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Koreanischer Sänger im Frack, Orchester im Hintergrund

Samueol Park wins 1st prize in the ARD Music Competition

Great joy also in our voice studies program: Baritone Samueol Park won 1st prize in this year's singing category at the ARD Music Competition in…

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Bläserquintett mit drei Frauen und drei Männern

Pacific Quintett awarded 2nd prize and audience prize at the ARD Music Competition

At the renowned ARD International Music Competition in Munich, the Pacific Quintet won 2nd prize and the audience prize as a wind quintet. The…

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Junger Mann in schwarzem Hemd und mit Kontrabass

Double bass students win orchestral positions

Three students from the double bass classes of Prof. Gunars Upatnieks and Prof. Matthew McDonald have taken up permanent positions in renowned…

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Prof Hanns (Juan) Stein has died

17 November 1926 - 26 July 2024 

An obituary for the Czech-Chilean tenor and voice professor Hanns Stein by Johannes Kaiser

His father foresaw…

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The School mourns the loss of Prof Dr h.c. Wolfgang Rihm

Wolfgang Rihm died on 27 July 2024 at the age of 72 in Ettlingen after a long and serious illness.

Wolfgang Rihm, born in Karlsruhe in 1952, began…

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Laura Melero

Successful percussion class

Omar El-Abidin, Laura Melero and Haris Dzanic from the percussion class of Prof Franz Schindlbeck, Prof Rainer Seegers, Prof Biao Li and Prof Sanja…

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Junger Mann mit Brille und Oboe vor schwarzem Hintergrund

Solo positions for Balder Dendievel and Janos Wollenweber

Two students from Prof Dominik Wollenweber's oboe class have won solo positions in renowned symphony orchestras: Balder Dendievel will be principal…

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Junge Frau mit Brille und Klarinette

Daniel Kurz and Sophie Pardatscher win orchestra positions

Two students from Prof Martin Spangenberg's clarinet class take up positions in renowned orchestras: Daniel Kurz will become principal clarinettist…

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We mourn the loss of Prof Georg Sava

5 October 1933 - 19 July 2024
The pianist, long-time colleague and university lecturer Prof Georg Sava has passed away at the age of 90. He was…

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Festspielhaus Bayreuth hinter einem Blumenbeet

Directing student Kerem Hillel stages children's opera ‘The Flying Dutchman’ at the Bayreuth Festival

Israeli directing student Kerem Hillel has directed the children's opera ‘The Flying Dutchman’ at this year's Bayreuth Festival. On the Bayreuth…

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