18 Notable alumni of Robert Schumann University of Music Dusseldorf
Updated: May 30, 2026 EliteDegrees
Robert Schumann University of Music Dusseldorf is ranked #7,655 in the world and #245 in Germany by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from 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. Many individuals affiliated with Robert Schumann University of Music Dusseldorf won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Martin Bambauer
1970-. (aged 56)
organist
university teacher
Martin Bambauer is a German organist and church musician.
2. Roland Haerdtner
1964-. (aged 62)
percussionist
musician
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.
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3. Bernd Wiesemann
1938-2015 (aged 77)
pianist
music educator
composer
Bernd Wiesemann was a German pianist, composer, music educator and conceptual artist.
4. Oscar van Dillen
1958-. (aged 68)
conductor
university teacher
musicologist
composer
music educator
Oscar Ignatius Joannes van Dillen is a Dutch composer, conductor, and instrumentalist.
5. Wolfgang Seifen
1956-. (aged 70)
university teacher
organist
composer
Wolfgang Seifen is a German organist, improviser, composer, and music pedagogue.
6. Eva Weissweiler
1951-. (aged 75)
non-fiction writer
writer
Eva-Ruth Weissweiler is a German writer, musicologist and non fiction writer.
7. Helmut Kickton
1956-. (aged 70)
choir director
music publisher
conductor
composer
church musician
Helmut Kickton is a German church musician, publisher and multi-instrumentalist.
8. Tobias Koch
1968-. (aged 58)
university teacher
pianist
harpsichordist
Tobias Koch is a German pianist.
9. Evgeny Konnov
1992-. (aged 34)
pianist
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...
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10. Peter Seiffert
1954-2025 (aged 71)
opera singer
Peter Seiffert was a German tenor. He was based at the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 1980. Götz Friedrich in Berlin and Wolfgang Sawallisch at the Bavarian State Opera supported the development of his voice from lyric Mozart roles to portraying characters in Wagner's stage works such as Lohengrin, Tannhäuser and Tristan with a light lyric tenor voice of Italian timbre....
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11. Alexander Shelley
1979-. (aged 47)
conductor
Alexander Gordon Shelley is an English conductor. He is the music director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, principal associate conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Artistic and Music Director of Artis—Naples and the Naples Philharmonic and artistic and music director of the Pacific Symphony.
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12. Florian Schneider
1947-2020 (aged 73)
singer
record producer
composer
university teacher
songwriter
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.
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13. Ralf Hütter
1946-. (aged 80)
experimental musician
director
composer
keyboardist
singer
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 left the band for several months in 1971), and the only one to have appeared on every single one of the band's...
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14. Fazıl Say
1970-. (aged 56)
composer
pianist
Fazıl Say is a Turkish classical concert pianist and composer. He is known to often play his own compositions in his concerts, on top of a repertoire that includes Beethoven, Chopin, Bach and Mozart (with Say's own cadenzas).
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15. Klaus Doldinger
1936-2025 (aged 89)
film score composer
saxophonist
composer
jazz musician
clarinetist
Klaus Doldinger was a German saxophonist known for his work in jazz and as a film music composer. He founded the group Passport in 1971; they played in different formations for decades and became successful internationally. Doldinger composed several filmscores, including Wolfgang Petersen's Das Boot (1981) and The NeverEnding Story (1984). He is known for writing the theme music of...
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16. Karl Bartos
1952-. (aged 74)
disc jockey
songwriter
recording artist
record producer
Karlheinz Bartos is a German musician and composer, known for his contributions to the electronic band Kraftwerk.
17. Measha Brueggergosman-Lee
1977-. (aged 49)
jazz musician
writer
opera singer
Measha Brueggergosman–Lee ONB 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.
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18. Octavian Ursu
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Octavian Ursu is a Romanian-German politician for the Christian Democratic Union and mayor of Görlitz since June 2019.