24 Notable alumni of Carl Maria von Weber College of Music
Updated: May 30, 2026 EliteDegrees
Carl Maria von Weber College of Music is ranked #7,717 in the world and #251 in Germany by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 24 notable alumni from Carl Maria von Weber College of Music sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Carl Maria von Weber College of Music won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ekkehard Klemm
1958-. (aged 68)
conductor
university teacher
Ekkehard Klemm is a German conductor.
2. Erika Wedekind
1868-1944 (aged 76)
teacher
opera singer
Erika Wedekind, complete name Frida Marianne Erica Wedekind, also Erika Oschwald, was a German operatic soprano. She came from the Wedekind zur Horst family. Her brothers were the writers Frank Wedekind and Donald Wedekind. She was married since 1898 to the royal privy councillor Walther Oschwald.
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3. Carl Ehrenberg
1878-1962 (aged 84)
composer
conductor
music educator
university teacher
Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg was a German composer.
4. Emil Genetz
1852-1930 (aged 78)
composer
language teacher
Karl Emil Moritz Genetz was a Finnish composer of patriotic choral works.
5. Kurt Böhme
1908-1989 (aged 81)
opera singer
singer
Kurt Böhme was a German bass.
6. Christian Lillinger
1984-. (aged 42)
composer
percussionist
Christian Lillinger is a German drummer, composer and percussionist. He was born in Lübben, grew up in the German village of Kuschkow, and has been living in Berlin since 2003 working as a musician and composer. Christian has performed in concerts and at festivals in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and the US. He has played with Joachim Kühn, Ernst-Ludwig...
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7. Eugen Krantz
1844-1898 (aged 54)
musician
pedagogue
music teacher
university teacher
pianist
Georg Eugen Krantz was a German pianist and music educator. He was the maternal grandfather of Reinhard Heydrich and Heinz Heydrich.
8. Ike Moriz
1972-. (aged 54)
record producer
lyricist
voice teacher
recording artist
music video director
Eike Moriz, better known as Ike Moriz, is a German-South African singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor. He has released 20 albums in the indie rock, pop, Latin, easy listening, dance, lounge, blues, jazz and swing genres.
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9. Paul Schöffler
1897-1977 (aged 80)
opera singer
Paul Schöffler was a German operatic baritone, particularly associated with Mozart, Wagner, and Strauss roles.
10. Felix Berber
1871-1930 (aged 59)
violinist
university teacher
concertmaster
Karl Heinrich Felix Berber was a German violinist.
11. Siegfried Vogel
1937-. (aged 89)
opera singer
Siegfried Vogel is a German operatic bass. Based at the Berlin State Opera, he performed internationally at major opera houses and festivals, including the Salzburg Festival and the Bayreuth Festival. He began in Mozart roles, but expanded his repertoire, including world premieres of operas.
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12. Julia Kadel
1986-. (aged 40)
composer
pianist
Julia Kadel is a German jazz pianist and composer.
13. Elisabeth Rethberg
1894-1976 (aged 82)
opera singer
Elisabeth Rethberg was a German operatic spinto soprano singer who was active from the period of the First World War through the early 1940s. After Richard Strauss assigned the role of the Empress in his Die Frau ohne Schatten to her at the Dresden Opera in 1919, she went on to perform as Verdi's Aida at the Metropolitan Opera in...
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14. Conny Bauer
1943-. (aged 83)
film score composer
jazz musician
Konrad "Conny" Bauer is a German free jazz trombonist. He is the brother of the trombonist Johannes Bauer.
15. Walter Damrosch
1862-1950 (aged 88)
music educator
conductor
composer
Walter Johannes Damrosch was a Prussian-born American conductor and composer. He was the director of the New York Symphony Orchestra and conducted the world premiere performances of various works, including Aaron Copland's Symphony for Organ and Orchestra, George Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F and An American in Paris, and Jean Sibelius' Tapiola. Damrosch was also instrumental in the founding of...
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16. Alberto Franchetti
1860-1942 (aged 82)
composer
Alberto Franchetti was an Italian composer and racing driver, best known for the 1902 opera Germania.
17. Egon Petri
1881-1962 (aged 81)
pianist
organist
musicologist
violinist
Egon Petri was a Dutch-American pianist.
18. Hartmut Haenchen
1943-. (aged 83)
conductor
Hartmut Haenchen is a German conductor, known as a specialist for the music of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and for conducting operas in the leading opera houses of the world.
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19. Thomas Kurzhals
1953-2014 (aged 61)
composer
musician
Thomas Kurzhals was a German keyboardist, composer and rock musician, best known as a member of the bands Stern-Combo Meißen and Karat.
20. Günter Sommer
1943-. (aged 83)
composer
percussionist
jazz musician
university teacher
Günter "Baby" Sommer is a German jazz drummer.
21. Peter Schreier
1935-2019 (aged 84)
composer
conductor
opera singer
singer
Peter Schreier was a German tenor in opera, concert and lied, and a conductor. He was regarded as one of the leading lyric tenors of the 20th century.
22. René Pape
1964-. (aged 62)
opera singer
René Pape is a German operatic bass. Pape has received two Grammys, was named "Vocalist of the Year" by Musical America in 2002, "Artist of the Year" by the German opera critics in 2006, and won an ECHO award (the German equivalent of the Grammy) in 2009.
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23. Franz Eckert
1852-1916 (aged 64)
composer
Franz Eckert was a German composer and musician who composed the harmony for Japan's national anthem, "Kimigayo" and the national anthem of the Korean Empire, "Aegukga".
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24. Vladimir Jurowski
1972-. (aged 54)
music director
conductor
composer
Vladimir Mikhailovich Jurowski is a Russian conductor resident in Germany. He is the son of conductor Michail Jurowski, and grandson of Soviet film music composer Vladimir Michailovich Jurowski.
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