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30.09.2026
Nomination in "Die Deutsche Bühne" for set and costume design in "Haus Wahnsinn"Nomination in the season review of the theatre magazine "Die Deutsche Bühne" – which covers drama, musical theatre and dance – for a production by the Karlsruhe University of Music as part of the RIWA project, specifically for set and costume design by Alfonso Ibáñes, who also produced elaborate videos for "Haus Wahnsinn". “Haus Wahnsinn” was the centrepiece of the entire RIWA project, the university’s major musical… Weiterlesen
28.09.2026
Jonas Streit, a Master’s student in Prof. Tatjana Vassiljeva-Monnier’s cello class, has been awarded an academy post with the Nuremberg State Philharmonic Orchestra from 1 December 2026 until November 2028.Jonas Streit studied in Hanover, Feldkirch and Karlsruhe. He is a winner of the International Spezzaferri Music Prize and the Stella Chamber Music Prize. He has worked as a temporary musician with, amongst others, the Orchestre National de Lyon and the Vorarlberg Symphony Orchestra. He is… Weiterlesen
28.09.2026
Matthieu Grandola, a Master’s student in Contemporary Music specialising in the flute under Prof. Pirmin Grehl, has been offered a position with the Saarland State Orchestra, initially for one year, starting in mid-October.The Swiss-born flautist Matthieu Grandola completed his Bachelor’s degree in Lucerne and his Master’s degree in Karlsruhe. He gained his first orchestral experience with the Essen Philharmonic Orchestra, where he served as an academy member during the 2023/24 season.
26.09.2026
Luise Bold, a PreCollege student in Prof. Sontraud Speidel’s piano class, won first prize – worth 200 euros (400 euros per duo) – in the Karel Kunc Music Competition in the ‘Piano and String Instrument Duo’ category, Age Group III (13 to 14 years).Luise Bold, born in 2013, began playing the piano at the age of three. At the age of nine, she was accepted as a young student into Prof. Sontraud Speidel’s piano class at the Karlsruhe University of Music. Her numerous achievements – including, in… Weiterlesen
22.09.2026
Chih-Hsien Hung, a Master’s student in Prof. Sergey Khachatryan’s violin class, has been offered a position with the Neubrandenburg Philharmonic Orchestra, initially for a fixed term of one year.Chih-Hsien Hung, violin, was born in Taiwan in 2003 and began playing the violin at the age of five. From 2016, she studied with Ping-Yu Chuang, and from 2021 with Chu-Chun Tsai. In the winter of 2022, she began her Bachelor’s degree and, in the winter of 2026, her Master’s degree under Prof. Sergey… Weiterlesen