"The facts only belong to the task, not to the solution." (Ludwig Wittgenstein)

Born in Karlsruhe

Studied at the Universities of Karlsruhe and Hamburg

1999 Doctorate in historical musicology at the University of Hamburg

2013 Habilitation at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media

2008-2016 Professor of Cultural History of Music at the University of Oldenburg

Since 2016 Professor of Historical Musicology at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw)

Further information can be found at: www.mdw.ac.at/imi/melanie_unseld/