Karlsruhe's University of Music (Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe in German) is a
college of music in
Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...
, Germany. Originally the Baden Conservatory of Music, it was elevated to a Hochschule under the direction of
Franz Philipp, who led the school from 1924 to 1942.
Studies
The Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe offers tuition in voice, orchestral instruments, piano, composition, music theory, musicology,
music informatics Music informatics is a study of music processing, in particular music representations, fourier analysis of music, music synchronization, music structure analysis and chord recognition. Other music informatics research topics include computational mu ...
and
music journalism
Music journalism (or music criticism) is media criticism and reporting about music topics, including popular music, classical music, and traditional music. Journalists began writing about music in the eighteenth century, providing commentary on ...
. The academic degrees go from Bachelors to Artists Diplomas.
Notable faculty
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Hanno Müller-Brachmann
Hanno Müller-Brachmann (born 1970) is a German bass-baritone who made an international career in both opera and concert. A member of the Berlin State Opera from 1998 to 2011, he first sang Mozart roles such as The Magic Flute, Papageno and The M ...
(born 1970), voice
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Wolfgang Meyer
Wolfgang Meyer (13 August 1954 – 17 March 2019) was a German clarinetist and professor of clarinet at the Musikhochschule Karlsruhe. He worked internationally as a soloist, in chamber music ensembles, and in jazz, with a repertoire from early m ...
(1954–2019), clarinet
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Wolfgang Rihm
Wolfgang Rihm (born 13 March 1952) is a German composer and academic teacher. He is musical director of the Institute of New Music and Media at the University of Music Karlsruhe and has been composer in residence at the Lucerne Festival and the Sa ...
(born 1952), composition
Notable alumni
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Tanja Ariane Baumgartner
Tanja Ariane Baumgartner is a German operatic mezzo-soprano. A member of the Oper Frankfurt since 2009, she has enjoyed an international career, appearing in major European and American opera houses and the Salzburg Festival.
Career
Baumgartne ...
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Clara Mathilda Faisst
Clara Mathilda Faisst (22 June 1872 – 22 November 1948) was a German pianist, composer and writer.
Early life
Clara Faisst was born in Karlsruhe, Baden to August and Emma Faisst. Her father died when she was one year old. She was the youngest o ...
(1872–1948)
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Tarja Turunen
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen-Cabuli (born 17 August 1977), known professionally as Tarja Turunen or simply Tarja, is a Finnish heavy metal singer, best known as the former lead vocalist of Nightwish. She is a soprano with a three and a half o ...
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Simone Zgraggen
Simone Zgraggen (born 8 August 1975 in Altdorf, Switzerland) is a Swiss violinist and professor at Freiburg University of Music.
Career
Simone Zgraggen began playing the violin at the age of five. She studied from 1991 to 1994 at Lucerne Univ ...
See also
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Music schools in Germany
Music schools in Germany cater to pupils from an early age up to postgraduate students. They exist within and outside the formal education system.
Musikschulen
Public Music Schools are foundations for the musical education of children, adolescents ...
References
External links
Official website
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Universities and colleges in Karlsruhe
1971 establishments in West Germany
Educational institutions established in 1971
Music schools in Germany