conservatoires in austria

[paris]

this year i'm applying for conservatory, so i'm posting here in order to get some input from first hand. hope i put it in right board.

particulary i'm interested in mozarteum salzburg, wien hochschule fur musik and graz hochschule. also if you can recommend schools in germany, although most of them require deutschkentnisse sprachdiplom, which means i must have decent german language skills. which i apparently don't have. 

i'm interested in audition, what it is like, how many people participate and how many are taken in every year, what level they expect, in terms of repertoire,etc.

if somebody studies there, it'd be great to put good and bad sides of studying there..
also teachers which are ''well-known'' and good there?

me again is asking many questions *shy*

thanks anyway

[etudes]

I guess every schools in Austria also require for German basical knowledge to entering performing class and diplom for pedagogy class
They are so many great teachers...
Roland Keller (Wien)
Noel Flores (Wien)
Oleg Meisenberg (Wien)
Barbara Moser (Wien)
Hans Leygraf (salzburg)
Kämmerling (hahah you know him already)
Peter Lang (Salzburg)
Rolf Plagge (Salzburg 3rd prize from tchaikovsky 1990)
Alexei Lubimov (Salzburg)
In Germany they have also great teacher
Rolf dieter Arens (weimar)
Eliso Virsaladze (Munich)
Gerhard Oppitz (Munich)
Matti Raekallio (Hannover)
Arie Vardi (Hannover)
Einar Steen-Nokleberg (Hannover)
Vassily Lobanov (Köln)
Repertoire, in almost every uni (or Musikhochschule) in austria and germany require normal standard repertoire
Bach or Baroque composers
Classical Sonata
Romantic
Etude
and 20th century music
normally in the exam they dont listen to all (mostly just 3 or (rarely) 4 pieces).
some or them may require also sightreading exam
and all of them including ear trainning exam (both paper and oral).
all the best for everything!

[prongated]

this year i'm applying for conservatory, so i'm posting here in order to get some input from first hand. hope i put it in right board.

Hmmm you posted this in 2006, so...not sure if it's in the right...um...

Kammerling is a top-notch choice. If going to Germany, Vardi is great. Just be prepared to learn new pieces really quickly - apparently he won't hear a piece for more than one lesson.

I would also consider Gilead Mishory in Freiburg. I took a few lessons with him last summer and am impressed with his intelligent and passionate approach to music.

[mikey6]

Hmm, after visiting the Mozarteum last year, I have some advice.  For starters, the new building SUCKS! It's ugly, sterile and the rooms have a glass wall that face out to the foyer.
As for teachers, Kammerling only accepts 16 year old prodigies and if he likes you he will apparently 'help you out'.  Leygraf and Lubimov are full up for this year and Lieske is retiring next year.
I think Peter Lang sounded good from outside the door.  I had a lesson with George Kern who was a student of Lhevinne's at Yale and he had a lot of good things to say.

[el nino]

As for teachers, Kammerling only accepts 16 year old prodigies

not quite truth. there are a lot of his students who came at older age-18,19,also some turkish guy who was i think more than 25 at the moment

[mikey6]

not quite truth. there are a lot of his students who came at older age-18,19,also some turkish guy who was i think more than 25 at the moment

Yeh, but when did they start with him

[el nino]

Yeh, but when did they start with him

heh yes truth. but still i have also one example.a guy who started at 19 or so

[pianowelsh]

Look at which ones have the most going on.. Not just the superstars on the faculty. To be blatantly honest the chances of studying with the top folks in the dept are always very slim. They are heavily over subscribed. Also they are often not there because of tours and examining sessions etc so you end up with some geeky assistant professor instead. Find a teacher who invests in their students and a course which will develop you as a rounded musician - you will be happier.