11 Notable alumni of
College of Music Karlsruhe
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The College of Music Karlsruhe is 2894th in the world, 919th in Europe, and 91st in Germany by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from the College of Music Karlsruhe sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Tarja Turunen
- Occupations
- composersongwriterpianistopera singer
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Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen-Cabuli, known professionally as Tarja Turunen or simply Tarja, is a Finnish heavy metal singer, best known as the former lead vocalist of Nightwish.
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Jörg Widmann
- Enrolled in the College of Music Karlsruhe
- Studied in 1997-1999
- Occupations
- university teachercomposerconductorclarinetist
- Biography
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Jörg Widmann is a German composer, conductor and clarinetist. In 2023, Widmann was the third most performed living contemporary composer in the world. Formerly a clarinet and composition professor at the University of Music Freiburg, he is composition professor at the Barenboim–Said Akademie. His most important compositions are the concert overture Con brio, the opera Babylon, an oratorio Arche, Viola Concerto, Kantate and the trumpet concerto Towards Paradise. Widmann has written musical tributes to Classical and Romantic composers. He was awarded the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art in 2018 and the Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg in 2023. He was Gewandhaus Composer of the Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig and Composer in Residence for the Berlin Philharmonic.
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Ji-hae Park
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- violinist
- Biography
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Ji-Hae Park is a German-born South Korean violinist, professor, and entrepreneur.
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Romain Leleu
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- trumpeter
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Romain Leleu is a French classical trumpeter. He is the elder brother of tuba player Thomas Leleu.
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Andrei Ivanovitch
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- pianist
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Andrei Ivanovitch is an international classical pianist and winner of a number of international competitions.
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Koh Gabriel Kameda
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- writermusicianviolinist
- Biography
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Koh Gabriel Kameda is a German and Japanese concert violinist and violin teacher.
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Gábor Boldoczki
- Enrolled in the College of Music Karlsruhe
- Studied in 2004
- Occupations
- musiciantrumpeter
- Biography
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Gábor Boldoczki is a Hungarian trumpeter who plays Classical music.
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Simone Zgraggen
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- violinistuniversity teacher
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Simone Zgraggen is a Swiss violinist and professor at Freiburg University of Music.
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Laura Alonso Padín
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- opera singer
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Laura Alonso Padín, known as Laura Alonso, is a Spanish operatic soprano. She began her career in 1999 when she became a member of the Aalto Theatre in Essen, Germany. She has appeared as a guest artist with major theatres and musical ensembles internationally.
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Matthias Rexroth
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- opera singermusic educatorconductor
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Matthias Rexroth is a German countertenor and voice teacher. Winning 1st prizes at the Francisco-Viñas in Barcelona and the 'Belvedere Competition' in Vienna in 2000, preceded an extensive international performing and teaching career.
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Gerhard Daum
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- film score composermusiciancomposerrecord producer
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Gerhard Daum is a German composer specialising in film scores, musician and music producer.
