Institut Klassik

Basel Academy of Music

Diversity and stylistic breadth in teaching and research set us apart. Our internationally renowned lecturers challenge and encourage our students both in their instrumental/vocal skills and in sharpening their individual artistic profiles. The courses at the Institute range from audio design to solo performance; from stage and movement to choral conducting or open creation, from music education to (new) music theory. We offer our students sources of inspiration and opportunities for networking within the community.

Diversity from bachelor's to specialised master's degrees

Around 120 lecturers and 400 students from all over the world form an inspired community on the campus of the Basel Academy of Music. The Institut Klassik works closely with the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, the Jazz Institute and the Music School. This proximity provides insights beyond the chosen field of study and opportunities for exchange with experts from related disciplines.

Impressions

Projects

Collaborations

Master classes

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The Strength of Diversity

Programme

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From BA to specialised MA: the whole range at a glance

Degree Programmes

Continuing Education

Die Hochschule bietet Weiterbildung für Berufsmusiker/innen und für Instrumental- und Gesangslehrpersonen. Die Angebote orientieren sich an der aktuellen Berufspraxis und bewegen sich auf hohem anwendungsorientiertem Niveau.

For music teachers and professional musicians

Courses, CAS, DAS

Research

Die Hochschule für Musik Basel, Klassik arbeitet an drei Forschungsschwerpunkten: Neue und Zeitgenössische Musik; Musik des 19. Jahrhunderts; Musikpädagogische Forschung. Erforscht werden musikalische Handlungs- bzw. Denkweisen. Entwickelt werden innovative Konzepte für Lehre und Forschung. Dabei eröffnet Forschung Entwicklungsperspektiven. Sie fördert die Vernetzung der Hochschule mit anderen Institutionen und Disziplinen: Sowohl im regionalen Kontext der Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz und der Universität Basel als auch auf nationaler und internationaler Ebene.

Practical and application-oriented

Five fields of research

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Management and Administration

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Studies

Continuing education

Research

News

Concerts, Events, Lectures, Performances

Event calendar

Basel Academy of Music is located in the same building as the Basel Music School, in the premises of the Basel Music Academy (MAB). All public events are listed in one shared event calendar.

All Events of Institut Klassik

In the event calendar of MAB

We look forward to your visit!

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History & people

Today's Institut Klassik was founded in 1905 as the first conservatory in German-speaking Switzerland. Since 2008, the whole Academy of Music with its three institutes Klassik, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and Jazz, has been part of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW. The Institute is located in the heart of Basel's old town: on the campus of Musik-Akademie Basel.

Renowned musicians from all over the world have taught or still teach here, some of whom have influenced generations of students.