Alexander Drčar

Alexander Drčar serves as Senior Lecturer in Orchestral Conducting and Head of the Department of Conducting, Choir & Wind Band Conducting at Mozarteum University Salzburg. A graduate of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna where he studied under Karl Österreicher, Drčar has conducted at prestigious opera houses including Hamburg State Opera, Hanover State Opera, Volksoper Vienna, and Landestheater Linz. Since 2022, he has been Artistic Director of the Academy Orchestra of Mozarteum University and maintains ongoing collaborations with the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance.

Drčar maintains an active professional conducting profile alongside his academic duties:

• Guest conductor with orchestras including RSO Vienna and Bruckner Orchestra Linz
• Specialist in new music performance with reihe/Vienna and oenm/Salzburg
• International engagements in Taiwan, Slovenia, and Germany

His teaching focuses on orchestral interpretation, conducting technique, and performance practice. Upcoming projects include the Penderecki-Mozart Youth Academy collaboration with Krzysztof Penderecki Music Academy in Krakow.