Cyberattack at the University Service Center

The Karlsruhe University of Music (HfM Karlsruhe) has been affected by a cyberattack on the Baden-Württemberg Higher Education Service Center (HSZ-BW) Read more ...

Prof. Dr Nanna Schmidt was in charge of the video production

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Sound, teaching and artistic passion

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A project by the Karlsruhe University of Music that operates at the intersection of scientific and artistic research. RIWA26 is online!

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Prof. Dr. Stephan Mösch is to be awarded the 2026 Culture Prize by the "Oberfrankenstiftung" (Upper Franconia Foundation). Read more …

As part of the RIWA project, the book „Bayreuth as Theatre: Towards a History of the Festival“ by Prof. Dr. phil. habil. Stephan Mösch has been published by Bärenreiter/Metzler. Read more …

The four-part film ‘Wagner: The Good, the Bad, the Ego’ is now available to watch on the ARD media library. It was produced by Prof. Michael Wende Read more ...

Music journalism students at the 2026 Schwetzingen Festival

Students on the second IMJ Bachelor’s programme recorded the concert ‘Olivenbaum’ with Lionel Martin and the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra on 17 May 2026 during the summer semester of 2026, as part of t... Read more...

Jaehyeok Choi, a Master’s student in Prof. Markus Hechtle’s composition class, has won first prize in the Toru Takemitsu Composition Award in Tokyo. Read more …

Reflexive Perspectives in Artistic Research

Artists, researchers, students, and all those interested in artistic research are warmly invited to join us for a symposium reflecting a wide range of perspectives on artistic research in music, cente... Read more...

After 37 years, Prof. Reinhold Friedrich is giving his farewell concert, performing contemporary music alongside current and former students from his trumpet class. Read more …

Once again this year, the Karlsruhe University of Music took part in the City Cycling challenge from 28 June to 18 July 2026 with its team ‘Karlsruhe University of Music’ and defended its third place... Read more...

Masaya Kamei has often impressed audiences – for example, the jury at the Queen Elisabeth Competition Read more …

On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, ARD aired the documentary “Macht_Spiel” as part of its “report mainz” series, focusing on the abuse of power at music conservatories. The University of Music Karlsruhe has be... Read more...

The French trumpeter Robin Paillet, who studied in Prof. Reinhold Friedrich’s trumpet class as an Erasmus student in 2023 and won first prize at the ARD Competition in 2025 Read more ...