The Academy of Music is led by the Director and the Academy Management Team, which comprises one head of department from each institute, as well as the Head of Institutional Development and the Head of Services.
Director

Prof. Stephan Schmidt
Director Basel Academy of Music FHNW
Assistant to the Director
Nicole Malzacher
Telephone +41 61 264 57 61
email nicole.malzacher@fhnw.ch
Institut Klassik

Prof. Dr. Alexandra van Gastel-Jud
Head of Basel Academy of Music, Klassik
- Phone
- +41 61 264 57 70
- klassik.hsm@fhnw.ch
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
The Head of Schola Cantorum Basiliensis is a team of 5 persons. The chairman is:

Prof. Dr. Martin Kirnbauer
Head of the Management Board 2024-26,
Head of Research Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Head of Study Programme Theorie Alter Musik,
Lecturer for Music History
- Phone
- +41 61 264 57 41 (Direct)
+41 61 264 57 57 (Central office) - martin.kirnbauer@fhnw.ch
Institut Jazz
The Head of Institut Jazz is a team of 3 persons. The chairman is:

Prof. Patrik Zosso
Head of the Management Board Institut Jazz,
Head of MA Musical Performance Producing/Performance
- Phone
- +41 61 333 13 13 (Central office)
- patrik.zosso@fhnw.ch
Institutional Development

Nicole Eugster
Referentin des Direktors, Leiterin Hochschulentwicklung
- Phone
- +41 61 264 56 67
- nicole.eugster@fhnw.ch
Services

André Weishaupt
Leiter Services Hochschule für Musik Basel FHNW
- Phone
- +41 61 264 57 12
- andre.weishaupt@fhnw.ch
