Lecturers and guests

Here you will find information on who teaches what at the HKB. You will also see which guests we have already welcomed here.

Lecturers

Because all of our lecturers are also active in their musical, research or teaching careers outside of the HKB, our music students gain direct insights into the professional fields.

Classic

Strings

Violin: Corina Belcea, Philip Draganov, Jonian Ilias Kadesha, Bartek Niziol, Tianwa Yang (no new admissions)
Second instrument baroque violin: Meret Lüthi
Viola: Patrick Jüdt, Gertrud Weinmeister
Cello: Conradin Brotbek (no new admissions), David Eggert, Job ter Haar, Chiara Samatanga, Denis Severin (Bachelor only)
Double bass: Ruslan Lutsyk, David Sinclair

Woodwind

Flute: Anja Clift, Adam Walker
Oboe: Matthias Arter, Jaime González
Clarinet: Olivier Vivares
Saxophone: Christian Roellinger
Bassoon: Valeria Curti
Recorder: Michael Form (only pedagogical programmes)

Brass

French horn: Christian Lampert, Christian Holenstein (natural horn)
Trumpet: Giuliano Sommerhalder
Trombone: Ian Bousfield
Euphonium: Thomas Rüedi
Tuba: Ross Knight (as of 1.8.2025), Rex Martin (no new admissions)

Jazz

Voice

Andreas Schaerer, Cansu Tanrikulu

Bass guitar

Stefan Rademacher

Guitar

Ronny Graupe, Tomas Sauter

Piano

Django Bates, Philip Henzi, Colin Vallon, Andreas Meili (minor)

Composition

Ralph Alessi, Django Bates, Oliver Friedli, Andreas Schaerer, Stefan Schultze (Director Composition), Martin Streule, Biliana Voutchkova

Double bass

Patrice Moret

Live Electronics

Werner Hasler, Gaudenz Badrutt

Trombone

Samuel Blaser

Saxophone

Lutz Häfner

Percussion/Rhythm

Jim Black, Dejan Terzic

Trumpet

Ralph Alessi, Matthieu Michel

Theory

Tom Arthurs (Director Performance), Manuel Bärtsch, Anne Czichowsky, Peter Kraut, Julia Neupert, Marc Stucki (Direktor Pedagogy)

Sound studio

Markus Gfeller

Additional classical instruments

Piano: Manuel Bärtsch
Guitar: Christoph Borter
Double bass: David Sinclair
Voice: Leila Pfister
Trombone: Stanley Clark
Trumpet: Stephan Geiser
Flute: Magda Schwerzmann
Clarinet: Bernhard Röthlisberger

Music in Context

Barbara Balba Weber

Masterclasses and guests

Ingrid Laubrock, Norma Winstone, Christian Wallumrød, Otis Sandsjö, Petter Eldh, Ronny Graupe's Spoom, Gropper-Mattiuzii-Lichtenberger, Nadine Deventer, Michael Formanek, Gerdur Gunnarsdottir, Jozef Dumoulin, Liz Kosack, Ambrose Akinmusire

Pedagogy

Fachdidaktik Klassik

Querflöte: Magda Schwerzmann
Oboe: Gianluca Rotta
Klarinette: Paula Häni
Fagott: Marc Kilchenmann
Blockflöte: Eveline Noth
Saxophon: Christian Roellinger
Horn: Kilian Jenny
Trompete: Sandro Häsler
Tiefes Blech: Roland Fröscher
Violine, Viola: Regula Schwaar Niederhauser
Violoncello: Matthias Schranz
Kontrabass: Bettina Keller
Klavier: Iris Haefely
Orgel: Christian Barthen
Gitarre: Elena Casoli
Akkordeon: Ján Kubiš
Gesang: Isabelle Baumann
Schlagzeug: Samuel Forster

Pädagogik und Psychologie

Bewegungsphysiologie: Irene Spirgi
Musikalische Elementarlehre: Marc Kilchenmann
Musikpädagogik, Didaktik (deutsch): Team und Gäste
Pédagogie, didactique (français): Suzanne Perrin-Goy
Psychologie (deutsch): Andreas Cincera, Sandra Wymann
Psychologie (français): Suzanne Perrin-Goy

Fachdidaktik Jazz

Marc Stucki

Musik S II

Chorleitung: Andreas Hügli
Dirigieren, Ensembleleitung: Corsin Tuor, Florian Ziemen
Gesang: Leila Pfister, Christin Mauerhofer
Klavierbegleitung: Philip Henzi, Andreas Meili

Musikvermittlung

Irena Müller-Brozovic, Barbara Balba Weber

Composition / Creative Practice

Creative Practice

Franziska Baumann, Angela Bürger, Teresa Carrasco, Irene Galindo Quero, Leo Dick, Cathy van Eck, Peter Kraut, Gilbert Nouno, Simon Steen-Andersen, Oliver Waespi

Some of the visiting professors in recent years: Pierre Jodlowski, Matthew Shlomowitz, Stefan Prins, Jennifer Walshe, Olivier Pasquet, Helmut Oehring, Manos Tsangaris, Rimini Protokoll, Stefan Wirth, Hans Wüthrich

Contemporary Jazz

Ralph Alessi, Tom Arthurs, Django Bates, Oliver Friedli, Andreas Schaerer, Stefan Schultze, Martin Streule, Biliana Voutchkova

Music and Movement

Bachelor

Rhythmik und Pädagogik

Sandra Degen, Melanie Dörig, Lucien Matthey, Franziska Meyer, Magdalena von Känel, Bettina Pulfer, Claudia Wagner, Gastdozent*innen

Klavier (Jazz, Pop und Klassik)

Riccardo Bovino, Iris Haefely, Joachim Hoffmann, Jeremy Mage, Magdalena von Känel

Stimme, Gesang, Chor

Laure-Anne Dayer, Christin Mauerhofer, Rajiv Satapati

Tanz, Choreografie

Franziska Meyer, Claudia Wagner

Improvisation

Jonas Kocher, Lucien Matthey

Theorie

Iris Dominé, Peter Kraut, Michael Lehner, Rajiv Satapati, Antoine Schneider

Theater und Szene

Florian Reichert

Technique

Patrick Hunka, Tobias Müller

Master

Rhythmik und Pädagogik

Lucien Matthey, Magdalena von Känel, Claudia Wagner

Klavier (Jazz, Pop und Klassik)

Riccardo Bovino, Iris Haefely, Joachim Hoffmann, Jeremy Mage

Stimme, Gesang

Franziska Baumann, Laure-Anne Dayer, Christin Mauerhofer

Tanz, Choreografie

Karin Hermes, Franziska Meyer, Joshua Monten, Claudia Wagner

Improvisation

Hans Koch, Martin Schütz, Jonas Kocher

Theater und Szene

Charlotte Huldi, Pierre Sublet, Florian Reichert

Technik

Patrick Hunka

Sound Arts

Electroacoustic Composition + Sound Arts

Teresa Carrasco

Sensor-based musical instruments, interactive Music, Composition + Sound Art

Cathy van Eck

Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning

Robin Meier

Algorithmic Composition, Sound Synthesis + Analysis

Michael Harenberg, Lilian Beidler

Applied Audio Programming

Cédric Spindler

Music + Image

Ellen Fellman, Robin Meier

Audio Technology

Benoît Piccand, Beat Müller, Samuel Gfeller

Performance Art

Salomé Voegelin, Leo Hofmann

Sound Art in public spaces

Lilian Beidler

Electronic Aural Training

Lilian Beidler

Project Week Career Center

Claire Brawand

Piano + Electronic keyboard instrument

Oli Illi

Music History, Music Theory + Aural Training

Peter Kraut, Michael Lehner, Lilian Beidler, Rajiv Satapati, Martin Skamletz

Media Theory

Andi Otto

As well as the entire teaching staff of the Music division through elective courses.

Swiss Opera Studio

Lecturers

Accompaniment + rehearsal coaching

Francesco Addabbo (pianist, harpsichordist)

Opera/musical theatre staging + stage project supervision

Mathias Behrends (opera and musical theatre director)

Vocal coaching + music project supervision

Riccardo Bovino (pianist)

Diction/voice coaching

Anna Magdalena Fitzi (actor, voice artist)

Opera singing

Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (mezzo-soprano, lecturer in singing at HKB)
Claude Eichenberger (mezzo-soprano, lecturer in singing at HKB)
Malin Hartelius (soprano, lecturer in singing at HKB)
Marcus Niedermeyr, baritone (lecturer in singing at HKB)
Daniel Gloger, countertenor (lecturer in singing Opera, audition training, contemporary musical theater)

As a result of our collaborations and partnerships, students may also choose a lecturer for the opera singing part of the programme from a pool of singing teachers at all higher education music institutions in Switzerland. You will need the approval of the music institution in question.

Stage movement

Franziska Meyer (lecturer Music and Movement/Rhythmics)

Dramaturgy + theory

Maren Rieger (theatre and musical theatre dramaturge)

Drama, stage improvisation

Stefan Saborowski (theatre and film actor)

Solo rehearsal/Role study + Ensemble accompaniment + Musical project management

Franco Trinca (conductor, Deputy Director of Opera at Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn)

Guest lecturers

Guest lecturers in recent years have included professor of singing Marga Schiml, the musical theatre directors Johannes Schaaf, Peter Schweiger and Wolfram Mehring and Olivier Tambosi; conductors Stefan Lano, Mladen Tarbuk and Christoph Campestrini; the dramaturge Wolfgang Willaschek and the dancer, choreographer and director Joachim Schloemer. Moreover the performer, pop-, folk- und jazzsinger Marena Whitcher and german-syrian action artist Manaf Halbouni.