News
8 September 2010
Prof. Gudrun Schmidt-Kärner elected to the Board of Directors of the ISME.
Mrs. Schmidt-Kärner represents Germany for the next two years in the Board of Directors of the International Society for Music Education (www.isnm.org).
28 August 2010
1st Price for composer Yihui Kang
The composer Yihui Kang from the class of Prof. Dieter Mack has won the first prize in the Swiss competition »CULTURESCAPES / con tempo«. Her piece "Yan" for seven musicians will be premiered on 15th of October at the Künstlerhaus Boswil by the Ensemble Boswil and will be part of the program in the ensembles subsequent Switzerland-tour. For the third time the festival CULTURESCAPES has announced a competition for composers in the two countries China and Switzerland, which are pre-sented in the festival. The goal is to find talented artists, promote them and to strengthen intercultural exchange.
11 August 2010
Paul Hindemith Prize for Sascha Lemke
The 33-year-old Sascha Lemke, composer and lecturer at the Musikhochschule Lübeck, has received the Paul Hindemith Prize, awarded annually since 1990. The award is endowed with € 20.000. Lemke is one of the most versatile and most talented young composers. Repeatedly walking new paths in unexplored areas on the border between instrumental and electronic sounds, Lemke acts along the line of Paul Hindemith (1895-1963), who understood musical composition as a designated research with sounds. The Hindemith Prize commemorates the visit of Paul Hindemith in the northern german town of Plön.
29 Juli 2010
Awards for lecturer and student
Hans-Christian Stephan, lecturer at the Musikhochschule Lübeck, has won the 2nd prize at the composition contest „Jazzpositions" for Big Band, announced by the Hessischer Rundfunk.The jury at the final concert on 26th of June with six selected compositions was manned with music producer and sound engineer Wolfgang Hirschmann, music journalist and jazz expert Guenter Hottmann and the chief conductor of the hr-Bigband Örjan Fahlström. The competition was launched in November 2009 and moved 44 composers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland to attend.
Friedrike Kayser (class of Prof. Diethelm Jonas) has won the first prize at the international competition "Audi Mozart", which was carried out by the Italian Mozart Society from 21rst of may to 5th of june in Rovereto (Italy). The competition was advertised for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon. Oboists from various countries took part in the competition which was held in three rounds. In addition to a purse, Mrs. Kayser will have the opportunity to perform as a soloist with the Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano in a gala concert in Trento. Furthermore, solo concerts with orchestras in Italy and Moscow will follow next year.
16 May 2010
Sabine Meyer was dubbed Knight
The clarinet professor at the Musikhochschule Lübeck has received two awards: The French ambassador dubbed her Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres). By this act, her interpretation of music by great French composers was honored. Furthermore, the Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg honored Sabine Meyer who comes from Crailsheim, with the Verdienstorden (Order of Merit), the highest award in the state.
25 April 2010
Brahms Festival Lübeck „Neue Bahnen“
From 30th of april to 9th of may the Musikhochschule Lübeck stages its 19th Brahms-Festival by the slogan „Neue Bahnen“ („New Pathways“). Beside the music of Brahms teachers and students are presenting key works of modernism. Even two anniversaries are remembered: Frédéric Chopin and Robert Schumann, who once wrote his historically significant article on Brahms, entitled „Neue Bahnen“. The programmatic span reaches from the 19th century over to the present. The festival will be opened by the Hochschulorchester, conducted by Christoph Altstaedt (Berlin) on Saturday, 1rst of may with "Terasi" by Dieter Mack (first performance), Brahms’s third symphony and Schumann's violin concerto in D minor. The soloist is Christiane Edinger. The colorful program includes several chamber music events, a theme night and a concert specially arranged for parents and children.
25 April 2010
Symphonic Concert with guests from China
On Tuesday, 11th of may the orchestra of the conservatory Xi'an (China) will put on a concert in the grand hall of the Musikhochschule Lübeck. The 44 young musicians under the direction of guest conductor Eric Lederhandler (Antwerp) will play Mozart's clarinet concerto in A major, the seventh symphony in A major by Beethoven and the Passacaglia for Strings by the Chinese contemporary composer Zhang Hao Fu. Soloists are Yong Chen (tenor) and the Italian clarinetist Vincenzo Paci, student of Prof. Reiner Wehle. The concert will confirm the 10 years of partnership between the conservatories in Lübeck and Xi'an.
22 March 2010
Register of Brahms's letters online
The Brahms-Institute at the Musikhochschule Lübeck has handed over its unprecedented research to the public: 10,800 letters to and from the composer Johannes Brahms can now be investigated in an internet database on www.brahms-institut.de. The correspondence was traced around the world by a research team over three years and recorded in the "Brahms-Briefwechsel Verzeichnis" (BBV). The BBV is a project of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), the startup was funded by the Possehl-Stiftung Lübeck. Within the 10800 letters we find 6840 of Brahms himself and 3960 by his correspondents. 3476 of the letters have not been published before.
19 March 2010
Competition success for composer Robert Krampe
Lecturer Robert Krampe is the winner of the TONALi10 composition price, Hamburg. The Jury decided for his composition for violin solo "Der Dichter spricht", which refers to the "Kinderszenen" by Robert Schumann. The work has been selected as a compulsory piece for the violin competition TONALi GRAND PRIX: 12 young Violinists will perform it on August, 28th in the Laeiszhalle, Hamburg. Furthermore, the music publisher Sikorski will release the piece in May.
30 November 2009
Weiji Zhang wins International Competition
The 24-year-old piano student has won 1st prize at the International Piano Competition "Premio Ars nova" in Teramo (Italy). After two rounds he finally succeeded against five other competitors in the third round. He even received the highest points which was 100 points from 100. Since five semesters, Mr. Zhang studies with Prof. Manfred Fock at the University of Music Lübeck.
16 November 2009
Viola Wilmsen wins International Competition
The 24-year-old has won the first prize at the 9th International Oboe Competition in Karuizawa (Japan) together with the Russian oboist Ivan Podyomov. The competition had 57 participants. The British member of the jury, Gordon Hunt, spontaneously offered Mrs. Wilmsen the position of 2nd oboist at the London Philharmonic Orchestra without any audition (according to him, she could also play the first oboe, but he himself would hold that position). Viola Wilmsen just finished her foreign study visit at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse Paris, with the best grade and will continue to study again with Prof. Diethelm Jonas at the University of Music in Lübeck from winter semester 2009/10.
7 October 2009
Heime Müller becomes Professor at the University of Music Lübeck
The violinist Heime Müller has been appointed Professor for violin and chamber music at the University of Music, Lübeck. Müller was born in 1970 in Hamburg. For 15 years he was a member of the acclaimed Artemis Quartet until he had to stop his activities in the group because of health reasons. Already with the age of 14 he was accepted in the university's pre-school class and he has studied after that with Uwe-Martin Haiberg, Ulf Hoelscher and Nora Chastain. In 1991 he founded the Artemis Quartet together with some other collegues of the university. With the Artemis Quartet he played about 900 concerts all over the world and they received numerous awards. From 2006 - 2009 he was also professor for violin and chamber music at the University of the Arts in Berlin until he returned to his former place of study as a teacher.
4 October 2009
The International Buxtehude-Organ Competition Decided
The German organ player Johannes Lang won the first prize of the International Buxtehude Organ Competition 2009, which was executed for the second time from 26th of September 26 until the 3d of October 2009. The second prize was given to Yulia Yufereva (Russia), while the third prize was split between Jan Dolezel (Czechian Republic) and Pablo Marquez Caraballo (Spain). The 20-year-old Johannes Lang was born in Düsseldorf and started to learn organ when he was eight years old. Since summer 2005 he was pre-university student at the University of Music in Freiburg under the supervision of Prof. Martin Schmeding. 19 young musicians with the age between 20 and 28 years (Korea, Japan, USA and others) competed in three rounds. All together the competition attracted 60 organists from 18 countries. The Jury consisted of Daniel Zaretzky (Rusia), Jan Willem Jansen (France), Peter van Dijk (Netherlands), Joris Verdin (Belgia), Michael Radulescu (Austria), Martin Sander and Arvid Gast (Germany). The competition was supported by the Possehl-Foundation, the Oscar & Vera Ritter-Foundation as well as by the Walther & Käthe Busche-Foundation.
2 October 2009
The University of Music starts the Wintersemester and the new Concert Season
On Monday, October 5, 2009 at 6 pm, the University of Music in Lübeck starts its Wintersemester 2009/10 and its new concert season with an annual festive event. Guest speaker is Prof. Gerd Uecker, director of the Semper Opera in Dresden and also Chairman of the university's advisory board. Further addresses will be given by town president Gabriele Schopenhauer, the university's president Prof. Inge-Susann Römhild and the chairwoman of the student's organization (ASTA), Mrs. Anna Zymbal. The 25-year-old pianist Seul-Ki Cheon (class of Prof. Konstanze Eickhorst) will receive the DAAD - prize 2009 (1000.- Euro). Also performing are the Trio "Aileen" and the Klezmer-Ensemble "Yxalag". All friends and supporters of the university are invited warm-heartedly.
13 July 2009
Composer Piet Meyer goes to the University of Music Stuttgart
The former composition student at the University of Music Lübeck, Piet Johan Meyer (class of Prof. Dieter Mack) was called on a half W 2 - professorship for Media techniques and Computer music at the University of Music Stuttgart.
26 June 2009
Sascha Lino Lemke Recveived Scholarship for Rome
The 32-year-old lecturer for music theory, ear training and analysis at the University of Music Lübeck was selected by the “National Foundation of Culture” for a 3-month scholarship at the Villa Massimo in Rome/Italy. He has studied composition at the University of Music and Theatre Hamburg and he intends, beside others, to compose an orchestra piece for orchestra of the University of Music and Theatre Hamburg.
24 June 2009
Composition Prize for Robert Krampe
Robert Krampe received a third prize for his orchestra composition "Canto" in the composition competition by the "Orchesterfreunde Lübeck" for all Universities of Music in Northern Germany. The 28-year-old former student of Prof. Dieter Mack has already received various prizes for his compositions. A first prize was not selected, and the 2nd prize was given to Maximilian Guth a pre-university student from Hannover.
10 June 2009
Highest Rankings for Young Students of the University of Music Lübeck
During the national competition “Jugend Musiziert” that took place in Essen at the beginning of June, students of the pre-college of the university could be happy about their high rankings. The duet Stefa Tschalamoff (piano, class of Prof. K Eickhorst) and Nuala McKenna (violoncello, class of Prof. U. Tischbirek) achieved the highest ranking with 25 points and a first prize. A second prize with 23 points was given to Da-Yun Choi-piano and Mi Jang - violoncello from the same teachers. Flutists from the class of Prof. A. Firkins had also been successful: Niamh McKenna (24 points, 1st prize) and Konny Chen (23 points, 2nd prize). Together with four saxophone players, pianist Karolina Buras (class of J. Ammon) won a first prize with 24 points in the category “Special Ensembles”. The violinist Svenja Lippert (class of Prof. M. Egelhof) achieved 20 points and a third prize together with her piano partner Daniel Gerzenberg. The same result was achieved by the young violinist Emily Mücke (class of Prof. H. Müller) together with her pianist Louis Yin. The mezzosoprano Anja Elz (class of Prof. Chr. Hampe) impressed with 22 points and a second prize together with her pianist Simon Ole Andresen, who has just started to study composition in Lübeck.
9 June 2009
Drumming - Firework by the University of Music at the Elbschloss-Festival
On Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 10 pm, members of the University of Music Lübeck will perform during this years’ “Elbschloss Festival” in Bleckede. Students of the new percussion class of Prof. Johannes Fischer (one of the shooting stars of the young German percussion scene) will perform works from Steve Reich, John Cage, Nikolaus A. Huber and from students of the composition class of Prof. Dieter Mack in an illuminated, scenic environment in the castle’s courtyard. Pupils of the High School from Lüneburg had accompanied the preparations and will join the performance actively. During that festival activities of all North-German Universities of Music will be presented (Hamburg, Bremen, Hannover, Rostock and Lübeck) in order to create a lively mid-summer-event in the “Elbschloss Bleckede” (Schlossstr. 10). This years’ festival is called “Fire and Water”. For more information about the other concerts and for tickets please see www.elbschloss-bleckede.de
27 May 2009
Seminar: "Analysis of Contemporary Music"
On Saturday, June 6, 2009, the "Network Musictheory North" meets for the third time from 11 until 18 o'clock in the Holstentorhalle (University of Music Lübeck). The network consists of the Universities of Music Bremen, Hamburg, Lübeck and Rostock. They meet annually to foster the exchange in music theory. This years topic is the analysis of contemporary music. Seven speakers will present papers in regard to aesthetics, practice and music philosophy: Ali Gorji, Oliver Korte, Johannes Kreidler, Dieter Mack, Benjamin Sprick, Wolfgang-Andreas Schultz and Manfred Stahnke. The seminar is open for students and teachers as well as for the public.
22 May 2009
"Bettelstudent" in Rhena Monastery
Vocal soloists of the University of Music Lübeck will perform for the first time in the Rehna Monastery (Mecklenburg) on May 23, at 7pm. In the nuns garden of the former middle-age Monastery of the Benedictines, 25 students will present scenes from the last opera project of the university: "Der Bettelstudent" (Beggar Student) by Carl Millöcker. The performance is directed by Stephanie Koch and Adam Svoren accompanies at the piano. "Der Bettelstudent" is the beginning of a new performance series "Music Theatre in the Nuns Garden", initiated by the town, the parishioners, and the society of the monastery.
12 May 2009
Seul-ki Cheon wins Piano Competition
The Korean piano student (postgraduate) from the class of Prof. Konstanze Eickhorst has won the 1st prize at the "Concours International de Piano d'Ile de France". Additionally she received a special award for the best interpretation of Samuel Barber's piano sonata.
12 May 2009
"Chiffren" Award for new Music Interpretation
Two students of the "pre-university college" have received a first prize for contemporary music interpretation. Nuala McKenna (cello class of Prof. Ulf Tischbirek) and Stefa Tschalamoff (class of Prof. Konstanze Eickhorst) received that award for the best interpretation of a contemporary music piece by the jury of the "Chiffren-Competition for the Support of Contemporary Music". They performed Robert Krampe's duo "Espressivo".
10 May 2009
Award for Sebastian Manz
Sebastian Manz has won the award (15.000EUR) of the "Rheingau Music Festival". The organizers and the jury considered the preciseness and musical maturity of his playing as outstanding. The prize will be delivered during a concert by Sebastian Manz on August 26, 2009 in the Monastery of Eberbach. The 23-year-old clarinet player from the class of Prof. Sabine Meyer has already received numerous awards. Last year he won the first prize for clarinet at the ARD music competition (first time awarded since 40 years).
10 May 2009
Cultural Prize for Azadeh Maghsoodi
19-year-old violinist Azadeh Maghsoodi from the class of Prof. Maria Egelhof has received the "NDR Culture Prize" at the "International Competition for the Youth" (in Oldenburg). The radio program "NDR Kultur" gives the prize to outstanding young artists. It includes the invitation for a recording in an NDR-Studio that will then be broadcasted in the series "Junge Künstler" (young artists) in the radio program NDR Kultur. Together with her partner Martin Klett (piano class of Prof. Konrad Elser) she was also successful at the chamber music competition of the Friedrich-Jürgen-Sellheim-Society (Hannover), where she was selected for the list of featured artists. The society supports outstanding musicians from all fields of classical music and moderates between promoters and musicians.
24 April 2009
Debut-CD from Sinn Yang
The violinist Sinn Yang, 27-year-old student of the soloist class by Prof. Thomas Brandis has published her first CD (Oehms Classics). Together with Marco Grisanti (piano) and Harald Oeler (accordion) she plays works by Debussy, Schubert, Bartok, Widmann and Piazolla.
27 April 2009
8th Brahms Festival "Brahms and the Music of the South"
From May 2 until May 10, the Music University Luebeck celebrates its annual Brahms-Festival under the motto "Brahms and the Music of the South" . The selected works shall reflect Brahms' relation to Italy. Beside compositions of Brahms himself, works from Scarlatti, Rossini, Wolf-Ferrari and other Italian composers will be performed. Additionally one may listen to Italian inspired compositions like Bach' s " Italian Concerto" or some arrangements of Italian opera melodies by Franz Liszt. The orchestra of the university will open the festival on Saturday, May 2, at 8 pm with guest conductor Christoph Mathias Mueller (Göttingen). Beside other works, the program includes Brahms' 2nd piano concerto with Konrad Elser as soloist, as well as Mendelssohn 's" Italian Symphony". The festival program also includes chamber music concerts (chamber music I to V on May 6, May 8, May 9 at 8 pm and also 10 pm, as well as on May 10). Furthermore there will be a "Prelude" event which is the official launching of the new CD of the university (May 2 at 6 pm), the presentation of the newest acquisitions of the Brahms Institute (May 2, 6 pm), an evening with songs (May 5), a thematical evening (May 4), a "long piano night" (May 7) and for the first time a so-called "family-concert" (May 3,at 3 pm). The performers consist of teachers of the university, outstanding students and some guests. Tickets are available at all booking offices in Luebeck and right before the concert.
24 April 2009
Johannes Fischer New Professor for Percussion
The 28-year-old, well-known percussionist Johannes Fischer is the new professor for percussion since the summer semester 2009. He has studied in Freiburg and San Diego (California) and has received numerous prizes (including the ARD prize in 2007) and scholarships. As an interpreter and composer he is active all over the world. 2008 his debut-CD with compositions from Xenakis, Druckman, Lopez-Lopez, Pintscher and Globokar was published. In August 2009 his second CD " Primavera" series of the German Music Council) will be issued.
20 January 09
New Successes of the Viola Class
25-year-old student Barbara Buntrock from the viola class of Prof. Barbara Westphal has received the viola solo position at the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig. Karoline Markert from the same class has won the "Mendelssohn Competition" in the category "chamber music" with her "Almandin Quartet". She played together with students from Hannover and Hamburg.
20 January 09
Costumes from Posen for the Opera Project
For the current opera project the University of Music Lübeck received 24 original traditional Krakau costumes from the University of Music Posen (Akademia Muzyczna w Poznaniu) and from the Theatre in Posen (Teatr Wielki w Poznaniu). The operetta "Der Bettelstudent" plays in Krakau and therefore can be performed with original traditional costumes. Premiere is on January 29. There will be three more performances (January 30 and 31, each at 19:30 o'clock).
17 Dezember 08
Successes at the Maritim - Vocal - Competition
The 28-year-old Polish singer Wioletta Hebrowska has won the 2nd prize at the Maritim-Vocal-Competition. The mezzo-soprano was additionally received the special prize from the Eutin Music Festival. She studies in the class of Prof. Anke Eggers and is a member of the Opera-Elite-Studio Lübeck. A third prize was given to the Chinese vocalist Lin Lin Li from the class of Prof. Christiane Hampe. She is a postgraduate student (second semester) in opera singing. The competition was executed for the ninth time in Timmendorfer Strand.
27 November 08
Sophie Heinrich, winner of the Possehl-Prize 2008
The violinist Sophie Heinrich (class of Prof. Thomas Brandis) has won the 45th competition for the Possehl-Music-Prize. The 27-year-old violinist dominated the other four competitors in the second round today, that was executed in the concert hall of our university. Additional rewards were received by the clarinetist Annelie von Wauwe (class of Prof. Reiner Wehle), the bassoon player Ricardo Ramos (class of Prof. Pierre Martens) and the Philos Quartet (class of Miguel da Silva). In the first round, seven soloists and one ensemble competed with each other on Tuesday. The instruments were clarinet, violin, bassoon, piano and chamber music. The winner's concert will take place on Monday, 12 January 2009 in the concert hall.
13 November 08
Prof. Pierre Martens
Pierre Martens who is teacher for basson at the Music University of Lübeck since 2006, was appointed (Titular-) Professor on November 11, 2008. Martens was born in 1974 in Belgium and studied in Brussels and Karlsruhe/Germany. He has won numerous national and international music coimpetitions aind since 2000 he is the solo basson player at the Bamberg Symphonic. Various composers as the Belgian Michel Lysight and Robert Janssens have dedicated new compositions for basson to him, making a significant contribution to the extension of the so far limited basson repertoire.He was also teacher at the Music Universities of Gent (Belgium) and Nürnberg/Germany and gave a lot of masterclasses.
13 November 08
Robert Krampe
The 28-year old composer from the class of Prof. Dieter Mack, was this years “composer in residence” at the Music Festival “Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker”. In five concerts, seven of his works had been performed. Especially successful were the premieres of two commissions, the motet “Komm, oh komm”, sung by the vocal ensemble “Singer Pur” and the Septet “Erscheinungen - Gesänge mit Schubert”, played by the Athena Quartet together with the Boulanger Trio. The concerts had been recorded by the radio and had been broadcasted by NDR Kultur and the Deutschlandradio Kultur. As “composer in residence” Robert Krampe followed (beside others) Wolfgang Rihm, Helmut Lachenmann and Matthias Pintscher.
11 November 08
Irina Kalinowska
The 16-year old viola student Irina Kalinowska from the class of Prof. Barbara Westphal has won the 2nd prize at the “Maria-Paijmans-Kania-Musikkulturpreis” competition that took place in Trossingen in the beginning of November. At the Marschner competition in Freiburg she received a special prize in the “Junior Division”.
10 November 08
Successful Violin Class
Alvina Fenyuk, student from the violin class of Prof. Maria Egelhof has received a special prize for the best solo piece (Ballad from Eugene Ysaye) at the "International Sophie Charlotte " violin competition in the Residence Castle near the Mueritz Lake. At the same competition, Vladik Otaryan won a special prize for the best virtuoso piece ("Paganiniana" by Nathan Milstein)
8 Oktober 08
Chief Minister of Schleswig-Holstein visited the University of Music
At the beginning of the semester, the head of the state Schleswig-Holstein, chief minister Peter Harry Carstensen visited the University of Music. He was received with spontaneous applause when he suddenly showed up in the mensa during lunch time. He was accompanied by the town president of Lübeck, Mrs. Gabriele Schopenhauer, the parlament’s deputies coming from Lübeck, Mr. Müller, Mr. Rother, Mrs. Scheicht, Mr. Sauter, and other invited guests. He tried to inform himself about the work and equipment at the university. In the following discussion the primary focus was on the importance of the University of Music for Schleswig-Holstein and the problems originating in the under-financed budget. Peter Harry Carstensen was touched and impressed by the friendly welcome, the international reputation of the university and the intentional artistic and free-thinking mentality in the house. His visit was in connection with a whole tour to all universities in Schleswig-Holstein.
8 Oktober 08
First Prize for Ji-Yi Jang
The 26-year-old Korean pianist has won the first prize at the international competition “Verfemte Musik” in Schwerin. Together with the first prize is an invitation for a concert tour to Vienna, Prague and Berlin. Mrs. Jang is in her post-graduate studies in the piano class of Prof. Konstanze Eickhorst.
8 Oktober 08
Opening of the Semester and the New Concert season
The University of Music has welcomed its new students for the wintersemester 2008/09 with a festive event in the concert hall. From 710 applicants, 130 young musicians have qualified to start with the new modular system of study after passing successfully the challenging entry exam. In her welcome note, Prof. Römhild gave some insights into the current tasks and activities of the university and also talked about future projects. In the centre of her speech, Prof. Römhild dwelled on the too low budget for the university. Because of this under-financed budget, the successful fulfilling of all obligations during the next years seems to be in serious danger. She clearly asked the local state government to take full responsibility for such a devastating development. The pianist Nadav Tal (Israel), student of the piano class of Jacob Leuschner, received the DAAD prize 2008 (German Academic exchange service) which is 1000 Euro and performed a composition of his grandfather. Furthermore, clarinetist Annelien von Wauwe, accompanied by pianist Ninon Gloger played compositions by Debussy and Milhaud. Together with the wintersemester the university also opens its new concert season. Until the end of the semester in February 2009, around 150 concerts and other events are already scheduled.
24 September 08
Top Results at the ARD-Music Competition by Clarinet Players from Lübeck
Sebastian Manz (22), student of Prof. Sabine Meyer and Prof. Reiner Wehle, has won the first prize and also the audience prize at the 57th International Music Competition of the ARD in Munique. After 40 years it was the first time that a first prize was given to a clarinet player. The performance of Sebastian Manz was so outstanding that the jury did not appoint a second prize winner. Two third prizes were given as well to students from the clarinet class in Lübeck: Shelly Ezra (Israel) and Taira Kaneko (Japan). This years competition included 198 instrumentalists from 52 countries.
24 September 08
Success at the 15th International Johannes-Brahms Competition
Martin Klett, a pianist in his 4th semester and a student of Prof. Konrad Elser has won the first prize at the 15th International Brahms Competition (Pörtschach/Kärnten/Austria) in the piano category. The piano competition had 32 participants. Another first prize was given to the Korean pianist Yoonsoo Rhee from Berlin and a third prize was given as well.
J16 July 2008
New Book Publication on Dieter Mack
The book “Wenn A ist, ist A – the Komponist Dieter Mack” (“If A is, is A – the Composer Dieter Mack), edited by Torsten Möller, Saarbrücken 2008, Pfau-Verlag has just been published. The publication contents various essays on Mack’s long-lasting cultural work in Indonesia, an extensive interview and analytic investigations about his music, including two contributions by teachers of our house, namely Oliver Korte and Robert Krampe. At the same time the CD from the 43d International Darmstadt Courses for Contemporary Music 2006 has been published, including Dieter Mack’s “Kammermusik IV” played in a live-recording by the Ensemble Modern (Neos).
3 July 2008
Successful Viola Players
Barabara Buntrock was one of four finalists at the Primrose Competition in Arizona, USA, where 70 musicians had taken part. The Amaryllis Quartet with Lena Eckels - viola (Gustav Frielinghaus and Lena Wirth – violins, Yves Sandoz – violoncello) came into the final at the Borciani Quartet Competition in Italy, where 20 quartets had joined the competition. Since June, Anne Thormann and Martin Honsalek are members of the NDR Symphony Orchestra. All these successful viola players are from the class of Prof. Barbara Westphal.
18 June 08
Sinn Yang has received the music prize of the German trade and industry
The 26-year-old violinist (class of Prof. Thomas Brandis) has received the music prize of the German trade and industry. She won the competition "Ton und Erklärung - Werkvermittlung in Musik und Wort" ("Sound and Explanation - Communication of a Composition as Music and with Words"). Beside the instrumental playing the jury also judged the verbal introduction to the compositions by the violinist. The competition was initiated by the cultural circle of the German trade and industry. The prize is 10.000 Euro and includes a CD-production and the premiere of a work by composer Jörg Widmann.
13 June 2008
Prof. Dieter Mack New Member of the "Freie Akademie der Künste" Hamburg
In its latest general assembly of the "Freie Akademie der Künste Hamburg" (Free Academy of the Arts), on June 9, 2008, Prof. Dieter Mack (composition) was elected unanimously as a new member. He adds to the other artists from Lübeck in the academy like for example Prof. Sabine Meyer, Prof. Christiane Edinger and Mack's predecessor Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Döhl.
13 June 2008
The Lübeck based "Duo Riul" wins the "Deutscher Musikwettbewerb"
Clarinetist Sebastian Manz (class of Prof. Sabine Meyer and Prof. Reiner Wehle) together with his piano partner Martin Klett (class of Prof. Konrad Elser) have won the "Deutscher Musikwettbewerb DMW" (German Music Competition). Five finalists have received this prize for their outstanding music presentations and were selected by a competent jury of 40 people. These musicians will now be suggested for the national selection of "Concerts of Young Artists", the well-known supporting program of the DMW. All selected finalists will play in the final concert on Saturday June 14, 2008 at 11 am, in the great Hall of the Beethoven Hall in Bonn. They will be further supported with CD-productions and and concerts in Germany and other countries.
10. June 08
Aya Nishimura, Steinway Prize Winner
The 25-year-old Japanese pianist Aya Nishimura (piano class Prof. Konstanze Eickhorst) has won the Steinway-Award (prize is 1000.- Euro). Since 2006, the prize is given to students of the music universities of Hamburg, Bremen, and Lübeck. With that competition, specially talented students who are currently studying piano shall be supported. Aya Nishimura received her first artistic education in Japan, where she already performed as a soloist and a chamber music partner (including accompanying singers). In 2007 she came to Lübeck, to study as a postgraduate student in the piano class of Prof. Konstanze Eickhorst. She is supported by a DAAD scholarship. She will receive the prize during the winners' concert at the Steinway-House in Hamburg on October 31, 2008.
5. June 2008
Successful Students of the Pre-School
Students of the "Institute for Early Music Education" have been successful at this years' competition "Jugend Musiziert" on the highest national level. The competition took place in Saarbrücken. Da-Yun Choi (piano class Prof. Konstanze Eickhorst) won the 1st prize in the piano solo category. Another first prize with highest points (25) was given to two chamber music ensembles: The violoncello-Quartet with its players Da-Sol Choi, Christine Roider, Mi Jang and Nuala McKenna (cello class Prof. Ulf Tischbirek), as well as the flute duo with Niamh McKenna (flute class Prof. Angela Firkins) and her Bavarian partner Maximilian Randlinger. The violin/violoncello-duo of Patricia Hevicke (violin class of Prof. Maria Egelhof) and Hauke Siewertsen (violoncello) received a second prize. The pianist Fanni Fan (piano class of Barbara Martini) has participated "with very good success". Fanni Fan, who is also a very talented mathematician had directly returned from the Mathematics-Olympics to join the national piano competition. Naomi Shamban (piano class Prof. Konstanze Eickhorst) received the cultural prize of the town of Quickborn.
3. June, 2008
Robert Krampe - Composition
The 28-year-old composer Robert Krampe (Masterclass composition) has received the Berlin Opera Prize 2008, together with the Dresden based composer Constantin Bömers. The composers were asked to compose a scene with the title "The Special Investigator" refering to the work of a crisis management group in the State Departement. During the last months Robert Krampe has received a resonable amount of prices and will also be featured during the Hitzacker Music Festival 2008.
22. May, 2008
New Chairmanship at the Rectors Conference of the German Universities of Music
With the election of the new chairmanship, the rectors conference of all German Universities of Music finished its annual conference that took place at the University of Music in Freiburg from 19th until the 21st of May 2008. For a transitional period until January 2009, the noted scholar of cultural sciences, Prof. Dr. Werner Heinrichs (currently rector of the University of Music and Arts in Stuttgart) was elected as new chairman. He stepped in for this intermediate period because of the sudden death of the former chairman Prof. Dr. Martin Pfeffer. Prof. Dr. Heinrichs is also spokesman of the the rectors conference of Baden-Württemberg. Prof. Dr. Manfred Cordes (rector of the University of Arts Bremen) and Prof. Jörg Linowitzki (vice-president of the University of Music Lübeck) were elected as vice-chairmen. A new chairman in concordance with the usual period of time will be elected at the next conference in January 2009.
22. May, 2008
Prof. Jörg Linowitzki and Prof. Dieter Mack - New Vice-presidents
During its last session, the senate of the University of Music Lübeck has elected Prof. Jörg Linowitzki and Prof. Dieter Mack as new vice-presidents for the next three years. They complete the presiding committee of four persons together with the president, Prof. Inge-Susann Römhild and chancelor Jürgen R. Claußen. By that, the university applied its new possibility (given by the new academic legislation) to install up to three vice-presidents. This election is a logic consequence of the increasing burdens caused by the structural changes in regard to the new Bachelor- and Master programs. During its term of office, the presiding committee will have special attention for international relations and wil increase its position and presence in public as well as in national and international media. Jörg Linowitzki, professor for double bass has already been vice-rector since 1997. Dieter Mack is professor for composition since 2003.
2. May, 2008
17th Brahms Festival opened
This year the music world celebrates the 175th birthday of Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), one of the most famous German composers at all. The 17th Brahms Festival of the University of Music in Lübeck honours the composer with its 17th festival from April 30 until May 7 with the slogan "Brahms and the Bourgeois Music Culture". The festival presents key compositions from that time. In ten concerts compositions of Brahms, Clara and Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Frederic Chopin and Richard Strauss are scheduled (see our website). Additionally the Possehl-Foundation has sponsored a special exhibition in the Brahms-Institute where Brahms' working room of his apartment in Vienna is reconstructed. Also the Brahms gallery received a new picture, created by the Lübeck-based painter Gunther Fritz. It can be seen in the foyer of the concert hall.
23. April, 2008
The University of Music explores its own History
The University of Music, Lübeck has had a quite diverse changing history concerning its preceding institutions that should be documented. Who has documents about the Lübeck Conservatory of Music (1911-1923), the Singing School Fey (since 1923), the State Conservatory Lübeck (1933-1937) or the Provincial School of Music (1928-1950)? We are looking for any documents like certificates, diplomas, lecture transcripts, programs, newspaper clippings and fotos. But we are also interested in memories of former teachers and students. Please contact us via phone in the university on Tuesday and Thursday between 8 - 12 o'clock under the number 0451-1505-336. Or write to "Musikhochschule Lübeck, Archiv, Große Petersgrube 21, 23552 Lübeck, Germany".
31. March 2008
New view of the MHL
The new information video about the Musikhochschule. For further informations about the B.Arts see Studies/Bachelor.
6. March 2008
New course of studies at the Musikhochschule Lübeck: „Music teaching“ - Bachelor of Arts degree
Starting with the winter semester 2008/09 a new course of studies „Music teaching“ with Bachelor of Arts degree will be introduced.
This course of studies not only replaces the Teacher Trainig Course for Secondary School Level, but also offers various study profiles and individual programmes of emphasis.
26. February 2008
Dr. Bernhard Weber, new professor for music education
After an exciting selection process, Dr. Bernhard Weber was appointed by the president to become the new W 3 professor for music education. He will start his work in the summer semester 2008. Dr. Weber has studied in Freiburg and has worked successfully as a school teacher in Baden-Württemberg for some years. After receiving his PhD (topic: "Contemporary Music in Music Education") he worked at the University of Paderborn and the Hochschule der Künste in Bern/Switzerland. Further main interests are music psychology, popular music, project based learning and intercultural problems of music education. We are happy to have a new colleague, who surely will bring a fresh breath into the new established Bachelor of Arts.
18. February 2008
Julia Polinskaja - piano
The 12-year-old pianist, trained by Prof. Manfred Aust at the institute for early music education, got a scholarship from the Oscar und Vera Ritter-Stiftung (Hamburg).
18. February 2008
City of Science 2008
Lübeck is applying for the title City of science 2008.
Of course, Musikhochschule Lübeck is of active support in achieving this goal! More informations here: www.zukunft-luebeck.de/stadt-der-wissenschaft.html
14. Februar 2008
Postgraduate Study Solo Vocalist/Opera Elite Studio
The Theatre of Luebeck together with the University of Music Luebeck have established an “International Opera Elite Studio”. It is financed by the Possehl Foundation. The aim is to give an encompassing support for especially talented young singers during their transitional period between academic/artistic studies and the professional everyday life at an opera house. By that, these students will be prepared intensively for their upcoming profession which beside a solid vocal education also asks for a lot more of artistic and personal/social qualifications.
Start: 1. August 2008
16 January 2008
Prof. Inge-Susann Römhild Elected as New President of the MHS Lübeck
On January 15, 2008 the senate has elected Prof. Inge-Susann Römhild as the new president of the University of Music Lübeck. By that, she heads the presidency that will lead the university in the future, according to the new university law. The 52-year-old pianist and chamber musician has already been rector of the university for 14 years. Prof. Römhild won over one external candidate.
16 January 2008
Barbara Buntrock – Viola
The viola player Barbara Buntrock (a student of Prof. Barbara Westphal) has received the prize of the German president during the Mendelssohn-competition that has been executed last week in Berlin. This competition takes place annually and is organized by the rector’s conference of the German music universities (this year: viola and also pinao quartet).
16. January 2008
New Book Publication
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Sandberger and Dr. Christiane Wiesenfeldt have recently published a book called.
- Musik und Musikforschung –
“Johannes Brahms im Dialog mit der Geschichte”, Kassel 2007, Bärenreiter Music Publishers, 360 pages, ISBN-10: 3761821018; ISBN-13: 978-3761821015
9. January 2008
Prof. Christiane Hampe
With great pleasure, the president announces that the internationally reknown singer and educator, Prof. Christiane Hampe (Karlsruhe) has taken over the professorship (granted by the Possehl Foundation) for singing. Prof. Hampe will start her work in the next SS 08 and will become a long expected enrichment of our university.
7. Dezember 07
The Balinese Gamelan Ensemble
It was already announced two times before, but now it is here, the Balinese Gamelan Ensemble at the University of Music, Lübeck. Prof. Dieter Mack (composition) has studied that music for many years in Bali and has led a similar group "Anggur Jaya" in Freiburg from 1982 - 2003. Now all instruments are available at the University of Music, Lübeck and since six weeks students of the university have started to learn playing Balinese music. But the group is also open for participants from outside the University, because it is a free activity which is not connected with the curriculum. Important is the interest to experience a new and exciting form of making music. One must even not be able to read notation. Rehearsals are on each Monday at 6 p.m. in room 1a/b. Please contact also Mr. Mack (0171-526 91 27) by mobile phone.
7. December 2007
Two Brand-New CD's
Anna Margareta: The Buxtehude Musical
The humorous musical between fiction and history, made and performed by students of the University of Music, Lübeck was received with high enthusiasm by the audience and the critics during its five performances. The CD presents a live-recording from the performances between 26th June and 1st July 2007 in the Concert Hall of the University of Music. Participants were soloists, band and orchestra of the university, as well as the Children's Choir Lübeck at St. Marien. The whole performance was conducted by Prof. Bernd Ruf. A Double-CD with booklet (52 pages including the libretto) is available for 19,99 Euro (15 Euro for members of the Förderergesellschaft of the University of Music) starting from 15th December 2007 in local CD-shops and during all concerts at the university.
Braviola: The CD of the Viola Class
13 students from the viola class of Prof. Barbara Westphal have recorded original compositions for violas with a full string sound. Up to ten violas play together works for these unique combination by Robert Krampe, Frank Bridge, York Bowen, Scott Joplin, Samuel Barber and Astor Piazolla. A CD with an eight-page-booklet is available for 12 Euro (10 for members of the Föderergesellschaft of the University of Music) starting from 15th December 2007 in all local CD-shops and during all concerts of the university.
28th November 07
"Tunjuk" by Dieter Mack
"Tunjuk", the big orchestra piece by Dieter Mack that was premiered last year in cooperation between the Lübeck Philharmonic Orchestra and the University of Music, received its second performance on November 23, 2007 in Stuttgart. "Tunjuk" was performed by the Radio Symphony Orchestra of the SWR in the Theaterhaus during the series "Attacca - Music of Today". The concert was conductewd by Erik Nielsen and broadcasted live on SWR2.
28th November 07
Agata and Paulina Pospieszny
The sisters Paulina (postgraduate student violin, 1st semester with Prof. Maria Egelhof) and Agata Pospieszny (postgraduate student harp with Gesine Dreyer) have won the Polish Harp Competition. They received a second prize, while the first prize was void. The competition which is executed every two years by the Polish Society for Harp, took place in Cieszyn/Poland.
21st November 07
Chihiro Terashima
The pianist Chihiro Terashima (piano class Prof. Manfred Fock) has won the first prize at the International Piano Competition in Teramo/Italy.
Oliver Brunnenberg (also piano class Prof. Manfred Fock) received a second prize at the 5th "Van Bremen Piano Competition" in Dortmund.
21st November 07
The Competition for the Possehl-Musicprize has been successfully finished
The violin player Sinn Yang (violin class Prof. Thomas Brandis) has won the 44th Possehl-Musicprize. The 25-year-old Korean became first during the final round against four other competitors. Further awards had been given to the clarinetist Shelly Ezra (clarinet class Prof. Reiner Wehle) and to the organ player Jan Dolezel (organ class Prof. Franz Danksagmüller). Beside these award winners, the second round had also been made by the viola player Anne Thormann (viola class Prof. Barbara Westphal) and the double bass player Tae-Yoon Hon (doublebass class Prof. Lörg Linowitzki). A concert with the award winners will be given on 14th January 2008. During the first round 13 competitors have been presented (singing, clarinet, violin, viola, double bass, piano, organ and composition).
14th November 07
News From Competitions
The post-graduate student Ji-Yi Yang (piano class Prof. Konstanze Eickhorst) received a first prize in early July 2007 at the International Piano Competition "Giuseppe Terracciano" in Italy. On August 17, she played the second piano concerto by Camille Saint-Saens together with the Kyungki Philhamronic Orchestra/ Southkorea. With the Kuckjae Symphony Orchestra she will perform as a soloist, playing Mozart's piano concerto C-Major, KV 467 at the "Final Concert of the Year" in Seoul. The concert will be broadcasted in TV.
The two post-graduate students Seul-ki Cheon and Hiromi Ikei (both from the piano class Prof. Konstanze Eickhorst) gave their debut concert in New York in October 2007. In the concert series "Evenings of Piano Concerti", organized by Yamaha, they played Joseph Haydn's piano concertos D-Major and G-major together with the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra.
2nd November 07
The "Digital Box of Scores" has Opened
Yesterday and via Internet, the Brahms-Institute at the University of Music, Lübeck has opened its "Digital Box of Scores". This project, sponsored by the Ministery of Science, enables a scholar to study more than 10.000 first printings by Johannes Brahms worldwide. The Minister of Science from Schleswig-Holstein, Mr. Dietrich Austermann, gave the starting shot for the publication of this project that has received 90.300 Euro by the Schleswig-Holstein Fond. By that the ministery enables the Brahms Institute even more to become a central place for the research on Brahms. The digital availability of front pages and written pages helps to preserve the original sources that still offer important cues and tipps for musicians, musicologists and editors. Altogether 11.297 pages of all 160 first printings available in the Brahms Institute had been scanned during a one-year procedure. Please look at: www.brahms-institut.de
20 September 07
New University Council
A University Council has been constituted at the University of Music Lübeck, as prescribed in the new legislation governing higher education. The chairman is Prof. Dr. Gerd Uecker, intendant of the Semper Opera Dresden. Further members are the conductor Rolf Beck, intendant of the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival and musical director at the NDR (North German Radio and Television Network), Renate Menken, a director of the Association for the Promotion of Charitable Activities and a member of the board of the Possehl Foundation, also Dr. Helmuth Pfeifer, a member of the board of the Possehl Foundation and Katja Schaefer, secretary general of the Bayerischen Akademie der schönen Künste and former president of the University of Music Hannover. In future, in addition to the Executive Committee and the Senate, the University Council will be an important organ in the professional management of universities.
10th September 2007
International Buxtehude Organ Competition decided
The 29 year old Italian Felix Marangoni is the successful candidate in the final of the first international Buxtehude Organ Competition. He convinced the international jury with works from Buxtehude, Tunder and Bach and gained the second prize. Merit Eichhorn from Switzerland was awarded the third prize. A first prize was not awarded. The other three finalists Ghislain Leroy (France), Pavel Kohout (Tschechien) and Philipp Christ (Germany) received promotional awards. A total of 20 young organists from all over the world competed in three rounds from the 1st to the 8th September on the organs of the Jakobikirche (Church of St. Jacob) and the Cathedral. On completion of the competition concerts, the prizes of 5,000, 3,000 and 1,000 euros were presented by Wolfgang Pötschke, a member of the board of the Sparkassenstiftung zu Lübeck, which made this competition possible through their financial support.
15th March 2007
First International Buxtehude Organ Competition
The international Buxtehude organ festival is being held for the first time from the 1st to the 8th of September in the scope of the festival year "Lübeck celebrates Buxtehude". Lübeck offers ideal conditions for an organ competition. It is a city of magnificent Gothic redbrick churches, precious historical organs and great composers. Young musicians from all over the world will gather in Lübeck, become familiar with its music and organ culture and compete before a renowned jury. This competition has been made possible with the support of the charitable foundation of the Sparkasse zu Lübeck.
6th June 07
Anna Margareta - Das Buxtehude Musical
The students of the Institute of School Music have been working for a year on a project to stage the well-known legend of Buxtehude's daughter Anna Margareta. In intensive production and rehearsal phases, the students are composing, writing texts and producing their first musical – a premiere for the University of Music. Boroque and Rock music dominate in this production. Modern pop music and original compositions of the four great baroque composers interchange quite naturally. More than 90 participants, both on stage and behind the scenes, are bringing the fascinating era of Buxtehude to life once again.
6. June 07
Students at the conductor's stand
Two performances at the University of Music in June will give an insight into the training of conductors. The students themselves will be at the conducting stand. On Thursday 7th June at 6 p.m. in St. Jakobi (the church of St. Jacob) Sven Fanick and Matthias Voget (Prof. Gerd Müller-Lorenz's class) will conduct the "Magnificat" by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and also Haydn's trumpet concert in E flat major and the cello concert in D major, in the scope of their Diploma in Church Music A examination. The solists are Jana Thomas (soprano), Andrea Heß (contralto), Martin Hundelt (tenor) and Tom Schmidt (baritone), Matthias Krebber (trumpet) and Ralf-Andreas Stürzinger and Alma-Sophie Starke (violoncello). Tickets are 12 euros (reduced rate 6 euros). "The Soldier's Tale" by Strawinsky and the "Threepenny Opera" by Weill are amongst works on the programme for Friday 15th June at 8 p.m. in the Chamber Music Hall. Philipp Christ, Matthis Groß and Leslie Suganandarajah will conduct in the scope of their conducting studies. Entrance free.
20 March 2007
Lübeck celebrates Buxtehude
Dieterich Buxtehude was one of the greatest musical personalities in the Protestant world of the 17th century. 2007 is the 300th anniversary of his death. Under the patronage of the German president Horst Köhler, over 20 cultural institutions, including the University of Music Lübeck, will present more than 200 events during the festival year. Outstanding musicians of international renown will perform in the historic churches of Lübeck, which belong to the Unesco cultural heritage: the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra under Ton Koopman, Cantus Cölln, the NDR choir and Hille Perl, Andreas Scholl, Gustav Leonhardt, Robert King and many others. Lübeck's church musicians and choirs will perform organ and cantata cycles throughout the year. There will be an exhibition on Dieterich Buxtehude and life in the baroque era in the historic St Annen museum. The events of the Buxtehude year 2007 will be augmented by the awarding of the Buxtehude prize to Jürgen Ahrend, a scientific symposium and an International Organ Competition. This festival year has been made possible through the generous support of the Possehl Charitable Foundation and many other sponsors. Further information under www.buxtehude2007.de