For the future of music.

Teaser DAAD ARD Schwab

Vier Musiker mit Streichinstrumenten sitzend vor einer Mauer
Alumni News

The Viatores Quartet wins first prize at the 75th ARD Music Competition

At the 75th International ARD Music Competition, the first prize in the string quartet category and the audience prize went to the Viatores Quartet, which was founded in 2024 by students at the Eisler School of Music.

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Prof. Josef Schwab
Orbituary

We mourn the loss of Prof. Josef Schwab

It is with deep gratitude that we bid farewell to our former colleague, the cellist Prof. Josef Schwab, who passed away on 10 August 2026 at the age of 92.

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junge Frau mit kurzen lockigen Haaren und Brille
Eisler News

Raphaëlle Aoun honored with DAAD Prize 2026

Lebanese composition student Raphaëlle Aoun has been awarded this year’s DAAD Prize from the Hanns Eisler School. She is pursuing her bachelor’s degree at the Eisler School under Prof. Samir Odeh-Tamimi.

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Dates and Deadlines, eilser_live, Photo Galleries

Orbituary

We mourn the loss of Prof. Stephan Picard

It is with deep sadness that we have learnt of the death of our violin professor, Stephan Picard, who passed away completely unexpectedly and far too soon at the age of just 65. With his passing, our school has lost an outstanding teacher and a highly esteemed colleague.

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Sängerin sitzt an einem großen Tisch und schaut nach oben
Information

Dates and Deadlines

You're unsure when the semester ends or when you need to register for your exam? Here you'll find all the important dates and deadlines in one overview!

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Musiktheaterwerkstatt II Hoffmanns Erzählungen
Photo gallery

School Life in Pictures

Around 300 events a year showcase our students’ outstanding talent. Some performances are documented by photographers. Our photo galleries give an insight into the diverse student life at the Eisler!

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Die Absolventen, Das schlaue Füchslein, Musethica

Die Absolventen Klavierklasse Prof. Eldar Nebolsin
Concert | WED 21. OCT | 7 PM Studio14 – The rbb rooftop lounge

Die Absolventen at rbb Kultursalon

At the rbb Kultursalon, radio3 host Fanny Tanck introduces the young pianists from Prof. Eldar Nebolsin's class through conversation and music. The program is recorded live before an audience at the rbb rooftop lounge – offering a view over Berlin – and broadcast on a delayed schedule.

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Music theatre | FRI 23. – FRI 30. OCT | 7 PM Studiosaal

Das schlaue Füchslein

For the school's music theatre production of the winter semester 2026/27, the Eisler presents Leoš Janáček’s opera "The Cunning Little Vixen", composed in 1924. A total of six performances will be given, with Prof. Dr. Stefan Drees offering a thematic introduction prior to the two premieres on October 23 and 24.

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Cédric Pescia
Conzert | SAT 24. OCT | 7 PM KKS

Musethica Chamber Music Session with Cédric Pescia

The first Musethica session of the winter semester is led by Swiss-French pianist Cédric Pescia, who has been a professor of piano at the Haute École de Musique de Genève since 2012.

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Teaser Bayreuther Festspiele Dubrovsky YCAT

Zwei junge Frauen, dunkel gekleidet auf einer Parkbank
Bayreuth Wagner Festival

Leonie Haupt directs a Wagner opera for children

Directing student Leonie Haupt is staging Richard Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung as a children’s opera at the Bayreuth Festival, in collaboration with dramaturg Sara Zimmermann.

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Junger blonder Mann mit Horn in der Hand
Engagement

Daniel Dubrovsky, horn player with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich

The Austrian Daniel Dubrovsky, a student of Prof. Sibylle Mahni, will begin his probationary period as a horn player with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich in September.

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Förderung

Willard Carter and Callum McLachlan YCAT New Artists 2026

The two Eisler students have been accepted as New Artists onto the British Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) support scheme.

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Teaser Sueye Park Suyeon Kang Haydn

Beatrice Colombis, Michael Hill Competition 2026
Competition

Beatrice Colombis wins Michael Hill International Violin Competition 2026

Australian violinist Beatrice Colombis has won first prize at the 2026 Michael Hill International Competition in New Zealand. She has been studying with Suyeon Kang at the Eisler School since the 2025–26 winter semester.

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Sueye Park
Engagement

Sueye Park Appointed to Professorship in Vienna

The violinist, a graduate of the Eisler School who studied under Prof. Ulf Wallin, has been a professor of violin at the renowned University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw) since March 2026.

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Madalena Oliveira Martins
Competition

Madalena Oliveira Martins and Ainhoa López de Munain win at Haydn Competition

At the International Haydn Vocal Competition for Classical Art Song and Aria, Madalena Oliveira Martins was awarded third prize; Ainhoa López de Munain received the Audience Award.

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Teaser Ein Zvi Choi Euphorie Quartett

Junger Mann mit schwarzem Anzug vor grauem Hintergrund
Engagement

Omer Ein Zvi to become First Kapellmeister in Stuttgart

The Israeli conductor Omer Ein Zvi, a student in Prof. Markus Stenz’s conducting class, will become First Kapellmeister and Assistant to the General Music Director at the Stuttgart State Opera from the 2026/27 season.

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Junyoung Choi
Competition

Junyoung Choi succeeds at the Seoul International Music Competition

The South Korean baritone Junyoung Choi, a student in Ralf Lukas’s singing class, was awarded third prize at the 2026 Seoul International Music Competition.

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Euphorie Quartett
Competition

2nd prize at the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition for the Euphorie Quartett

The Euphorie Quartet, from Prof. Jonathan Aner’s chamber music class, won second prize at the 12th Osaka International Chamber Music Competition in Japan.

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Teaser Studie Günst Violinklassen

Study

Survey for a nationwide study on abuse of power begins

From May 2026, the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin will be taking part in a nationwide, independent, cross-institutional study on the manifestations and prevention of abuse of power at German music academies.

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Junger Mann in schwarz mit Locken hält Violine in der Hand
Competition

The 2026 German Business Music Award goes to Benjamin Günst

The Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft has awarded its 2026 Music Prize to master’s student Benjamin Günst from Prof. Antje Weithaas’s violin class; the prize includes a cash award of 15,000 euros and the opportunity to perform at prestigious festivals.

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Mariana Espada Lopes
Engagements

Students and alumni from the violin classes secure positions in orchestras

David Marquard, Esther Frey, Mariana Espada Lopes, Anne Luisa Kramb, Raquel Areal Martínez, Sonja Bogner and Alexandra Weissbecker have secured positions with, among others, the Munich and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras, the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.

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Teaser Erfolge Kühnhold Gesang Jong

Mann in schwarz-weißer Konzertkleidung mit schwarzer Flöte
Berufung

Mathieu Dufour appointed Chair of Flute

The French flutist Mathieu Dufour has been appointed to the Chair of Flute at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin. He has been taking over the flute class of Prof. Benoît Fromanger since 2023.

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Alumni News

Alumna Anja Kühnhold New Opera Director at Theater Kiel

Anja Kühnhold, a musical theatre director and graduate of the Eisler School, has been the opera director at Theater Kiel since the start of the 2025/26 season.

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Junge Frau in weißem Kleid vor dunklem Hintergrund
Alumni News

Alumna Jueun Jeong, concertmaster of the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire

Jueun Jeong has been concertmaster of the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire in France since March. She studied under Prof. Feng Ning at the Eisler School of Music.

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Teaser Abteilung A, B

Teaser Abteilung C, D

Kontrafagottist in einer Probe

Wind, Percussion, Conducting, Correpetition

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Teaser Erfolge

Junge Frau mit Violine in Schwarz vor schwarzem Hintergrund
Alumni News

Miha Zhu wins Leipzig Bach Competition 2026

Eisler alumna Miha Zhu has won first prize at the prestigious Leipzig Bach Competition. The prize is worth €20,000; she also received the Audience Award and two special prizes.

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Junge Frau in schwarzem eleganten Kleid
Alumni News

Daphne Next Generation Award 2026 to Serena Sáenz

Die spanische Sopranistin Serena Sáenz ist mit dem Daphne Next Generation Award 2026 der Danish Research Foundation ausgezeichnet worden, der mit 100.000 Euro dotiert ist.

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Philip Graham
Alumni News

Philip Graham, Principal Cellist of the BR Symphony Orchestra

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra has appointed Eisler School alumnus Philip Graham as its new principal cellist. He studied at the Eisler under Prof. Nicolas Altstaedt.

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  • Monday
    01.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei KKS
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Kontrabassklasse

    Prof. Matthew McDonald

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  • Tuesday
    02.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei GKS I
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Trompetenklasse

    Prof. Bertold Stecher

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  • Tuesday
    02.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei KKS
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Violoncelloklasse

    Prof. Stephan Forck

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  • Thursday
    04.06.2026 13 H
    Eintritt frei GKS I
    iCal
    Die studentische Konzertreihe

    Collage Concerts

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  • Thursday
    04.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei GKS I
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Violaklasse

    Prof. Nils Mönkemeyer

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  • Thursday
    04.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei KKS
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Violinklasse

    Prof. Stephan Picard

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  • Friday
    05.06.2026 10 und 14 H
    Eintritt frei GKS I
    iCal
    Roger Vignoles
    Meisterkurs

    Masterclass Liedgestaltung

    Roger Vignoles

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  • Friday
    05.06.2026 18 H
    € 8,– erm. 5,– KKS
    iCal
    Exzellenzkonzert im KKS
    Konzert

    Exzellenz-Konzert

    Werke von Franz Schubert, Sergej Prokofjew, Leoš Janáček und Robert Neumann

    Order Hotline 030.20309–2101

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  • Friday
    05.06.2026 20 H
    € 14,– Theaterdiscounter
    iCal
    Musiktheater

    Die Frauen von Nagyrév

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  • Saturday
    06.06.2026 14–18 H
    Eintritt frei ESMT
    iCal
    ESMT Nachbarschaftsfest
    Konzert

    Nachbarschaftsfest

    Sommer auf der Insel

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  • Saturday
    06.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei KKS
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Violaklassen

    Annemarie Moorcroft, Florian Peelman, Teresa Schwamm-Biskamp

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  • Saturday
    06.06.2026 20 H
    € 14,– Theaterdiscounter
    iCal
    Musiktheater

    Die Frauen von Nagyrév

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  • Sunday
    07.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei Georg-Neumann-Saal
    iCal
    Für Kurtág
    Konzert

    Guitar Night

    JIB – Jazz Institut Berlin

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  • Sunday
    07.06.2026 20 H
    € 14,– Theaterdiscounter
    iCal
    Musiktheater

    Die Frauen von Nagyrév

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  • Tuesday
    09.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei GKS I
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Violoncelloklasse

    Prof. Nicolas Altstaedt

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  • Wednesday
    10.06.2026 19.45 H
    Eintritt frei Jazz Institut Berlin – Tonstudio
    iCal
    Konzert

    JIB-Live

    JIB – Jazz Institut Berlin

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  • Thursday
    11.06.2026 13 H
    Eintritt frei GKS I
    iCal
    Die studentische Konzertreihe

    Collage Concerts

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  • Thursday
    11.06.2026 19.30 H
    Eintritt frei – Reservierung empfohlen UdK Konzertsaal
    iCal
    Konzert

    Quietude

    Big Band des JIB – Jazz Institut Berlin

    Im Rahmen des crescendo Musikfestivals

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  • Saturday
    13.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei Studiosaal
    iCal
    Musiktheaterwerkstatt Hoffmanns Erzählungen
    Musiktheater

    Musiktheaterwerkstatt I

    Szenen aus Jacques Offenbachs „Hoffmanns Erzählungen“ (Les contes d'Hoffmann)

    18 H Ausgabe von Einlasskarten, solange der Vorrat reicht

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  • Sunday
    14.06.2026 17 H
    Eintritt frei Studiosaal
    iCal
    Musiktheaterwerkstatt Hoffmanns Erzählungen
    Musiktheater

    Musiktheaterwerkstatt I

    Szenen aus Jacques Offenbachs „Hoffmanns Erzählungen“ (Les contes d'Hoffmann)

    16 H Ausgabe von Einlasskarten, solange der Vorrat reicht

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  • Sunday
    14.06.2026 17 H
    Eintritt frei GKS I
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    Vortragsnachmittag

    Gitarrenklasse

    Dr. Ulrike Merk

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  • Monday
    15.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei Studiosaal
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Klavierklasse

    Prof. Eldar Nebolsin

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  • Tuesday
    16.06.2026 20 H
    € 12,– erm. € 8,– Konzerthaus, Großer Saal
    iCal
    Sinfoniekonzert
    Konzert

    Sinfoniekonzert

    Werke von Richard Strauss und Richard Wagner

    Order Hotline 030.20309–2101

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  • Wednesday
    17.06.2026 14 H
    € 14,– Konzerthaus, Kleiner Saal
    iCal
    Convergence Quintett
    Konzert

    Espresso-Konzert

    Convergence Quintett

    In Kooperation mit dem Konzerthaus Berlin

    Order Hotline 030.20309–2101

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  • Wednesday
    17.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei GKS I
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Violinklassen

    Prof. Suyeon Kang, Byol Kang-Enders

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  • Wednesday
    17.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei Studiosaal
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    Vortragsabend

    Gesangklassen

    KS Prof. Thomas Quasthoff, KS Prof. Dr. Ewa Wolak

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  • Wednesday
    17.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei KKS
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    Vortragsabend

    Oboenklassen

    Prof. Viola Wilmsen, Prof. Dominik Wollenweber

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  • Thursday
    18.06.2026 13 H
    Eintritt frei GKS I
    iCal
    Die studentische Konzertreihe

    Collage Concerts

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  • Thursday
    18.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei Studiosaal
    iCal
    Abschlusskonzert

    PLAY! OPERA!

    Prof. Mara Kurotschka

    Arien, Duette und Ensembles aus dem Szenischen Unterricht

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  • Thursday
    18.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei KKS
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Violinklasse

    Prof. Feng Ning

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  • Thursday
    18.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei GKS I
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Violoncelloklasse

    Prof. Claudio Bohórquez

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  • Thursday
    18.06.2026 20 H
    Eintritt frei Café Carla im JIB
    iCal
    Konzert

    Carla Jam

    JIB – Jazz Institut Berlin

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  • Friday
    19.06.2026 18 H
    Eintritt frei GKS I
    iCal
    Mara Kurotschka
    Meisterkurs

    Masterclasses freitags um 6

    Prof. Mara Kurotschka – Szenischer Unterricht

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  • Friday
    19.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei KKS
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Violinklasse

    Prof. Jiyoon Lee

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  • Saturday
    20.06.2026 16 H
    Eintritt frei KKS
    iCal
    Konzert

    Kosmos Kammermusik

    Die Kammermusikreihe

    Werke von Georg Philipp Telemann, Bohuslav Martinů, Richard Wagner, Claude Debussy u.a.

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  • Saturday
    20.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei Studiosaal
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Gesangklasse

    Prof. Stephan Rügamer

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  • Saturday
    20.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei KKS
    iCal
    Konzert

    Kosmos Kammermusik

    Die Kammermusikreihe

    Werke von Eric Ewazen und Robert Schumann

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  • Saturday
    20.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei GKS I
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Violinklasse

    Prof. Ulf Wallin

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  • Sunday
    21.06.2026 11 H
    Eintritt frei Studiosaal
    iCal
    Vortragsmatinee

    Gesangklasse

    Claudia Barainsky

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  • Sunday
    21.06.2026 17 H
    Eintritt frei GKS I
    iCal
    Vortragsnachmittag

    Posaunenklasse

    Prof. Louise Pollock

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  • Sunday
    21.06.2026 17 H
    Eintritt frei Studiosaal
    iCal
    Vortragsnachmittag

    Gesangklasse

    KS Prof. Roman Trekel

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  • Sunday
    21.06.2026 19.30 H
    Eintritt frei KKS
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    Vortragsabend

    Schlagzeugklassen

    Prof. Sanja Fister, Prof. Biao Li, Prof. Franz Schindlbeck, Prof. Rainer Seegers

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  • Monday
    22.06.2026 20.30 H
    € 15,– erm. 8,– Zig Zag Jazz Club Berlin
    iCal
    Konzert

    The JIB Sessions

    JIB – Jazz Institut Berlin

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  • Wednesday
    24.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei Studiosaal
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Gesangklasse

    Prof. Anna Samuil

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  • Wednesday
    24.06.2026 19.45 H
    Eintritt frei Jazz Institut Berlin – Tonstudio
    iCal
    Konzert

    JIB-Live

    JIB – Jazz Institut Berlin

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  • Thursday
    25.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei Georg-Neumann-Saal
    iCal
    Benefizkonzert
    Konzert

    JIB Big Band

    JIB – Jazz Institut Berlin

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  • Thursday
    25.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei Studiosaal
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Gesangklasse

    Prof. Dr. Michail Lanskoi

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  • Friday
    26.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei Georg-Neumann-Saal
    iCal
    Konzert

    Preisträgerkonzert JIB Project Award

    JIB – Jazz Institut Berlin

    Preisträger: Daniel Sauer

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  • Saturday
    27.06.2026 16 H
    Eintritt frei KKS
    iCal
    Konzert

    Achtung verlegt in den KMS II: Kosmos Kammermusik

    Die Kammermusikreihe

    Aufgrund extremer Hitze verlegt in den KAMMERMUSIKSAAL II, Charlottenstraße 55 – Begrenzte Platzanzahl

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  • Saturday
    27.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei Studiosaal
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Klavierklasse

    Prof. Konrad Maria Engel

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  • Saturday
    27.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei KKS
    iCal
    Konzert

    Achtung verlegt in den KMS II: Kosmos Kammermusik

    Die Kammermusikreihe

    Aufgrund extremer Hitze verlegt in den KAMMERMUSIKSAAL II, Charlottenstraße 55 – Begrenzte Platzanzahl

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  • Sunday
    28.06.2026 11 H
    Eintritt frei Studiosaal
    iCal
    Vortragsmatinee

    Liedklasse

    Prof. Wolfram Rieger

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  • Sunday
    28.06.2026 17 H
    Eintritt frei Studiosaal
    iCal
    Vortragsnachmittag

    Gesangklasse

    Prof. Britta Schwarz

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  • Sunday
    28.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei Georg-Neumann-Saal
    iCal
    Voiceday
    Konzert

    FÄLLT LEIDER AUS: Vocal Night

    JIB – Jazz Institut Berlin

    From Arias to Art Songs

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  • Monday
    29.06.2026 18 H
    Eintritt frei Lounge Marstall
    iCal
    Sinfoniekonzert
    Vortrag

    eislerlab 13

    Talk | Listen | Play – Kommunikation im Musikalltag

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  • Tuesday
    30.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei GKS I
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Fagottklasse

    Prof. Volker Tessmann

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  • Tuesday
    30.06.2026 19 H
    Eintritt frei KKS
    iCal
    Vortragsabend

    Violinklasse

    Prof. Eva-Christina Schönweiß

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