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12.02.2026
France at the time of the French Revolution: Robespierre's Reign of Terror descends upon the supposed safety of the Carmelite convent in Compiègne, forcing the 16 nuns and novices to make a fateful decision in the face of the guillotine. 16 women's fates, 16 martyrs. Among them is Katharina Bierweiler, a sixth-semester student of opera singing (class of Prof. Christiane Libor and Prof. Stephan Klemm). In the current production of Francis Poulenc's opera Dialogues des Carmélites at the Badisches… Weiterlesen
10.02.2026
Thursday, 12 February 2026, 6–7 p.m. in the Orangery of the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Hans-Thoma-Straße 6, 76133 Karlsruhe.Price plus admission: €4.00Sound spacesWhat can be heard in the buildings and imaginary spaces depicted? What sounds does the constructed resonance space produce? What might it sound like in and around the architectures?Based on selected works from the exhibition, students from the Karlsruhe University of Music created sound spaces that provide expanded access: the… Weiterlesen
29.01.2026
Vanessa Auer, a reporter on the morning show, wants to learn to play the hookline of a Grammy-nominated song on the saxophone in a week – without any prior knowledge of the instrument. SWR3 listeners chose Lady Gaga's Abracadabra. Saxophonist, bass clarinettist, composer and arranger Peter Lehel teaches saxophone, jazz theory, big band and ensemble at the Karlsruhe University of Music. He agreed to take part in this experiment and guided the reporter through her first attempts on the instrument… Weiterlesen
27.01.2026
The symphonic wind orchestra of the University of Music performed American dances and works with Spanish flavour under the baton of José Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana. Students from the music academies in Tilburg (Netherlands) and San Sebastián (Spain) performed alongside students from the University of Music in Karlsruhe as part of the ERASMUS programme. The programme of the New Year's Concert proves beautifully that the repertoire for wind ensembles is far more extensive than is commonly… Weiterlesen
25.01.2026
Vanessa Auer, a reporter on the morning show, wants to learn how to play the hookline of a Grammy-nominated song on the saxophone in just one week – without any prior knowledge of the instrument. Saxophonist, bass clarinettist, composer and arranger Peter Lehel teaches saxophone, jazz theory, big band and ensemble at the Karlsruhe University of Music. He agrees to take part in this experiment and guides the reporter through her first attempts on the instrument. The goal is for Vanessa Auer to… Weiterlesen