Various - 50 Years of the University of Music Karlsruhe

The essence of a school of music is represented here both by the composers and educators Eugen Werner Velte and Wolfgang Rihm and the institution�s alumni. The principal function of the University of Music Karlsruhe is as a centre for studies; secondly, a place for individual composition and pedagogy. The Karlsruhe School in no way represents a forced stylistic expression. For 50 years, the University of Music Karlsruhe has radiated a far-reaching artistic liberty. Ideals of musical freedom and openness continue to resound In the music of Wolfgang Rihm�s students. J�rg Widmann, Rebecca Saunders and Markus Hechtle, among others, contribute to the further development of the unique Karlsruhe School from their professional bases.