Edith Littich
WU professor Edith Littich enjoys spending her free time in nature and traveling and loves to translate her impressions into photographs.
Sonja Lorenz
Sonja Lorenz is passionate about painting and drawing. After completing her studies at WU, she would like to combine business and art in her profession.
Lukasdichtet
WU graduate Lukas Kofler Pellegrini writes poems as Lukasdichtet about topics where others lack words. He wants to spread positive energy and courage - especially when it comes to topics like social pressure, self-love or bullying.
Ursula Nemeth
Ursula Nemeth works at WU. In her free time she designs costumes with great eye for detail. She wants to bring joy with her costumes.
Mariana Sailer
Mariana Sailer teaches and does research at WU. But she also writes poems and stories and finds that poetry slams make lyrical art directly tangible.
Renate Schwarzmüller
A special way of looking at things, recognizing little things and capturing very personal moments without being obtrusive are what make up the photos of WU staff member Renate Schwarzmüller.
Anna Syrovatka
Anna Syrovatka writes courageously and disarmingly openly about what touches her. The texts of the WU Executive Academy employee are clear, entertaining, but also critical.
Dance, acrobatics & magic, comedy
ACSL Cheerdancers
The Austrian College Cheerdance Team unites students from all Viennese universities, for whom dancing is a perfect balance to the stressful everyday university life.
Alina & Marisol
Studying at WU helps Marisol Otero build a career, but hobbies like dancing take her to another world. This allows her to express her personality in a completely different way.
Hannes Ebner
Hannes Ebner loves to entertain people. He proves that even very businesslike and professional people like WU students can have a great sense of humor and laugh at themselves.
B-boy Sami
Chin-Lin Kuo, aka B-boy Sami, came to Vienna from Taiwan to study at WU. Here the Kung Fu athlete got to know and love breakdance.
Polina Stanchenko
WU student Polina Stanchenko practices gymnastics and cheerleading. Through sports, she has developed qualities such as commitment, responsibility, stress tolerance, team spirit and the will to win.