Hochschule für Musik

Schloss Gottesaue, the main building of the Hochschule
Type	Public
Established	1971
Principal	Hartmut Höll
Academic staff	200
Students	560
Location	Karlsruhe , Baden-Württemberg , Germany 49°00′17″N 8°25′38″E / 49.0046°N 8.42726°E / 49.0046; 8.42726
Campus	Urban
Website	www.hfm-karlsruhe.de

The Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe (German: University of Music Karlsruhe) is a college of music in Karlsruhe, Germany.^[1] Originally the Baden Conservatory of Music, it was elevated to a Hochschule under the direction of Franz Philipp, who led the school from 1924 to 1942.

Studies

The Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe offers tuition in voice, orchestral instruments, piano, composition, music theory, musicology, music informatics and music journalism. The academic degrees go from Bachelors to Artists Diplomas.^[2]

Notable faculty

• Hanno Müller-Brachmann (born 1970), voice
• Wolfgang Meyer (1954–2019), clarinet
• Wolfgang Rihm (born 1952), composition

Notable alumni

• Tanja Ariane Baumgartner
• Clara Mathilda Faisst (1872–1948)
• Tarja Turunen
• Simone Zgraggen

See also

• Music schools in Germany

References

External links

• Official website
• "Bach in the West Bank – a young Palestinian flutist accepted in the Karlsruhe University of Music" by Kate Hairsine, Deutsche Welle, December 2012

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