Application SoSe 2027

Application for the 2027 Summer semester

Welcome to the Karlsruhe University of Music!

We are delighted that you are interested in studying at our university.

The application portal for the entrance examination for the 2027 summer term will be open for applications from 1 October 2026 until 1 November 2026 at 11.59 pm.

The application portal will then close automatically; late applications will no longer be accepted.

Application deadlines and required documents

All main subjects: instrumental performance, singing, opera, teaching arts at grammar schools, art song, composition, music theory, conducting, music education. All degree programmes.
Application period: 1 October 2026 – 1 November 2026

Application documents must be uploaded by 1 November 2026 at the latest
 

Starting with applications for the 2027 summer semester, the instruments eligible for application will be divided into subjects with a preliminary video round and subjects without a preliminary video round.

Instruments (BA / MA / SO / supplementary studies)
with preliminary video round

• Chamber music: wind instruments, strings, harp, piano, ensemble, solo
• Ensemble chamber music
• bassoon
• Flute
• Harp
• Historical keyboard instruments
• Horn
• Clarinet
• Double Bass
• Oboe
• Opera
• Trombone
• Song arrangement
• Percussion
• Trumpet
• Tuba
• Viola
• Violin
• Violoncello
• Voice
• Contemporary music (excluding contemporary piano)

Instruments (BA / MA / SO / supplementary studies)
without video preliminary round

• Conducting/choir conducting
• Composition
• Piano, contemporary Piano
• Music pedagogy
• Music theory

Please note:

The Bachelor's degree programme in Artistic Teaching at Secondary Schools (School Music) does not offer a preliminary video round; the entrance examination takes place directly as a face-to-face examination.

The entrance examination for pre-schoolers/PreCollege does not include a preliminary video round.

The requirements for the in-person entrance examination can be found in the annex to the enrolment regulations.

Information on the content and technical requirements for digital applications (video files) can be found below under the headings
Technical requirements and Requirements for the examination programme.

Overview of general deadlines and dates

Please remember to respect deadlines, registering for each semester’s modules, lessons, and exams throughout the course.