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23.11.2025
The following prizes were awarded at the Wolfgang Hofmann Competition for students in the piano classes of the PreCollege of the Karlsruhe University of Music:Julius Johannes Dehnen (*2010, class of Toomas Vana) 1st prize: €1,000 Clara Wißmann (*2011, class of Prof. Roberto Domingos) 2nd prize: €600 Khongor Buyandalai (*2014, class of Prof. Sontraud Speidel) 2nd prize: €600.00 Ida Wißmann (*2009, class of Prof. Roberto Domingos) 3rd prize: €500.00
11.11.2025
This year, students from all piano classes (including piano chamber music and song classes) were eligible to participate in the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) competition for foreign students at the Karlsruhe University of Music. There were twelve applicants. The prize is endowed with 1,000 euros and cannot be shared. The requirement was a 20-minute programme that also had to include a work from the 20th or 21st century from the applicant's home country. The jury selected Ukrainian… Weiterlesen
11.11.2025
From 7 to 9 November 2025, young duos consisting of piano and a string instrument were invited to the Kulturstall at Britz Palace in Berlin-Neukölln for the 11th Carl Bechstein Competition for Children and Young People. Anna Klein, violin (13 years old) from Prof. Laurent Albrecht Breuninger's class won first prize. Khongor Byundalai (11 years old) from Prof. Sontraud Speidel's piano class won second prize in thesame age group II (11 to 13 Years)in a duo with violin. 
05.11.2025
Action Day November 27, 2025 – ART. POWER. HUMANITYAn internal university event on Campus OneLocation: Marstall 2:00–4:30 p.m.  Nationwide Day of ActionTo send a clear message against discrimination and abuse of power, the Karlsruhe University of Music is participating in the nationwide joint day of action organized by the 24 state music universities on November 27, which is taking place under the motto Art. Power. Humanity.We want our university to be perceived as a place of… Weiterlesen
31.10.2025
Preliminary report on ‘Haus Wahnsinn’ at  Treffpunkt Klassik on SWR Kultur. ‘Haus Wahnsinn’ premieres on 2 November. Nicola Mai attended a rehearsal in advance and found out what the audience can expect and why the title ‘Haus Wahnsinn’ fits the evening so well. Get an audio impression. Preliminary report in the Badische Neueste Nachrichten newspaperThe recital on 8 November and the orchestra concert with the Heilbronn Symphony Orchestra on 9 November featuring Wagner-trained… Weiterlesen