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Bachelor of Music -
Strings

Setting the world in vibration.

The string degree program can be studied with violin, viola, cello, or double bass as majors. All string professors* have international concert experience and offer expertise in the major European musical traditions in their various manifestations.
During the course of study, students are encouraged to explore contemporary music as well as gain experience in historical performance practice. A strong foundation is laid through extensive requirements in chamber music and orchestral performance, preparing students for a professional career with a variety of opportunities. The program offers regular opportunities to perform in a variety of ensembles and with a variety of programs. The HfMT Orchestra performs 2-3 performances per semester, often with student competition winners as soloists. Master Classes with special guests are offered regularly.
Students are encouraged to learn about the long-term maintenance of their health as it relates to playing the instrument in preventative subjects offered in Musician's Medicine. In addition, students benefit from the vibrant musical life in Cologne and receive performance opportunities through the numerous collaborations that HfMT Cologne maintains.

Detailed information about each major can be obtained by contacting the respective major instructor directly.

If you have any questions about the program, please contact the relevant contact person(s).

Basic information

Degree Bachelor of Music
Period of study 8 Semester
Course begin Wintersemester
ECTS points 240 Credits
Major subjects Kontrabass, Viola, Violine, Violoncello
Continuing study options Master of Music Chamber Music, Master of Music Orchestral Playing, Master of Music String instruments
Impressions from the study program
Unterrichtssituation Violine mit Professorin und einer Studierenden.
Unterrichtssituation Violoncello mit einem Professor und einer Studierenden.
Unterrichtssituation Violine mit Professor und Studierende.

Applications are submitted online via the muvac platform. All information on the procedure can be found on our application page.

Admission requirement

  • General university entrance qualification or a comparable university entrance qualification, such as an application to determine special artistic talent
  • Proof of a language certificate TestDaF 3 for non-German-speaking applicants
  • Successfully passed aptitude test

Qualifying examination

The aptitude test consists of the following three parts:

  1. Artistic-practical examination in the main subject (duration up to approx. 15 minutes)
  2. Artistic-practical examination in the minor subject piano (duration up to approx. 10 minutes)
  3. Music theory (elementary composition/aural training) (written examinations, duration together up to approx. 90 minutes).

Detailed information can be found in the aptitude test regulations, especially in the appendix for content requirements and conduct of the test. For the artistic courses of study, we recommend that you contact the main subject teacher of your choice in good time; they will be happy to advise you personally.

The structure of the program is such that in the artistic main subject technical and creative basics are first formed and supplemented by the necessary basic knowledge in the areas of artistic-practical context, music theory, musicology, musician's medicine and music education. In the 2nd half, special attention is given to professionalization and standard repertoire to facilitate entry into concert life. The program is divided into a basic study period (1st and 2nd year) with a high proportion of compulsory modules and a differentiated main study period (3rd and 4th year). The structural framework is formed by 6 main modules and the profile-forming module:

  1. Core module
  2. artistic-practical context
  3. Education
  4. Mediation
  5. professionalization
  6. Bachelor thesis / interdisciplinary project
  7. Profile Orchestra or Profile Instrumental Pedagogy

Fachdidaktik Cello

  • Bruno Ventocilla – Wuppertal

Fachdidaktik Violine und Viola

  • Agnes Bickelhaupt – Wuppertal

Fachdidaktik Violine/Viola

  • Miriam Schönewolf – Köln

Kammermusik Streicher

  • Prof. David Bryson Quiggle – Köln

Kontrabass

  • Uli Jochen Schneider – Wuppertal
  • Prof. Veit-Peter Schüßler – Köln
  • Robert Grondzel – Köln
  • Prof. Detmar Kurig – Aachen

Kontrabass, Kammermusik, Orchesterliteratur

  • Hyun Joo Oh – Köln

Korrepetition Kontrabass, Holzbläser

  • Keiko Nakayama – Aachen

Korrepetition Kontrabass, Violoncello

  • Sunhee Kim-Nußbeck – Köln

Korrepetition Streicher

  • Bernd Puschmann – Köln

Korrepetition und Unterrichtsbegleitung für Streicher

  • Meri Tschabaschvili – Köln

Korrepetition Violine

  • Alison Lander-Büscher – Köln
  • Katja Milic – Aachen

Korrepetition Violine, Violoncello

  • Kira Ratner – Köln

Korrepetition Violoncello

  • Hyun-Jung Kim-Schweiker – Aachen

Viola

  • Prof. Matthias Buchholz – Köln
  • Prof. Werner Dickel, Mitglied Standortdirektorium, Standort Wuppertal – Wuppertal
  • Gerhard Dierig – Köln
  • Prof. Alexander Zemtsov – Köln
  • Volodymyr Mykytka – Aachen

Viola da Gamba/Barockvioloncello

  • Prof. Robert Smith – Köln

Violine

  • Prof. Mikhail Ovrutsky – Köln
  • Hellen Weiß – Wuppertal
  • Sonja Wiedebusch – Köln
  • Riccardo Caraceni – Köln
  • Andria Chang – Köln
  • Prof. Ye-Eun Choi – Köln
  • Prof. Ariadne Daskalakis, Vice Rector – Köln
  • Prof. Michael Foyle – Wuppertal
  • Sebastian Gottschick – Köln
  • Prof. Annette von Hehn – Wuppertal
  • Prof. Susanna Yoko Henkel – Köln
  • Gudrun Höbold – Köln
  • Susanne Imhof – Wuppertal
  • Prof. Torsten Janicke – Köln
  • Jalusha Kapoor – Köln
  • Rose Kaufmann – Köln
  • Prof. Skerdjano Keraj, Vice Dean Department 2 – Aachen
  • Seo Won Kim – Köln
  • Ye Gyeong Lim – Aachen
  • Prof. Mihaela Martin-Helmerson – Köln
  • Prof. Nadja Nevolovitsch – Aachen

Violine Pre-College Cologne

  • Prof. Ute Hasenauer, Vice Dean Department 2 – Köln
  • Prof. Nadja Nevolovitsch – Aachen

Violoncello

  • Laurentiu Sbarcea – Aachen
  • Prof. Gabriel Schwabe, Vice Dean Department 2 – Wuppertal
  • Prof. Hans-Christian Schweiker – Aachen
  • Zuzanna Sosnowska – Köln
  • Grigory Alumyan – Köln
  • Prof. Christian Brunnert – Köln
  • Prof. Thomas Carroll – Köln
  • Jeanette Gier-Monger – Köln
  • Prof. Johannes Paul Maximilian Moser – Köln

Violoncello Pre-College Cologne

  • Prof. Gabriel Schwabe, Vice Dean Department 2 – Wuppertal
  • Prof. Johannes Paul Maximilian Moser – Köln

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Contact

Portrait Prof. Skerdjano Keraj
Prof. Skerdjano Keraj
Violine
Vice Dean Department 2
Email skerdjano.keraj@hfmt-koeln.de
Address
Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
Theaterplatz 16
52062 Aachen
Prof. Gabriel Schwabe
Violoncello, Violoncello Pre-College Cologne
Vice Dean Department 2
Email gabriel.schwabe@hfmt-koeln.de
Address
Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
Sedanstr. 15
42275 Wuppertal