17 Notable alumni of
Robert Schumann University of Music Dusseldorf

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The Robert Schumann University of Music Dusseldorf is 1993rd in the world, 667th in Europe, and 72nd in Germany by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from the Robert Schumann University of Music Dusseldorf sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Florian Schneider

    Florian Schneider
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1947-2020 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    musiciansingerrecord producercomposeruniversity teacher
    Biography

    Florian Schneider-Esleben was a German musician. He is best known as one of the founding members and leaders of the electronic band Kraftwerk, performing his role with the band until his departure in 2008.

  2. Ralf Hütter

    Ralf Hütter
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1946-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    record producermusiciansongwriterexperimental musiciandirector
    Biography

    Ralf Hütter is a German musician and composer best known as the lead singer and keyboardist of Kraftwerk, which he founded with Florian Schneider in 1970, and became the only consistent member of the band (although he briefly departed from the band for several months in 1971), and the only one to appeared on every band's albums. On 12 May 2021, Kraftwerk was announced as one of the inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

  3. Fazıl Say

    Fazıl Say
    Born in
    Turkey Flag Turkey
    Years
    1970-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    composerpianist
    Biography

    Fazıl Say is a Turkish pianist and composer who has worked internationally.

  4. Klaus Doldinger

    Klaus Doldinger
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1936-.. (age 89)
    Occupations
    recording artistjazz musicianfilm score composersaxophonistcomposer
    Biography

    Klaus Doldinger is a German saxophonist known for his work in jazz and as a film music composer. He was the recipient of the 1997's Bavarian Film Awards. He is also a frequent collaborator of German filmmaker Wolfgang Petersen in many of his films as a score composer.

  5. Karl Bartos

    Karl Bartos
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1952-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    record producerdisc jockeysongwriterrecording artist
    Biography

    Karl Bartos is a German musician and composer known for his contributions to the electronic band Kraftwerk.

  6. Measha Brueggergosman

    Measha Brueggergosman
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1977-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    writeropera singerjazz musiciansinger
    Biography

    Measha Brueggergosman–Lee is a Canadian soprano who performs both as an opera singer and concert artist. She has performed internationally and won numerous awards. Her recordings of both classical and popular music have also received awards.

  7. Octavian Ursu

    Octavian Ursu
    Born in
    Romania Flag Romania
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Octavian Ursu is a Romanian-German politician for the Christian Democratic Union and mayor of Görlitz since June 2019.

  8. Peter Seiffert

    Peter Seiffert
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1954-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    opera singer
    Biography

    Peter Seiffert is a German tenor.

  9. Alexander Shelley

    Alexander Shelley
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1979-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    conductor
    Biography

    Alexander Gordon Shelley is an Echo Music Prize-winning English conductor. He is the current music director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, as well as principal associate conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Artistic and Music Director Designate of Artis—Naples and the Naples Philharmonic. Shelley will join the Pacific Symphony Orchestra as music director designate for the 2025-2026 season, after which he is expected to serve as music director for a five year term.

  10. Oscar van Dillen

    Oscar van Dillen
    Born in
    Netherlands Flag Netherlands
    Years
    1958-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    composermusic educatorconductoruniversity teachermusicologist
    Biography

    Oscar Ignatius Joannes van Dillen is a Dutch composer, conductor, and instrumentalist.

  11. Eva Weissweiler

    Eva Weissweiler
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1951-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    non-fiction writerwriter
    Biography

    Eva-Ruth Weissweiler is a German writer, musicologist and non fiction writer.

  12. Helmut Kickton

    Helmut Kickton
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1956-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    organistchoir directormusic publisherconductorcomposer
    Biography

    Helmut Kickton is a German church musician, publisher and multi-instrumentalist.

  13. Tobias Koch

    Tobias Koch
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1968-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    harpsichordistuniversity teacherpianist
    Biography

    Tobias Koch is a German pianist.

  14. Bernd Wiesemann

    Bernd Wiesemann
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1938-2015 (aged 77)
    Occupations
    composerpianistmusic educator
    Biography

    Bernd Wiesemann was a German pianist, composer, music educator and conceptual artist.

  15. Martin Bambauer

    Martin Bambauer
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1970-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    organistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Martin Bambauer is a German organist and church musician.

  16. Evgeny Konnov

    Evgeny Konnov
    Born in
    Uzbekistan Flag Uzbekistan
    Years
    1992-.. (age 33)
    Enrolled in the Robert Schumann University of Music Dusseldorf
    Studied in 2012-2013
    Occupations
    pianist
    Biography

    Evgeny Konnov is a Russian pianist. He is the winner of first prizes in more than 30 international competitions, including first prize and public prize at the 64th Maria Canals International Music Competition in Barcelona 2018, first prize and public prize at the 31st International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition in Seregno 2019, first prize at the 14th Unisa International Piano Competition in South Africa 2020. In the season 2020/2021 he was an artist in residence at the Staatstheater Augsburg. His debut album was released by Naxos in 2022 with piano sonatas by the Catalan composer Antonio Soler and was highly acclaimed by the international press.

  17. Roland Haerdtner

    Roland Haerdtner
    Years
    1964-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    percussionistmusician
    Biography

    Roland Haerdtner, orig. Härdtner is a German marimba player, a soloist for mallet instruments, percussion and timpani. Since 1993 he is principal timpanist and percussionist of the Badische Philharmonie Pforzheim.