Académie supérieure de musique of Strasbourg
Teaching
Students learn with internationally renowned professors, performers and composers, and participate in numerous master classes with eminent guest artists throughout the year.
They also have the chance to develop their skills with a number of professional ensembles and projects.
Admission
The Académie supérieure de musique of Strasbourg
offers the following diplomas and degrees: a joint bachelor degree — Diplôme national supérieur professionnel de musicien (DNSPM)/Licence Composition et interprétation musicale (CIM), a Master de composition et interprétation musicale, and a Diplôme d’État (DE). Conditions, procedures
and application forms available here.
Contact
Thibaut Gindensperger
+33 (0)3 68 98 60 73
thibaut.gindensperger@hear.fr
Diplomas and Degrees
Diplôme national supérieur professionnel de musicien (DNSPM)/Licence Composition et interprétation musicale (CIM)
A three-year double degree designed to develop a range of musical skills and knowledge, as well as ensuring students can devote the necessary time for personal practice. It offers the possibility for students to concurrently prepare the Diplôme d’État de professeur d’enseignement artistique.
Diplôme d’État (DE)
In combination with the license/DNSPM, and delivered over five semesters, students can also obtain the Diplôme d’État de professeur de musique. Students will have a range of classes with leading professors at our partner institution, the Conservatoire of Strasbourg, and have the chance to observe teachers and discuss with them their methods and ideas. Strasbourg is home to many music schools, where Académie students can work with all levels of students and discover a diverse range of 21st century teaching styles.
Master de composition et interprétation musicale
In partnership with the University of Strasbourg, this degree develops the student’s virtuosity and expertise in their chosen major, as well as advancing their theoretical, historical and analytical musical knowledge. This internationally recognised master’s degree gives students the opportunity to work or continue their studies in a doctoral program anywhere in the world.
An array of exceptional equipments
The Académie supérieure de musique of Strasbourg is situated in Strasbourg’s Cité de la musique et de la danse. The building is also home to the Conservatoire of Strasbourg, and the contemporary music festival Musica. Inaugurated in 2006, it is a landmark of a new cultural and commercial hub that includes libraries and archives, cinemas, and scientific and community spaces. Dedicated to the teaching and performance of the arts, the Cité de la musique et de la danse boasts a 500-seat auditorium that hosts major symphony orchestras, ballet and dance, and theatre productions.
The building also includes several other concert spaces of 50 to 150 seats, a full sized orchestra rehearsal stage, and over one hundred rooms for classes and personal practice. Thanks to its partnership with the Conservatoire de Strasbourg, students of the Académie benefit from all areas of this cultural institution: music rooms equipped with grand pianos, percussion, organs, and harpsichords, a library with over 50,000 items, instrument rental, specialised dance and theatre rehearsal spaces, and access to a vast and diverse concert season.

Teaching staff
The Académie supérieure de musique of Strasbourg comprises ten music departments and offers more than forty music majors, including instruments that are rare even amongst French institutions, such as the accordion, ondes Martenot, and cimbalom.
Accompagnement
au piano | Piano accompagnement
Elizabeth Vinciguerra
Fiche programme DNSPM|Exam sheet DNSPM
Fiche programme Master | Exam sheet Master
Bois | Woodwind
Basson | French bassoon
Jean-Christophe Dassonville
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Clarinette | Clarinet
Jean-Marc Foltz
Sébastien Kœbel
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Fagott | Bassoon
Rui Lopes
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Flûte traversière | Flute
Silvia Careddu
Sandrine François
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Hautbois | Oboe
Sébastien Giot
Christian Schmitt
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Saxophone
Philippe Geiss
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Claviers | Keyboards
Accordéon | Accordion
Marie-Andrée Jœrger
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Ondes Martenot
Thomas Bloch
Christine Ott
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Orgue | Organ
Francis Jacob
Daniel Maurer
Johann Vexo
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Piano
Amy Lin
Michèle Renoul
Dany Rouet
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Pianoforte
(Master uniquement) |
(Master only)
Michel Gaechter
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Cordes | Strings
Alto | Viola
Benjamin Boura
Jean-Christophe Garzia
Fiche programme DNSPM | Exam sheet DNSPM
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Contrebasse | Double bass
Christophe Béreau
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Guitare classique | Classical guitar
Alexis Muzurakis
Susana Prieto
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Harpe | Harp
Pierre-Michel Vigneau
Anne Vonau-Spannagel
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Violon | Violin
Samika Honda
Hedy Kerpichian-Garzia
Philippe Lindecker
Ana Reverdito-Haas
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Violoncelle | Cello
Fabien Genthialon
Marc-Didier Thirault
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Composition et musiques électroniques | Composition and electronic music
Composition
Daniel d’Adamo
Fiche programme DNSPM | Exam sheet DNSPM
Fiche programme Master | Exam sheet Master
Création et interprétation électroacoustique | Creation and performance of electronic music
Tom Mays
Fiche programme DNSPM | Exam sheet DNSPM
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Cuivres | Brass
Cor | French horn
Alban Beunache
Jean-Philippe Chavey
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Euphonium
Sébastien Stein
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Trombone
Nicolas Moutier
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Trombone Basse | Bass Trombone
Mathieu Turbé
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Trompette | Trumpet
Patrick Carceller
Vincent Gillig
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Tuba
Micaël Cortone d’Amore
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Direction d’ensembles | Conducting
Direction d’ensembles vocaux |
Choir conducting
Jean-Philippe Billmann
Fiche programme DNSPM | Exam sheet DNSPM
Fiche programme Master | Exam sheet Master
Direction d’orchestre |
Orchestral conducting
Miguel Etchegoncelay
Theodor Guschlbauer
Jean-Philippe Wurtz
Fiche programme DNSPM | Exam sheet DNSPM
Fiche programme Master | Exam sheet Master
Direction d’orchestre et d’ensemble contemporains (Master uniquement) |
Contemporary orchestral conducting (master only)
Jean-Philippe Wurtz
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Jazz et musiques improvisées |
Jazz and improvised music
Jazz et musiques improvisées |
Jazz and improvised music
Michaël Alizon
Philippe Aubry
Valérie Graschaire-Agulon
Jean-Daniel Hégé
Luc Isenmann
Bernard Struber
Eric Watson
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Musique ancienne |
Early music
Chant baroque | Baroque voice
Monika Mauch
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Clavecin | Harpsichord
Benjamin Steens
Aline Zylberajch
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Claviers anciens (master uniquement) | Keyboards in ancient music
Benjamin Steens
Aline Zylberajch
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Flûte à bec | Recorder
Patrick Blanc
Renata Duarte
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Hautbois baroque | Baroque oboe
Renata Duarte
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Luth et guitare baroque |
Lute and baroque guitar
Yasunori Imamura
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Traverso | Baroque flute
Patrick Blanc
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Viole de gambe |
Viola de gamba
Franziska Finckh
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Violon baroque | Baroque Violin
Stéphanie Pfister-Reymann
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Violoncelle baroque | Baroque Cello
Keiko Gomi
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Musique de chambre (Master uniquement) |
Chamber music (Master only)
Armand Angster
Benjamin Boura
Pierre Brégeot
Craig Goodman
Samika Honda
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Percussion
Cymbalum | Cimbalom
Luigi Gaggero
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Percussion
Emmanuel Séjourné
Stephan Fougeroux
Denis Riedinger
Fiche programme DNSPM | Exam sheet DNSPM
Fiche programme Master | Exam sheet Master
Voix | Voice
Chant | Singing
Jean-Noël Briend
Marie Kobayashi
Marie-Madeleine Koebelé
Françoise Kubler
Silvana Torto
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Professional experience

The Symphony Orchestra of the Académie and Conservatoire of Strasbourg, along with the Contemporary Music Ensemble and Concert Band, gives students the opportunity to participate and learn in a professional environment and perform the master works of the repertoire.
Under the direction of esteemed conductors, each ensemble has two to three sessions a year that culminate in concerts in the auditorium of the Cité de la musique et de la danse. Chamber music is an essential part of the Académie degrees. Professors assist students with all facets of their chamber music, helping them to gain a profound knowledge of the repertoire as well as performance and practice techniques. Their work is showcased in public concerts at the end of each trimester.
Partners
With its exceptionally rich musical history and Germanic influences, the Académie has partnerships with many leading musical institutions: l’Opéra du Rhin–Opéra d’Europe, l’Ensemble de musique baroque, Le Parlement de musique, the jazz festival Jazzdor, the contemporary music ensembles Accroche note and Ensemble Linéa, les Percussions de Strasbourg, the Théâtre national de Strasbourg, etc. HEAR’s partnership with Musica, the Strasbourg international festival of contemporary music, has led to the creation of a concert series involving Académie students and composers.
Additionally, composition students can participate in the Académie de composition headed by Philippe Manoury, where they can study with other young French and international composers. As the music department of a school that encompasses both music and the visual arts, the Académie encourages students to develop and participate in interdisciplinary projects (painting, illustration, visual learning, scenography, etc.).
Master classes
Students of the Académie can also benefit from numerous master classes with internationally renowned musicians and composers throughout the year.
Some of our recently invited artists:
Leon Fleisher: Piano • Emmanuel Pahud: Flute • Frédérique Cambreling: Harp • François Le Roux: Voice • Christian Ivaldi: Chamber Music • Jan Michiels: Piano • Anssi Karttunen: Cello • Michel Becquet: Trombone • Jim Black: Drum kit • Roger Boutry: Composition • Alexis Galperine: Violin • Pablo Marquez: Guitar • FrançoisBernard Mâche: Composition • Otis Taylor: Blues…
International

HEAR has partnerships with many worldwide institutions, giving students the opportunity to develop a rich international network and share ideas and practices Students enrolled in the DNSPM or Master degrees at the Académie supérieure de musique of Strasbourg have the opportunity to participate in an exchange program with one of 30 partner institutions.
In addition to the financial support from the Erasmus program, they can benefit from several grants awarded by HEAR or the Région Alsace.
Partner institutions
Germany
• University of the Arts, Bremen
• Dresden University of Music
• College of Music, Lübeck
• Hochschule für Musik und Theater, München
• State University of Music and Performing Arts, Stuttgart
• Liszt School of Music, Weimar
Austria
• University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz
• Anton Bruckner Private University for Music, Drama and Dance, Linz
• Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna
• University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
• Konservatorium Wien University
Belgium
• Koninklijk Conservatorium, Bruxelles
Bulgaria
• National Academy of Music, Sofia
Canada
• Université de Montréal — Faculté de Musique
Denmark
• Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen
Spain
• Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Vigo
Finland
• Sibelius Academy, Helsinki
• Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Italy
• Conservatorio di Musica « G. Verdi » di Milano
Netherlands
• Royal Conservatoire Den Haag
• ArtEZ School of Music, Zwolle
Poland
• Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice
• Academy of Music in Poznan
• Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Varsovie
Czech Republic
• Janacek Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno
• University of Ostrava, Faculty of Fine Arts
• Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Romania
• National University of Music, Bucharest
United Kingdom
• University of Leeds, School of Music
Switzerland
• Zürich University of the Arts