Institute for Early Music and performance practice

For almost 40 years, Bremen has been an internationally recognized center for Early Music. Founded in 1986, the Bremen Academy of Early Music was the first institute in Germany to offer a complete study program in historically informed performance practice. The Academy became part of the Bremen University of the Arts in 1994. In 2024, Prof. Mechthild Karkow and Prof. Dr. Christoph Prendl founded the Institute for Early Music and performance practice. The institute focuses on related questions in teaching, research, and performance. Students regularly present their work in concerts in Bremen and abroad. Graduates are active worldwide as soloists and in specialized ensembles.

The International Winter Academy of Early Music Bremen, held annually in February, attracts over 100 participants from many different countries.

Concert for the 350th anniversary of Reinhard Keiser

Baroque orchestra, singers and baroque dancers
Conductor: Prof. Mechthild Karkow

• Early Music (B.M., KA)
• Early Music (B.M., KPA)

• Early Music (M.M., KA extended)
• Early Music (M.M., KA intensive)
• Early Music (M.M., KPA)
• Arp Schnitger Master for Historical Church Music (M.M.)

• Early Music (Concert Exam)
• Early Music (Young Students)
• Early Music (Continuing Education)

Institute for Early Music and performance practice
University of the Arts Bremen
Dechanatstraße 13–15
28195 Bremen, Germany