The Bachelor’s course aims towards educating artists who are able to work as conductors in all professional fields that music theatres and concert halls offer. Due to the complexity of the profession, graduates have to possess artistic, teaching as well as social competence to master the challenge to work as a music director. The repertoire is immense as are the demands of the market. Therefore, the Bachelor’s course can only provide the basics for a professional career; several subjects can only be studied exemplarily – it has to be considered that students begin their studies without preparatory training.

The Master’s course in Orchestra Conducting will provide students with the final competence.

Foreign students whose native language is not German must provide evidence that their knowledge of German is sufficient for their chosen course. 
For the Bachelor’s degree (Orchestra Conducting), students are required to have reached level B2 as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. 
Applicants’ linguistic competence will be established during the aptitude test. 

You will find further information in the Aptitude Test Regulations and Matriculation Regulations (only in German) of Rostock University of Music and Drama.

Please apply via our application website by uploading the required documents and application video by 15^th of April for the next winter semester and 15^th of November for the next summer semester.
In order to take part in the aptitude test part 1, you need to submit your application as well as one or several videos according to the regulations of the study course you are applying for.

In order to take part in the aptitude test, you need to submit 2 application videos comprising the following content:

Correpetition

• W. A. Mozart: Quintet no. 5 from  Die Zauberflöte. Presentation at the piano with vocal marking of the vocal parts

Conducting task

• A. Dvořák: Symphonie Nr. 8 G-Dur, op. 88, 1.Satz bis Takt 126; 2. Satz bis Takt 85
• I. Strawinsky: March from L'histoire du soldat

Each video has to start with a short introduction (your name, your application number, the title of the piece you are about to present). The video has to be filmed in one take and live, which means the material must not be cut or post-edited. There is no need for professional video production. Videos taken with your mobile phone are absolutely fine. However, you should be clearly visible and audible during correpetition and conducting. The video should be framed to show your upper body in full sight.

You will receive an e-mail with the results of part 1 of the aptitude test. If you have passed part 1 of the aptitude test, you will be invited to part 2 which will take place in June for the winter semester and in January for the summer semester. The exact dates will be published under apply for studies.

Requirements for the aptitude test part 2:

The second round of the aptitude test covers all parts of the examination that are still missing, e.g. playing at sight tasks, "score playing" (knowledge of old clefs, transposing instruments), work with singers or orchestra (instrumental ensemble) and piano according to the hmt's aptitude test regulations ("Eignungsprüfungsordnung"). 

Please prepare

Correpetition

• G. Puccini: Quartet from the 3. Act La Bohème (from no. 30 onwards until the end of the act)

Conducting task

• Haydn Oxford-Sinfonie 1. + 2. movement with piano

You will also have to take tests in your respective compulsory subjects piano (Four piano pieces from varying stylistic eras with a high level of difficulty have to be performed, preferably from memory), music theory and ear training. Additionally, foreign students have to pass a German proficiency test.

We look forward to your application.