Hochschule für Musik Saar
The Hochschule für Musik Saar is a conservatory of music in Saarbrücken, Germany and dates back to 1947. From 1994 until 2002, it was named Hochschule des Saarlandes für Musik und Theater. Since 2024, the rector is Prof. Hans Peter Hofmann. As of 2023, 463 students are enrolled and taught by 159 teachers in courses and classes for musicians and music teachers.
History and Location
The Hochschule was founded in 1947 as "Staatliches Konservatorium Saarbrücken," following the model of the Conservatoire de Paris. In 1971, the Hochschule moved into the newly opened building at Bismarckstrasse near the city center. Three years later, a new organ by Klais Orgelbau for the main auditorium was dedicated. In 1988, an extension building was added to the existing main building. Following the establishment of a department offering drama classes in 1990, the Hochschule was renamed "Hochschule des Saarlandes für Musik und Theater" in 1994. After the closure of this department, the Hochschule was renamed into "Hochschule für Musik Saar" in 2002.Courses and Degrees
The Hochschule für Musik Saar offers bachelor's and master's degrees in the following areas:- Sacred Music
- Music education
- Early childhood music education
- Cultural Institutions Studies
- Choral and Orchestra Conducting
- Music Theory
- Composition
- Chamber Music
- Jazz and Contemporary Music
- Performance Major
Notable alumni
- Martin Berger
- Gerd Boder
- Franz Danksagmüller
- Helmut Freitag
- Zeynep Gedizlioğlu
- Sabine Grofmeier
- Alexandra Kertz-Welzel
- Siegmund Nimsgern
- Karola Obermueller
- Caroline Peters
- Peter Reulein
- Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy
- Marc Schubring
- Jonas Stark
- Martin Welzel
Notable faculty
- Tanja Becker-Bender
- Walter Blankenheim
- Theo Brandmüller
- Eduard Brunner 1939–2017; Professor of Clarinet 1992–2007)
- Vincent Dubois
- Thomas Duis
- Marc Engelhardt
- Joshua Epstein
- Andor Foldes
- Irwin Gage
- Martin Galling
- Walter Gieseking 1895–1956; Professor of Piano 1947–1956)
- Bernd Glemser
- Georg Grün
- Wilfried Gruhn
- Jean Guillou
- Bernhard Haas
- Matthias Handschick, Professor of Music Education since 2014
- Wolfgang Helbich
- Arnulf Herrmann
- Toshiyuki Kamioka
- Siegfried Köhler (conductor)
- Heinrich Konietzny
- Kristin Merscher
- Siegmund Nimsgern
- Gustav Rivinius
- Daniel Roth
- Wolfgang Rübsam
- Adolf Scherbaum
- Jakob Stämpfli
- Maxim Vengerov
- Ruth Ziesak
- Tabea Zimmermann