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02.11.2026
Reconstructing Harald Bode. A Visionary of Electronic SoundFelix Mittelberger and Christoph Seibert (eds.)Engineer, musician, and pioneer of electronic musical instruments: Harald Bode (1909–1987) and his numerous inventions have had a lasting impact on electronic music. From early German electronic music instrument design to the experimental sound modification and studio equipment in the United States, his work in more than six decades preceded many concepts we now take for granted. Harald… Weiterlesen
16.10.2026
Prof. Dr. Stephan Mösch is to be awarded the 2026 Culture Prize by the Upper Franconia Foundation. In its statement, the Foundation’s Board cited Mösch’s “outstanding artistic and scholarly work relating to Richard Wagner and the Bayreuth Festival, as well as his pioneering contributions to the research, dissemination and dynamic development of Bayreuth’s heritage”. The prize is worth 20,000 euros.Stephan Mösch’s book "Bayreuth as Theatre. Towards a History of the Festival" (published by… Weiterlesen
16.10.2026
Yaejin Lee, who completed her soloist exam in flute under Prof. Pirmin Grehl, won second prize, worth CHF 8,000 (Swiss franc), at the 6th Guangzhou International Flute Competition; no first prize was awarded.Flutist Yaejin Lee completed her undergraduate studies at Seoul National University (under Prof. Hyeri Yoon) and earned her master’s degree and soloist diploma at the Karlsruhe University of Music (under Prof. Pirmin Grehl). She received the Special Prize at the International Friedrich… Weiterlesen
16.10.2026
Alumna Yukari Fukui won first prize worth 40,000 CZK (Czech koruna) as well as two special prizes at the 19th Gabriela Beňačková International Vocal Competition in Jihlava, Czech Republic: the prize from the Thuringia Philharmonic Orchestra Gotha-Eisenach and the prize from the National Theater in Banská Bystrica.The prize winners’ concert took place on October 12. Future concert appearances in the Czech Republic are also planned for the prize winners.The Japanese soprano studied at the… Weiterlesen
15.10.2026
Restrictions on IT Services at the Karlsruhe University of MusicThe Karlsruhe University of Music (HfM Karlsruhe) has been affected by a cyberattack on the Baden-Württemberg Higher Education Service Center (HSZ-BW), which provides central IT services to the state’s non-university higher education institutions.As a precautionary security measure, connections between the HSZ-BW and the affiliated institutions were immediately severed. As a result, certain IT systems and administrative services at… Weiterlesen