Konzertexamen Instrumental Music (Postgraduate Concert Exam) at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg

The Konzertexamen is a postgraduate programme (Aufbaustudium) in Instrumental Music that provides advanced artistic and practical training for the demands of professional musical life. It covers piano, organ, harpsichord, violin, viola, cello, double bass, viola da gamba, lute, guitar, harp, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, recorder and percussion. The Konzertexamen concludes the programme and certifies the ability to perform at an outstanding soloist level.

Faculty: Music  |  Department: Instrumental Music  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; postgraduate (Aufbaustudium); German-taught  |  Intake: Winter and Summer semester  |  Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

What you will study

Compulsory individual instrumental lessons and artistic work. The examination has three parts: recital, colloquium, and a solo concerto with orchestra. The first two parts are taken at the end of the four-semester standard period; the concerto must follow within two years of its end.

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