Open House: Fête de la Musique 2026

The full programme with all works and performers is available to download as a PDF.

12:00 | Balcony, Kammermusiksaal | 1st floor
Welcome & Opening: Brass Ensemble
Performers: Christopher Dicken’s class (trumpet): Biel Pelfort Bartoló, Yi-Hsin Chuang, José María García Heras, Patrick Rohloff, Monica Sanguedolce; Jens Plücker’s class (horn): Estrella Prada Ramírez, Maximilian Faust; Matthias Weiß’s class (trombone): Tiago Chaves, Alexander Lehmbecker, Roman Lokhmachev, Jintao Zhu. 
Welcome address: Prof. Dr Florian Edler (Dean).

12:00–18:00 | Foyer, main entrance | Ground floor
Klaus Kuhnke Institute for Popular Music (KKI)
The KKI will be present in the university foyer with a music swap meet. Here, duplicates of all kinds (LPs, CDs, books and magazines) can be purchased for a small fee.
Organised by: Klaus Kuhnke Institute for Popular Music (KKI).

12.30 pm | Room 1.29 | 1st floor
The Mirrored Moon: Reflections on Three Female Composers
The concert will once again take place at 3.00 pm at the Institut français Bremen, Contrescarpe 19.
Performers: Danica Buric – piano; Nae Matakas – soprano, presenter. Classes of Bettina Pahn (Early Music Vocals) and Prof. Bernhard Klapprott (Historical Keyboard Instruments).

12.30 pm | Courtyard
Trombone ensemble
Performers: Alexander Lehmbecker, Roman Lokhmachev, Tiago Silva Chaves, Jintao Zhu. Class of Matthias Weiß (trombone).

12.45 pm | Organ Tower (Room 3.17) | 3rd floor
Organ & Double Bass at lofty heights
There is only one option for admission: a small number of people. The concert will be repeated several times throughout the afternoon (1.45 pm, 2.45 pm, 3.45 pm, 4.45 pm, 6.15 pm) .
Performers: Iulian Beres – organ; Ke-Ching Chen, Te Zhang – double bass. Classes of Prof. Dr Krzysztof Urbaniak (Arp-Schnitger Master’s in Historical Church Music) and Prof. Stefan Adelmann (double bass).

1.00 pm | Concert Hall | 2nd floor
Arias and songs
Performers: Yein Kim, Tianyi Xiong, Lotta Wolter (soprano); Seungmin Baek, Kefan Wang, Xinnan Huang (mezzo-soprano); at the piano: Suwon Kim. Class of Prof. Maria Kowollik (vocal studies).

1.00 pm | Room 2.32 | 2nd floor
Marimba and vibraphone duo
Performers: Vania Calvil Morales – marimba; Sebastián Cartes Chaparro – vibraphone. Class of Prof. Olaf Tzschoppe.

1.00 pm | Stairwell, main entrance | 1st floor
Bassoon ensemble
Performers: Yi-Chi Chan, Ting-Chih Liang, You-Rong Chen, Hui Lee. Class of Prof. Alexei Tkachuk (bassoon).

1.30 pm | Gallery | Ground floor
“Von mir aus …” – A modular score based on Cardew’s “Treatise”
A spatially expansive modular score based on Cornelius Cardew’s graphic score “Treatise” (1967), which opens up new ways of interpreting the score. Materials: acrylic, ceramics, magnets.
Participants: Merle Meta Kubasch – score; Lennart Heuser – horn; Vaughan McLea – cello; Alice Kovalchuk – lighting. Prof. Lea Letzel (Performance and New Forms of Musical Performance).

1.30 pm | Stairwell, main entrance | 1st floor
“What is a viola?”
The development, role and versatility of the viola over time, and perhaps a few viola jokes too.
Performers: Elias Falk, Siyu Xiang, Joaquín León Fernández, Tunya Sahin. Class of Prof. Sara Kim (viola).

1.45 pm | Organ tower (Room 3.17) | 3rd floor
Organ & Double Bass at lofty heights
(Repeat performance; see 12.45 programme)

2.00 pm | Concert Hall | 2nd floor
Four-handed: Five Spanish Dances
The concert will be repeated at 4.30 pm at the Institut français Bremen, Contrescarpe 19.
Performers: Jiyun Yeon, Aylin Jadidi, Yike Wang, Zirui Sheng, Prof. Mario Häring. Class of Prof. Mario Häring (piano).

2.00 pm | Room 1.32 | 1st floor
Presentation: Historical Harps
Johanna Seitz presents the many facets of her instrument.
Performer: Johanna Seitz.

2.00 pm | Room 1.22 | 1st floor
This is improssible to do: Impro ex machina – improvised dialogues between machine & human
The ‘This is improssible to do’ format by ImBIK (Institute for Musical Education and Improvisation in the Arts) enters its next round: musicians and machines improvise together with the audience. An improvised, interdisciplinary and interactive format.
Performers: Delphine Giuliani – cello; Santiago Pisano – piano. Classes taught by Thomas Schmitz (cello) and Prof. Jörg Birkenkötter (composition).

2.00–4.00 pm | Studio for Electroacoustic Music (Room 0.35) | Ground floor
“Parcours Sonores”
Interactive and immersive sound spaces.
Participants: Eunyoung Jang, Johanna Walleser. Class of Prof. Kilian Schwoon (Electroacoustic Composition).

14:00–16:00 | Room 0.31 | Ground floor
Student Advisory Service
Dean of Studies Prof. Dr Barbara Stiller will provide information on study opportunities in the faculty of music at the HfK and will be available to answer questions.
Student Advisory by: Prof. Dr Barbara Stiller (Dean of Studies).

2.15 pm | Musikkeller, Mensa13 | Basement
Carl Maria von Weber: Trio for Piano, Flute and Cello
Performers: Skye Morris – cello; Marcelo Sandoval – piano; Elise Godin – flute. 
Introduction: Prof. Dr Florian Edler.

2.30 pm | Courtyard
“Traditions”
In jazz composition and improvisation, we continually strive to find our own voice.
Performers: Beril Can – piano; Tobias Bruns – guitar; Andre Kluth – bass; Langxuan Liao – drums. Classes: Elmar Brass (piano), Andreas Wahl (guitar), Prof. Markus Schieferdecker (double bass), Christian Schoenefeldt (drums).

2.45 pm | Organ Tower (Room 3.17) | 3rd floor
Organ & Double Bass at lofty heights 
(Repeat performance, see 12.45 pm)

3.00 pm | Concert Hall | 2nd floor
Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Solo Quartet, Op. 4
Performers: Shuran Yang – violin; Siyu Xiang – viola; Yijia Liu – cello; Mingnan Guan – double bass. Classes: Mayumi Kanagawa (violin), Prof. Sara Kim (viola), Prof. Tanja Tetzlaff (cello), Prof. Stefan Adelmann (double bass).

15:00 | Gallery | Ground floor
Homage to Claude Debussy
Performers: Shuoting Cheng, Minsoo Kim, Aylin Jadidi, Lidiia Kozhushna, Marcelo Sandoval Olmos. Classes: Prof. Mario Häring, Hwa-Kyung Yim and Prof. Martin Stadtfeld.

3.00 pm | Room 1.32 | 1st floor
Introductory course: Historical harps
Johanna Seitz presents the many facets of her instrument.
Performer: Johanna Seitz.

3.15 pm | Room 2.32 | 2nd floor
Carl Maria von Weber: Romance
Performers: Jintao Zhu – trombone (class of Matthias Weiß); Manami Ishitani-Stiehl – piano. Introduction to the Weber commemorative year: Prof. Dr Florian Edler.

3.30 pm | Concert Hall | 2nd floor
HfK Flutes in Concert
Performers: Fiona Paulini, Min-Hui Chan, Elise Godin, Jinyi Wang, Asako Akiyama (flute/piccolo), Huilin Su, Huixin Chen (flute/alto flute), Insa Meißner (bass flute). Classes of Prof. Andreas Mäder, Mihaela Goldfeld and Katja Schulte-Bunert.

3.45 pm | Organ Tower (Room 3.17) | 3rd floor
Organ & Double Bass at lofty heights 
(repeat performance, see 12.45 pm)

4.00 pm | Room 1.32 | 1st floor
Concert for Historical Harps
Johanna Seitz presents the many facets of her instrument.
Performer: Johanna Seitz.

4.00 pm | Stairwell, Main Entrance | 1st floor
“Summer Serenade”
Performers: Trio Rouge: Amèlia Fellows Morey – violin; Tunya Sahin – viola; Luca Miedek – cello. Classes taught by Prof. Thomas Klug (violin), Prof. Sara Kim (viola) and Prof. Tanja Tetzlaff (cello).

4.00 pm | Room 1.22 | 1st floor
ImBIK: Live coding & visuals on iPad for complete beginners
If you’d like to combine music with visual elements but have absolutely no idea about live coding and visuals, this is the place for you: using open-source software, visual projections can be created very easily and quickly on iPads (as a first step towards live coding). Format: Workshop (ages 10 and over).
Performers: ImBIK (Institute for Musical Education and Improvisation in the Arts).

4.30 pm | Room 2.32 | 2nd floor
Guitar class
Participants: Terezie Janderková, Özlem Öztürk, Kristin Hertel, Philipp Seidel, Robert Deperschmidt, Jonathan Präg. Class led by Prof. Dr Fabian Hinsche.

4.30 pm | Gallery | Ground floor
Dulzian Consort: “From Regale to Pastorale”
Performers: Mimoe Todo, Yi-Chi Chan, Ting-Chih Liang, Hui Lee. Class of Giovanni Graziadio (baroque bassoon).

4.45 pm | Organ Tower (Room 3.17) | 3rd floor
Organ & Double Bass at lofty heights 
(repeat performance, see 12.45 pm)

5.00 pm | Concert Hall | 2nd floor
Concert of the German-Polish Festival
As part of the 50th anniversary of the Bremen–Gdańsk town twinning, the participants of the 10th German-Polish Festival for Young Musicians in Bremen will present a joint concert. Performers will include soloists, duos, trios and a 14-member vocal ensemble. Instruments featured include the piano, accordion, guitar and flute. The varied musical programme includes works by Chopin, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff, amongst others.
Performers: Participants in the 10th German-Polish Festival for Young Musicians.

5.00 pm | Gallery | Ground floor
Innovative Consorts: New Music from Old Times
Performers: HfK Gamba Consort: Alexander Engelke, Gregor Hammans, Águeda Macias de Oliveira, Aleksandra Maglevanaia, Raphael de Noronha Lima, Maria Scheu, Alice Stoye. Class of Prof. Hille Perl.

5.15 pm | Stairwell, Main Entrance | 1st Floor
Violin Quartet
Performers: David Rosenberg, Miao Liu, Yu-Ci Yang, Lina Zakharava. Class of Prof. Katrin Scholz (violin).

5.30 pm | Room 1.29 | 1st floor
“Frag’ mich, suchst etwa du nach mir?”
Performers: Lioba Brändle – vocals; Maralda Thon – accordion. Classes taught by Prof. Thomas Mohr (vocals) and Hon. Prof. Margit Kern (accordion).

5.45 pm | Stairwell by the main entrance | 1st floor
“Pop. Musical. Cello.”
A cello quartet, together with singers from the jazz and pop scenes, performs classics from pop and musical theatre. The concert will also take place at 12 noon at the Institut français Bremen, Contrescarpe 19.
Performers: Vaughan McLea, Zofia Momot, Luca Miedek, Isabel Gascón Machín (class of Kilian Fröhlich and Prof. Tanja Tetzlaff, cello); Mia Andrä, Juana Casas Ferrús, Steliyana Daskalova, Pablo König, Stella Rodenbusch (class of Romy Camerun, jazz vocals).

6.00 pm | Courtyard
Roots of Salsa
Rhythms of the Afro-Cuban percussion tradition.
Performers: Pia Constanza Elena Barrios Gomez, Vania Sofia Calvil Morales, Xueou Chen, Jan Chen, Hyeonyu Goh, Benjamin Malcolm, Gerd Seemann.

6.15 pm | Organ Tower (Room 3.17) | 3rd floor
Organ & Double Bass at lofty heights 
(Repeat performance, see 12.45 pm)

6.30 pm | Concert Hall | 2nd floor
Ensemble Ribörs: “L’Histoire du Soldat”
Performers: Sumi Kim – clarinet; Yi-Chi Chan – bassoon; Biel Pelfort Bartoló – trumpet; Pug Andersen – trombone; Sebastián Cartes – percussion; Alvaro Córdova Luna – violin; Fridtjof Springer – double bass. Conductor: Prof. René Gulikers (Contemporary Music Ensemble Director).

7.00 pm | Gallery | Ground Floor
Concert by the winners of the University Music Prize
To round off the day’s musical programme, the winners of the University Music Prize will perform their competition programme and be presented with their certificates at a formal ceremony. Cantatas and arias by Francesca Caccini, Barbara Strozzi, Rosa Giacinta Badalla, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, Leonora Duarte and Maddalena Casulana. A detailed programme is available.
Performers: Rebecca Bottari – soprano; Nora Brandenburg – harpsichord, organ. Classes of Bettina Pahn (Early Music Voice) and Prof. Bernhard Klapprott (Historical Keyboard Instruments).

7.30 pm | Musikkeller, Mensa13 | Basement
Lumaries
After-party with HfK DJs and a light installation. Drinks by Mensa13. Open-ended.
Performers: HfK DJs.

Stefan Adelmann, Chair of Double Bass

Interested in studying music at the HfK? The open day is the perfect chance to find out more in person. Dean of Studies Prof. Dr. Barbara Stiller answers all your questions about applying, the entrance exam and the study programmes in the Faculty of Music – in person and with no appointment needed.

• When: 2:00–4:00 p.m.
• Where: Room 0.31 (ground floor)

The HfK is barrier-free to a limited extent at the Dechanatstraße location. 

The entire building is fully accessible via two lifts, in the west wing and in the middle wing, from the basement to the 2nd floor. Due to a height offset on the ground floor, the toilet for people with limited mobility can only be reached barrier-free from the entrance via the basement and the 1st floor.