Lecturers and Guests

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)

Harmony instruments

Piano: Zlata Chochieva (as of 1.8.2025), Antoine Françoise, Tomasz Herbut (no new admissions), Wilhem Latchoumia, Patricia Pagny
Piano as second instrument: André Lottaz, Pawel Mazurkiewicz, Barbara Sandmeier, Maria Sintamarian, Albert Sidler
Fortepiano: Edoardo Torbianelli
Cembalo: Takashi Watanabe
Organ: Pascale van Coppenolle
Guitar: Elena Càsoli
Accordion: Teodoro Anzellotti (no new admissions), Janne Valkeajoki (as of 1.8.2025)

Percussion

Brian Archinal, Felix Birnbaum, Christian Hartmann

Voice

Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (no new admissions), Claude Eichenberger, Malin Hartelius, Marcus Niedermeyr

Voice contemporary music / Creative Practice

Franziska Baumann, Daniel Gloger

Composition

Irene Galindo Quero, Simon Steen-Andersen

Wind/brass conducting 

Corsin Tuor, Sandro Blank, Florian Ziemen, Philippe Bach, Oliver Waespi, Stephan Hodel

Accompaniment

Rie Aikawa, Igor Andreev, Tamara Chitadze, Anna Draganov, Magi Garcias, François Killian, Monika Nagy, Alissia Rafaelian Lüthi, Eriko Wakita, Kyrylo Zvyegintsov

Vocal coaching and Collaborative piano

James Alexander, Manuel Bärtsch, Tatiana Korsunskaya

Theory

Wanja Aloe, Vivian Domenjoz, Iris Domine, Peter Kraut, Michael Lehner, Dennis Mayer, Nathalie Meidhof, Claire Roberts, Rajiv Satapati, Martin Skamletz, Dimitri Soudoplatoff, Stephan Zirwes

Theory in Church Music

Luigi Collarile, Marc Fitze, Emanuele Jannibelli, Christine Oefele, Kurt Meier

Research

Thomas Gartmann, Kai Köpp, Manuel Bärtsch, Martin Skamletz

Music in Context

Barbara Balba Weber, Irena Müller-Brozovic

Improvisation

Franziska Baumann, Christian Kobi, Marc Unternährer

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

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

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

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

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.

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.