57 Notable alumni of Academy of Music and Performing Arts Munich
Updated: May 30, 2026 EliteDegrees
Academy of Music and Performing Arts Munich is ranked #7,711 in the world and #250 in Germany by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 57 notable alumni from Academy of Music and Performing Arts Munich sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Academy of Music and Performing Arts Munich won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Giuseppe Buonamici
1846-1914 (aged 68)
pianist
music educator
composer
Giuseppe Buonamici was an Italian composer, pianist and musicologist.
2. Gerhard Merkl
1961-2016 (aged 55)
choir director
conductor
musician
Gerhard Merkl was the Domkapellmeister at the St. Stephen's Cathedral in Passau from 2000 until 2016.
3. Arthur Whiting
1861-1936 (aged 75)
composer
pianist
Arthur Batelle Whiting was an American teacher, pianist, composer, and writer on music, known for his conservative compositional style, espousal of early music, and his long-running university lecture-recital series.
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4. Stanko Prek
1915-1999 (aged 84)
composer
classical guitarist
guitarist
music educator
Stanko Prek was a classical guitarist and composer from Slovenia.
5. Georgios Nazos
1862-1934 (aged 72)
music educator
George Nazos was a Greek music teacher and director of the Athens Conservatoire. He was from a well-known family from Tinos Island. He was recognized for his musical talent at a young age. In 1881 he went to Munich, German Empire to study piano and advanced theory, returning to Greece in 1886.
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6. Hugo Walter Voigtlander
1859-1933 (aged 74)
violinist
viola d'amore player
Hugo Walter Voigtlander was a German-American musician who played violin, viola, and viola d'amore. He was also an instrument maker, and a collector and arranger of viola d'amore music. As a youth he studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Leipzig and played violin and viola in several professional orchestras in Germany. He emigrated to the United States in...
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7. Anush Nikogosyan
1989-. (aged 37)
violinist
Anush Nikogosyan is an Armenian classical violinist.
8. David Dalton
1934-2022 (aged 88)
violinist
violist
David Johnson Dalton was an American violist, author, and professor emeritus at Brigham Young University (BYU). He graduated from Eastman School of Music in 1961 and received his doctorate in viola performance in 1970 at Indiana University School of Music under William Primrose. As a faculty member at BYU, Dalton's main contribution was the establishment of the Primrose International Viola...
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9. Benno Walter
1847-1901 (aged 54)
music educator
composer
Benno Walter was a German violinist and teacher, who had associations with Richard Strauss and his family, to whom he was closely related, and also with Richard Wagner.
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10. Dimitrios Lalas
1848-1911 (aged 63)
pianist
Dimitrios Stergios Lalas or Lallas was a significant Greek composer and musician.
11. Joseph Pembaur the younger
1875-1950 (aged 75)
composer
pianist
Josef Pembaur was an Austrian pianist and composer.
12. Günter Jena
1933-. (aged 93)
choir director
conductor
Kirchenmusikdirektor
Günter Jena is a German choral conductor and musicologist. He was the director of church music at St. Michaelis in Hamburg from 1973 to 1997. He founded the festival Bach-Tage Hamburg, and provided music for ballet performances of choreographer John Neumeier at the Hamburg State Opera, including Bach's St Matthew Passion.
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13. Sonja Korkeala
1969-. (aged 57)
violinist
artistic director
university teacher
musician
Sonja Korkeala is a Finnish violinist and professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich.
14. Nina Å enk
1982-. (aged 44)
composer
Nina Å enk is a classical Slovenian composer. In 2004, while still studying at the University of Ljubljana, she won first prize at the Young Euro Classic Festival in Berlin for her Violin Concerto No. 1. Her works have been performed at many music festivals and with various orchestras and ensembles around the world.
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15. Jason Barry-Smith
1969-. (aged 57)
opera singer
opera vocal coach
Jason Barry-Smith is an Australian operatic baritone, vocal coach, composer, and arranger. He works with organisations such as Opera Queensland, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Seven Network, and the Queensland Youth Choir.
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16. Laura Aikin
1964-. (aged 62)
opera singer
musician
Laura Aikin is an American operatic coloratura soprano. She is noted for her portrayal of the title character in Lulu, which has received very positive reviews in the press. She has also appeared as Mozart's Queen of the Night, Zerbinetta by Richard Strauss and in contemporary opera at international opera houses and festivals.
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17. Emilios Riadis
1890-1935 (aged 45)
composer
poet
pianist
writer
Emilios Riadis was a Greek composer.
18. Philipp Wolfrum
1854-1919 (aged 65)
composer
conductor
musicologist
university teacher
Philipp Julius Wolfrum was a German conductor, musicologist, composer, organist and academic teacher. He was influential to university education in church music in Heidelberg, and in 1907 became the town's Generalmusikdirektor.
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19. Martin Scherber
1907-1974 (aged 67)
music educator
composer
Martin Scherber was a German composer and the creator of what he described as "metamorphosis symphonies".
20. Gabriel Dessauer
1955-. (aged 71)
conductor
cantor
choir director
university teacher
Gabriel Dessauer is a German Kantor, concert organist, and academic teacher. After studies with Diethard Hellmann and Franz Lehrndorfer, he was responsible for the church music at St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden, from 1981 to 2021, conducting the Chor von St. Bonifatius until 2018. Besides normal church services, he conducted them in regular masses with soloists and orchestra for Christmas and Easter...
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21. Marga Schiml
1945-. (aged 81)
opera singer
university teacher
Marga Schiml is a German opera singer who sings mezzo-soprano and alto. She has appeared at major European opera houses and festivals, such as the Vienna State Opera, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Hamburg State Opera and La Scala, at the Salzburg Festival and the Bayreuth Festival. She was also an academic voice teacher at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe...
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22. Horst Laubenthal
1939-. (aged 87)
opera singer
singer
Horst Laubenthal, real name Horst Neumaier, is a German operatic tenor and academic voice teacher. He is known internationally, both as an opera singer especially in Mozart roles such as Belmonte, Don Ottavio and Tamino, and as a concert and recital singer, with a focus on works by Johann Sebastian Bach. He has appeared at major opera houses and festivals,...
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23. Christian Brembeck
1960-. (aged 66)
pianist
conductor
harpsichordist
Christian Brembeck is a German conductor, organist and harpsichordist.
24. Walter Courvoisier
1875-1931 (aged 56)
composer
conductor
music educator
university teacher
Walter Courvoisier was a Swiss composer.
25. Jurgita Dronina
1986-. (aged 40)
ballet dancer
Jurgita Dronina is a Lithuanian ballet dancer. Until 2024, she was a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada, having previously danced with Royal Swedish Ballet, Dutch National Ballet and English National Ballet. In January 2025, she was appointed artistic director of the Lithuanian National Ballet.
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26. Lenneke Ruiten
1977-. (aged 49)
opera singer
performing artist
Lenneke Ruiten is a Dutch soprano. Ruiten studied at the Music Conservatory in Alkmaar and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, and at the Franz Schubert Institut in Baden bei Wien near Vienna.
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27. Kirill Troussov
1982-. (aged 44)
violinist
violin teacher
Kirill Troussov is a German violinist and violin teacher based in Munich, Germany.
28. Daniel Hoevels
1978-. (aged 48)
film actor
actor
stage actor
Daniel Hoevels is a Swedish-born German theater actor.
29. Felix Chen
1942-2018 (aged 76)
conductor
Felix Chen or Chen Chiu-sen was a Taiwanese conductor and violinist. He was resident conductor and music director of the Taipei Symphony Orchestra from 1986 until his dismissal in 2003. He taught both Chien Wen-pin, musical director of the Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra from 2001 to 2007; and the same orchestra's current maestro, Lü Shao-chia.
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30. Jonel Perlea
1900-1970 (aged 70)
composer
conductor
Ionel Perlea was a Romanian conductor particularly associated with the Italian and German opera repertories.
31. Claus Guth
1964-. (aged 62)
opera director
theatre manager
director
theatrical director
Claus Guth is a German theatre director, focused on opera. He has directed operas at major houses and festivals, including world premieres such as works of the Munich Biennale, and Berio's Cronaca del luogo at the Salzburg Festival in 1999. Guth is particularly known for his opera productions of the works of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. He has received...
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32. Winfried Bönig
1959-. (aged 67)
music educator
conductor
university teacher
musicologist
organist
Winfried Bönig is a German organist.
33. Frederick Converse
1871-1940 (aged 69)
composer
university teacher
Frederick Shepherd Converse, was an American composer of classical music, whose works include four operas and five symphonies.
34. Mine Kawakami
1969-. (aged 57)
composer
pianist
Mine Kawakami is a Japanese pianist and composer.
35. Gerhard Oppitz
1953-. (aged 73)
pianist
university teacher
Gerhard Oppitz is a German classical pianist.
36. Valer Barna-Sabadus
1986-. (aged 40)
opera singer
singer
Valer Barna-Săbăduș, also Valer Sabadus, is a Romanian-German countertenor. He sings in both the alto and soprano range.
37. Ludwig Thuille
1861-1907 (aged 46)
music theorist
professor
musicologist
composer
music educator
Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille /ˈtui̯lə/ was an Austrian composer and teacher, numbered for a while among the leading operatic composers of the so-called Munich School of composers, whose most famous representative was Richard Strauss.
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38. Moritz Eggert
1965-. (aged 61)
pianist
conductor
composer
Moritz Eggert is a German composer and pianist.
39. Marina Chiche
1981-. (aged 45)
violinist
music educator
radio personality
Marina Chiche is a French classical violinist.
40. Heinrich Sutermeister
1910-1995 (aged 85)
university teacher
writer
composer
Heinrich Sutermeister was a Swiss composer, most famous for his opera Romeo und Julia.
41. Enrique GarcÃa Asensio
1937-. (aged 89)
composer
fiddler
conductor
musicologist
Enrique GarcÃa Asensio is a Spanish violinist, composer and conductor.
42. Christian Gerhaher
1969-. (aged 57)
opera singer
university teacher
Christian Gerhaher is a German baritone and bass singer in opera and concert, particularly known as a Lieder singer.
43. Christoph von Dohnányi
1929-2025 (aged 96)
theatre manager
conductor
Christoph von Dohnányi was a German conductor. He was both music director and later artistic director at the Oper Frankfurt until 1977, establishing innovative opera. He was music director of The Cleveland Orchestra from 1984 to 2002, leading the orchestra in recordings with various labels and on international tours to Europe and Asia. He was principal conductor of London's Philharmonia...
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44. Josef Rheinberger
1839-1901 (aged 62)
university teacher
musicologist
composer
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger was an composer and organist from Liechtenstein, residing in Bavaria for most of his life. As court conductor in Munich, he was responsible for the music in the royal chapel. He is known for sacred music, works for organ and vocal works, such as masses, a Christmas cantata and the motet Abendlied; he also composed two operas...
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45. Eugen Jochum
1902-1987 (aged 85)
conductor
chapelmaster
Eugen Jochum was a German conductor, best known for his interpretations of the music of Anton Bruckner and Johannes Brahms, among others. He was principal conductor for the Berlin Radio (1932–1944), Bavarian (1949–1960) and Bamberg (1969–1973) symphony orchestras.
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46. Arabella Steinbacher
1981-. (aged 45)
violinist
Arabella Miho Steinbacher is a German classical violinist.
47. Benjamin Appl
1982-. (aged 44)
opera singer
singer
Benjamin Appl is a German-British lyric baritone, a classical singer who has appeared worldwide in opera houses and concert halls, particularly known as a Lieder singer.
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48. Hermann Abendroth
1883-1956 (aged 73)
conductor
university teacher
politician
composer
music educator
Hermann Paul Maximilian Abendroth was a German conductor.
49. Hans Hotter
1909-2003 (aged 94)
opera singer
actor
Hans Hotter was a German operatic bass-baritone. He stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and his appearance was striking. His voice and diction were equally recognisable.
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50. Jonas Kaufmann
1969-. (aged 57)
opera singer
Jonas Kaufmann is a German-Austrian tenor opera singer. He is best known for the versatility of his repertoire, performing a variety of opera roles in multiple languages in recital and concert each season. Some of his standout roles include Don José in Carmen, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur, Don Alvaro in La forza del destino, Siegmund in Die...
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51. Julia Fischer
1983-. (aged 43)
violinist
pianist
academic musician
Julia Fischer is a German classical violinist, violist, and pianist. She teaches at the Munich University of Music and Performing Arts and performs up to 60 times per year.
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52. Franz Welser-Möst
1960-. (aged 66)
conductor
music director
Franz Leopold Maria Möst, known professionally as Franz Welser-Möst, is an Austrian conductor. He is currently music director of the Cleveland Orchestra.
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53. Jörg Widmann
1973-. (aged 53)
composer
conductor
clarinetist
university teacher
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 holds a composition professorship at the Barenboim–Said Akademie. His most important compositions are the concert overture Con brio, the opera Babylon, an oratorio Arche,...
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54. Annette Dasch
1976-. (aged 50)
performing artist
musician
opera singer
Annette Dasch is a German soprano. She has performed in opera and concerts internationally, often portraying Mozart characters such as Elvira in Don Giovanni at La Scala, Aminta in Il re pastore at the Salzburg Festival, and Electra in Idomeneo at the reopening of the Cuvilliés Theatre in 2008. She made her debut at the Bayreuth Festival as Elsa in...
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55. Valentina Babor
1989-. (aged 37)
pianist
Valentina Babor is a German classical pianist. She began performing before audiences and winning youth competitions as a child. At 12, she was accepted by Karl-Heinz Kämmerling at the Mozarteum, where she became part of the university's "Initiative Hochbegabten-Förderung", a program for highly gifted students. In 2009, barely an adult, she played Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto in C minor in concert....
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56. Carl Orff
1895-1982 (aged 87)
librettist
composer
university teacher
musicologist
music theorist
Carl Heinrich Maria Orff was a German composer and music educator, who composed the cantata Carmina Burana (1937). The concepts of his Schulwerk were influential for children's music education.
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57. Alexandra Flood
1990-. (aged 36)
opera singer
Alexandra Flood is an Australian operatic soprano.