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16.04.2026
The Chair of Role and Ensemble Studies was also filled for the 2026 summer term.We are delighted that Matteo Pirola, who has already served as a lecturer in opera coaching at the Institute of Musical Theatre in recent years, a renowned artist, has accepted the appointment to the chair.Born in Erba, he studied at the “G. Verdi” Conservatory in Como and received formative inspiration from masterclasses with pianists and conductors such as Aldo Ciccolini and Richard Bonynge. As a répétiteur, he… Weiterlesen
15.04.2026
IMWI students at the Intercollege Sonic Arts Festival in TokyoAt the end of February, Negin Mozafari and Till Bechtloff, students at the IMWI | Institute for Music Informatics and Musicology, took part in the Intercollege Sonic Arts Festival alongside Prof. Dr Christoph Seibert, at the invitation of Kunitachi College of Music, our partner institution in Tokyo. As part of this festival and the accompanying symposium, students from universities across Japan presented compositions, performances,… Weiterlesen
13.04.2026
A fresh start – Lauma Skride, Yoerae Kim and Jone Kaliunaite-Fassbender take up their professorships
We are delighted to welcome three new professors to our university for the 2026 summer term:Lauma Skride has taken up the Professor of Piano and Piano Chamber Music with immediate effect. The internationally acclaimed pianist captivates audiences with her sensitive artistry, brilliant technique and profound musical expression – qualities that distinguish her on the world’s most prestigious stages. She has appeared as a guest artist with renowned orchestras such as the Leipzig Gewandhaus… Weiterlesen
05.04.2026
Jiawei Hong, who studied for a Bachelor’s degree in flute under Prof. Pirmin Grehl from 2021 until the summer of 2025, has won first prize in the ‘Grand Cup’ category at the 4th Hong Kong International Flute Competition. She is the first Chinese person to have won first prize at this competition.
26.03.2026
In the piano category, PreCollege students from the Karlsruhe University of Music achieved numerous successes at the regional ‘Jugend musiziert’ competitions, each scoring the maximum 25 points. From Prof. Sontraud Speidel’s class: In Rhineland-Palatinate, Luise Bold won first prize in age group III (born in 2012 and 2013), qualifying for the national competition; she also received a special prize from the GRADUS YOUNG Piano Academy for selected first-prize winners in the solo piano… Weiterlesen