Oliver Wiener

Oliver Wiener is a Senior Lecturer and Senior Academic Councillor at the Institute for Music Research, University of Würzburg. He has been affiliated with the university since 2004, serving as a research assistant, academic councilor (2009), and senior academic councilor (2018). His roles include curator of the Study Collection of Musical Instruments & Media and membership on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Georg Kinsky Institute at Leipzig University.

• Curator: Study Collection of Musical Instruments & Media (2010–present)
• Co-Director: Atelier Klangforschung (2011–2013)
• Participated in DFG and BMBF research projects

Research Interests

• Ethnomusicology and historical musicology, focusing on systems, texts, and narration in music history
• Innovative approaches to spatial sound installations and digital humanities
• Music instrument collections and their interdisciplinary connections
• Curation of experimental music exhibitions (e.g., Syrian Soundtracks in Würzburg, Musical Animals and Instruments)

Scientific Awards

• Lower Franconian Commemorative Year Foundation for Science (2005)
• Dr. Günther Findel Foundation Fellowship (2000)

Grants and Projects

• DFG project contributor: 'Gradus ad Parnassum' by Johann Joseph Fux (1999–2003)
• BMBF-funded project: Objects on the Internet (2017–2020)

Labs & Teams

• Co-directed the Atelier Klangforschung (2011–2013)
• Collaboration with Gerriet K. Sharma and Stefan Hetzel on sound installations
• Team member at the Institute for Music Research, Würzburg