The aim of the Master's programme is to provide students with artistic, instrumental and social skills for the subject of chamber music in order to be professionally prepared for the diverse demands of later professional life.
In the course of study, challenging works of chamber music literature of all styles are worked on together.
The Master's programme is designed to enable students to reflect (analysis, understanding of text, variety of sound, intonation, stylistics) and to deal communicatively with the respective works within the various ensembles.
Musically versatile, able to work in a team, independent
Chamber music promotes musical versatility, the ability to work in a team and organisational independence. Deepening and expanding the repertoire, communicative music-making, reflection on one's own role in the ensemble, as well as the constant expansion of instrumental skills are the focus of the course.
The course of study is either in piano chamber music or string chamber music.
*You will receive details of your aptitude test dates with your invitation approx. 3 to 4 weeks before your aptitude test appointment.
Admission to the Master's programme in Piano Chamber Music or String Chamber Music requires a completed university degree in the respective instrumental main subject and a passed aptitude test.
- current passport photo (the following formats are accepted: GIF, JPEG, JPG or PNG)
- Complete and up-to-date curriculum vitae in tabular form (up to the year of application)
- School leaving certificate (if not yet available, the last school certificate is sufficient for the time being), in case of foreign certificates a certified translation in German or English is required*
- If applying for a Master's degree: Bachelor's certificate or equivalent, "Transcript of Records", if applying for a concert exam: Master's certificate or equivalent, "Transcript of Records "*
- For applicants from the People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, certificate of the Academic Evaluation Service (APS) (PR China // Vietnam)
- Proof of language skills according to the requirements of the degree programmes (see below, Language certificates)
- Please note that you have to submit additional documents in the different study programmes. Please inform yourself about this on the website of the respective study program for which you are applying under "aptitude test". Among other things, letter of motivation, assignments, phoniatric report (voice)...
*If you do not have all final certificates at the time of application, please submit the most recent certificates and supporting documents in advance. Submit the final documents without being asked and in good time before the start of your studies. If you have any questions, please contact us immediately.
Please fill out the online application completely and upload all requested documents. After you have submitted your online application with a final mouse click, you will receive an email from us confirming the receipt of your application.
After the application deadline, you will receive an invoice from us for an administrative fee of 50 Euro. Please transfer the fee to the account of the HfMDK stating your invoice number and name within the mentioned payment deadline. Only when the administrative fee has been credited to the university's account is your application complete and can be processed.
The application fee is charged per applicant. If you apply for two courses or subjects, no further fee is due. The fee will be due again if you reapply at a later date (new round of applications).
A refund of the application fee is excluded - this also applies if the application is withdrawn.
Here you will find a list of required German language skills for all degree programs. Please check which of these requirements apply to your degree program.
The qualifying examination consists of the parts solo literature (1st part) and chamber music (2nd part). Admission to the second part of the examination depends on passing the first part. The following works are to be prepared for the examination:
1. Part (solo repertoire)
- At least two complete, demanding solo works from different style epochs as well as an etude
- From the repertoire
The programme must have a total length of approx. 30 minutes. The playing time in the qualifying examination is 10-15 minutes.
2. Part (chamber music)
- One piece of chamber music (will be given by the university four weeks before the examination; individual movements may be selected by the commission)
- The chamber music partners will be provided by the university and will be available for a short rehearsal
At least two complete, demanding works from different stylistic periods. The jury will determine individual movements from these. The programme must have a total length of approx. 30 minutes. The playing time in the qualifying examination is 10-15 minutes.
The programme may not contain solo concertos / solo pieces and must be expressive of chamber music. Please bring your own piano partner.
At least two complete, demanding works from different stylistic periods. The jury will determine individual movements from these. The programme must have a total length of approx. 30 minutes. The playing time in the qualifying examination is 10-15 minutes.
For applications of solid ensembles or individual applicants (strings and wind instruments) there is only one part of the examination.
Three demanding works from different stylistic periods. The jury determines individual movements from these. The duration of the examination is 20 minutes.
[Nicht-amtliche Lesefassung. Stand: 18.12.2023]
The Study and Examination Regulations (SPO) set out the framework conditions and regulations for your studies. They apply together with the General Regulations (for Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes) or the SPoL (for teacher training degree programmes). All versions of the SPO for your degree programme (including earlier versions for students of previous academic years) can be found at Examinations.
Stand: 27.05.2019
[103/2021, 30.06.2021] Gültig für Studierende mit Studienbeginn ab WS 2021/22