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04.06.2025
Masaya Kamei from Prof Momo Kodama's piano class has won fifth prize at the Concours Reine Elisabeth. The Concours Reine Elisabeth (Queen Elisabeth Competition) in Brussels is one of the most important international music competitions. It is held in violin (since 1937), piano (since 1938), voice (since 1988) and cello (since 2017) - in one of these four categories each year. This year's competition was the 21st in piano. Following a video pre-selection, 60 candidates were selected for the first… Weiterlesen
04.06.2025
Gerda Iguchi wins Audience Award at the first Art Song ChallengeOver 130 entries from 29 countries were submitted to the first Art Song Challenge, the partner festival of LIEDBasel, Leeds Songs, Schubertíada, Liedstadt and Heidelberger Frühling. After an intensive pre-selection process, there was a shortlist of five favourites. The public had until 17 May 2025 to vote and chose Gerda Iguchi.A detailed report was published in the Badische Neueste Nachrichten: „Wagner auf Wolke Synth“ by… Weiterlesen
27.05.2025
A new book has been published: Das medialisierte Konzert: Zur Repräsentation und Inszenierung von Kunstmusik in den audiovisuellen MedienAutorin: Nanna Schmidt Medialised concerts have been available on film, television and the internet from the very beginning. In the field of art music, the number of available concert broadcasts is constantly increasing, but not all offerings are equally convincing from a media-aesthetic point of view. They often follow decades-old, standardised… Weiterlesen
26.05.2025
Heinz Kunle Competition ‘New Concert Formats’ organised by the Friends of the University of Music decidedThe competition asked for a concert format lasting around 60 minutes that addresses and realises the theme of ‘upheavals and new beginnings’ in a coherent, coherent and diverse way. Possible thematic focuses were the Baden Revolution of 1848/49 and the fall of the German-German Wall in 1989. In addition to music, elements of other artistic disciplines could also be included. After a… Weiterlesen
21.05.2025
We are delighted to welcome James Gaffigan, an important contemporary conductor, to our university. As chief conductor at the Komische Oper Berlin and music director at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, Gaffigan is a sought-after orchestra leader. On May 24 & 25, he will conduct our university orchestra - an extraordinary opportunity for the students to work with such a renowned conductor, learn from his expertise and make music together. The concert will begin with… Weiterlesen