Robert Schumann Music College
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The Robert-Schumann-Hochschule (In English Robert Schumann University, which refers to itself as the University of Music Düsseldorf) is a college for music studies in Düsseldorf, Germany.
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[edit] History
In 1935 three private music schools were merged together into the Robert Schumann Conservatorium, named after the composer Robert Schumann, 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.
[edit] Studies
The college offers courses of study in:
- classical instrumental music
- Classical vocal music
- Music education
- Roman Catholic liturgical music
- Protestant liturgical music
- Audio engineering
The college has about 41 professors, 160 lecturers and 600 students.
The sudy fees in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia were (in 2006) about 500 Euro per semster (1,000 resp. 1,100 per year).
[edit] Notable students
- Martin Bambauer (1970)
- Björn Bobach (1973)
- Oscar van Dillen (1958)
- Klaus Doldinger (1936)
- Andreas Ehret (1967)
- Helmut Freitag
- Manuel Gera
- Ralf Hütter (1946)
- Helmut Kickton (1956)
- Reinhard Kluth
- Tobias Koch (1968)
- Ulrich Leykam (1948)
- Johannes Quack (1959)
- Walter Ratzek (1960)
- Fazil Say (1970)
- Andreas Schmidt (1960)
- Wolfgang Seifen
- Florian Schneider-Esleben (1947)
- Vera Schönenberg
- Andreas Sieling
- Jürgen Sonnentheil
- Bernd Wiesemann (1938)
- Wolfram Wittekind
- Martin Wenning (1962)
[edit] External link
- Official college website (in German)
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