Robert Schumann Hochschule
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The Robert-Schumann-Hochschule (Robert Schumann School of Music and Media) is a college for music studies on university level in Düsseldorf
, Germany
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, who lived a long while in Düsseldorf.
In 1972 the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
became the responsible body for the music college. It became part of the public college for music in the Rhineland. In 1987 it became an independent college and got its current name.
The college has about 41 professors, 160 lecturers and 600 students.
The study fees in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia were (in 2006) about 500 Euro per semster (1,000 resp. 1,100 per year).
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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History
In 1935 three private music schools were merged together into the Robert Schumann Conservatorium, named after the composer Robert SchumannRobert Schumann
Robert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era....
, who lived a long while in Düsseldorf.
In 1972 the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
became the responsible body for the music college. It became part of the public college for music in the Rhineland. In 1987 it became an independent college and got its current name.
Studies
The college offers courses of study in:- classicalClassical musicClassical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
instrumental music - Classical vocal musicVocal musicVocal music is a genre of music performed by one or more singers, with or without instrumental accompaniment, in which singing provides the main focus of the piece. Music which employs singing but does not feature it prominently is generally considered instrumental music Vocal music is a genre of...
- Music education
- Roman CatholicRoman Catholic ChurchThe Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
liturgical musicLiturgical musicLiturgical music originated as a part of religious ceremony, and includes a number of traditions, both ancient and modern. Liturgical music is well known as a part of Catholic Mass, the Anglican Holy Communion service , the Lutheran Divine Service, the Orthodox liturgy and other Christian services... - Protestant liturgical music
- Audio engineeringAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
The college has about 41 professors, 160 lecturers and 600 students.
The study fees in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia were (in 2006) about 500 Euro per semster (1,000 resp. 1,100 per year).
Notable teachers
- Ida BielerIda BielerIda Bieler is an American violinist and professor of Violin.-Biography:Her musical training was received among others from Ruggiero Ricci at the North Carolina School of the Arts, Oscar Shumsky at the Juilliard School of Music in New York, Max Rostal in Cologne and from Nathan Milstein in London...
(violin) - Michael DenhoffMichael DenhoffMichael Denhoff is a German composer and cellist.-Life:Denhoff has lived and worked in Bonn since 1982. He studied at the Musikhochschule in Cologne, where his teachers included Günter Bialas and Hans Werner Henze , Siegfried Palm and Erling Blöndal Bengtsson and the Amadeus Quartet...
(chamber music) - Konrad JarnotKonrad JarnotKonrad Jarnot is an English baritone who works in opera and oratorio and is a notable performer of Lieder. He is a teacher at the Robert Schumann Hochschule.-Early life:...
(voice) - Christiane OelzeChristiane OelzeChristiane Oelze is a German soprano. From 2003 to 2008 she taught singing at the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf.- External links :* *...
(voice) - Roberto SzidonRoberto SzidonRoberto Szidon is a Brazilian classical pianist who has had an international performing and recording career, and has settled in Germany.He gave his first concert at age 9, in his home town of Porto Alegre...
(piano) - Manfred TrojahnManfred Trojahn-Professional career:Manfred Trojahn was born in Cremlingen in Lower Saxony and began his musical studies in 1966 in orchestra music at the music school of the city of Braunschweig. After graduating in 1970 he concluded his studies as a flutist at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg with...
(composition) - Sándor VéghSándor VéghSándor Végh was a Hungarian, later French, violinist and conductor. He was best known as one of the great chamber music violinists of the twentieth century.- Education :...
(violin)
Notable students
- Martin BambauerMartin BambauerMartin Bambauer is a German organist and church musician.Bambauer studied church music at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf with Hans-Dieter Möller and passed his examination with distinction for improvisation . Further he studied with Daniel Roth in Frankfurt am Main and passed 2001...
(1970) - Karl BartosKarl BartosKarl Bartos was, between 1975 and 1990, along with Wolfgang Flür, an electronic percussionist in the electronic-music group Kraftwerk. He was originally recruited to play on its US "Autobahn" tour...
(1952) - Björn Bobach (1973)
- Measha BrueggergosmanMeasha BrueggergosmanMeasha Brueggergosman is a Canadian soprano who performs both as an opera singer and concert artist. She has performed internationally and won numerous awards...
(1977) - Oscar van DillenOscar van DillenOscar Ignatius Joannes van Dillen is a Dutch composer, conductor, and instrumentalist.-Education:Van Dillen studied North-Indian classical music with Jamaluddin Bhartiya at the Tritantri School in Amsterdam and bansuri with Gurbachan Singh Sachdev at the Bansuri School of Music in Berkeley,...
(1958) - Klaus DoldingerKlaus DoldingerKlaus Doldinger is a German saxophonist, especially well-known for jazz and as a composer of film music. He was the recipient of 1997's Bavarian Film Awards .-Life and work:...
(1936) - Andreas Ehret (1967)
- Helmut Freitag
- Manuel Gera
- Ralf HütterRalf HütterRalf Hütter is the lead singer, keyboardist, and reportedly leader of the electronic-music band Kraftwerk. Since the departure of Florian Schneider in 2008, he is also the group's sole remaining founding member....
(1946) - Helmut KicktonHelmut KicktonHelmut Kickton is a German church musician, publisher and multi-instrumentalist.Kickton studied church music at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf with Hans-Dieter Möller and Hartmut Schmidt. In 1986 he passed his examination with distinction for improvisation and music history. The...
(1956) - Reinhard Kluth
- Tobias KochTobias KochTobias Koch is a German pianist.- Biography : Tobias Koch was born in Kempen. He attended the Robert Schumann Music College in Düsseldorf, and conservatories Vienna, Graz and Brussels. He has also gained valuable artistic inspiration from the pianists David Levine, Roberto Szidon, Jos van...
(1968) - Ulrich Leykam (1948)
- Johannes Quack (1959)
- Walter Ratzek (1960)
- Fazil SayFazil SayFazıl Say , is a Turkish pianist and composer born in Ankara, Turkey.-Biography:Born in 1970 in Ankara, Turkey, Fazıl Say started playing the piano at the age of four. He continued his music training in Ankara State Conservatory as a student of Special Status for Highly Talented Children and...
(1970) - Andreas SchmidtAndreas Schmidt (baritone)Andreas Schmidt is a German classical bass-baritone in opera and concert.- Professional career :Andreas Schmidt studied church music with his father Hartmut Schmidt and singing with Ingeborg Reichelt and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.His 1984 debut was in the part of Malatesta in Donizetti's Don...
(1960) - Florian Schneider-EslebenFlorian SchneiderFlorian Schneider-Esleben is one of the founding members of electronic music band Kraftwerk. He left the band in November 2008.-Career:...
(1947) - Wolfgang SeifenWolfgang SeifenWolfgang Seifen is a German organist and composer.Seifen studied church music at the Gregoriushaus in Aachen. From 1973–1976 he was church musician in St. Sebastian in Nettetal-Lobberich. In 1983 he became organist at the Marienbasilica in Kevelaer and in 2004 he was appointed the organist of the...
- Vera Schönenberg
- Alexander ShelleyAlexander ShelleyAlexander Shelley is an English conductor.-Biography:Alexander Shelley is an English conductor and cellist born in 1979 into a family of musicians and is chief conductor of the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra...
- Andreas Sieling
- Jürgen Sonnentheil
- Bernd Wiesemann (1938)
- Wolfram Wittekind
- Martin Wenning (1962)
External links
- Robert-Schumann-Hochschule Official website