School of Music Hanns Eisler Berlin. For the future of music.

Information on all events from April to July, as well as exciting interviews with our school's management, alumni and students, can be found in the newly published semester brochure for the summer semester 2026 (only available in German).

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The masterclass led by Prof. Dr. Péter Nagy focuses on sonatas for piano and cello, violin or viola, as well as selected chamber music works by Beethoven and Brahms from the pianist's perspective.

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With Krása, Ullmann, Koffler, Mahler, and Schoenberg, we dedicate this evening to five composers of Jewish origin. Their works were subjected to antisemitic defamation even before 1933, banned in the Third Reich, and some of them are still rarely performed today.

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With passion, skill and stage presence, our vocal students have impressed the judges at prestigious international competitions and celebrated great successes in recent months.

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Over the past few months, three Eisler School master’s students have been accepted into international opera studios at renowned opera houses: Egor Sergeev, Alla Khaiut and Jaewoung Lee.

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Just under a year after the renegotiation of university contracts began, Berlin's state universities signed an amendment to the existing university contracts on 11 February 2026.

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Xunyue Zhang from Prof. Stephan Picard's violin class won first prize at the Mozarteum International Mozart Competition. Third prize went to Maxim Tzekov, who also studies at the Eisler School.

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Ukrainian violinist Georgii Moroz was awarded first prize at the International Violin Competition in Singapore. Fifth and sixth prizes went to Eisler students SongHa Choi and Qingzhu Weng.

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Saxophonist David Patyra, who studies with Xavier Larsson Paez, won first prize at the 2026 Supernova Competition in Belgium with his saxophone Quartet Effel.

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It is with deep sadness that we learned of the death of our former voice professor and vice-rector Martin Bruns, who passed away far too early at the age of only 65 after a serious illness.

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The South Korean baritone from Ralf Lukas' singing class won the Grand Prize at the SD Seoul International Vocal Competition 2025 and third prize at the Concorso Viotti in Vercelli.

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Eisler alumnus Kens Lui is to become the new principal conductor at the Chemnitz Municipal Theatres. He completed his master's degree in conducting at the Eisler under Prof. Ehwald, Prof. Vitlin and Prof. Baum.

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The presidents and rectors of Germany's 24 music academies have elected Eisler Rector Prof. Andrea Tober as the new chair of the Rectors' Conference (RKM). She will take up the post in October.

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The Eisler alumnus has been selected as assistant conductor of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and junior assistant conductor at the Dutch National Opera for the 2025–26 season.

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Eisler compiled a code of conduct in a participatory process and published it following a decision by the Academic Senate. The printed brochure is now available at the school.

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Ukrainian bachelor's student Fedir Sheiko from Prof. Louise Pollock's class won first prize in the IPV competition for tenor and bass trombone.

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Bass-baritone Bo Wang, a master's student of Prof. Roman Trekel, was awarded first prize and the audience prize at the 5th International Helmut Deutsch Lied Competition in Vienna.

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Two Eisler students emerged as winners of the prestigious Seoul International Music Competition 2025: Lilia Pocitari with 2nd prize and Yesong Sophie Lee with 3rd prize.

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Robert Neumann won the 14th International German Pianist Prize and the Schott Music Audience Prize at the International Piano Forum in Frankfurt. He is currently studying with Prof. Eldar Nebolsin in the concert exam programme.

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Oboist Hyun Jung Song is currently completing her Konzertexamen with Prof. Dominik Wollenweber and Prof. Viola Wilmsen and, after passing her probationary period, is now a permanent member of the renowned British orchestra.

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Clarinettist and Eisler graduate Liana Leßmann has been appointed professor of wind chamber music at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University of Music and Theatre in Leipzig. She completed her master's degree in chamber music with Prof. Martin Spangenberg with the Pacific Quintet.

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