For more detailed information, please change to the German version of this website.

Piano Master Chamber music and/or Lied accompaniment

Application periods and entrance requirements

Application periods

15 October - 15 November for summer semester
15 March – 15 April for winter semester

 

Entrance requirements

• Bachelor degree in piano from UdK Berlin or an equivalent degree from another university
• Special musical talent
• german language skills B2 according to CEFR
• Applicants who have completed a six (180 LP according to ECTS) or seven (210 LP according to ECTS) semester Bachelor's program must complete an appropriate adaptation program after passing the exam.

Duration of studies and Degree

• Standard period of study: 4 semesters, 120 credit points

• Degree: Master of Music (M Mus)

your application - step by step

  1. Register and verify yourself (if you have not already done so in the past) in the Campus Management Portal of the UdK Berlin: https://my.udk-berlin.de
     
  2. Log in to the Campus Management Portal (https://my.udk-berlin.de) and submit an application for admission to the desired degree programme there by the application deadline.
     
  3. When submitting the application in the Campus Management Portal, please upload a bank statement as proof of payment of the fee of
    50 €
    for processing the application as a PDF (max. 20 MB).
    For bank transfer from abroad: proof of payment.
    For online banking: turnover statement
    Other proofs/receipts (such as transfer orders) will not be accepted.

    Information on transferring the 50 € for participation in the admission procedure to the following account:
    Kasse der UdK Berlin
    Berliner Volksbank
    IBAN: DE 72 1009 0000 8841 0150 46
    BIC: BEVO DE BB XXX
    Reason for payment: 35/01036, degree programme, name, application number

    Berliner Volksbank eG
    Budapester Straße 35
    10787 Berlin
    Germany

    For foreign bank transfers:
    Please make sure that you pay all applicable transfer fees (OUR - sender pays costs) when making the transfer.

    More information about application fee could be found here.
     

  4. All of the following application documents must be uploaded digitally to the bemus portal, only the language certificate can be brought to the exam.
    CV in tabular form
    ● Proof of Bachelor’s degree of a recognized university
    Copy of passport
    german language skills B2 according to CEFR
    Transfer students from other univercities must enclose proof of previous study and examination achievements. You can find more information here.

    ● In addition to the formal documents, video recordings must also be uploaded digitally within the application period.
    Further information on the video recordings can be found on the website of the piano institute before the application deadline.

    The upload of all documents is done via the portal BEMUS https://bemus.udk-berlin.de

    Upload deadline: parallel to the application period (see application deadlines and requirements)

    Possible file formats: PDF (for formal documents), MP4, M4V, MOV
    2 GB per file, except PDF with 20 MB
    Maximum 8 files with a total volume of 12 GB

FAQs and Tutorials

Do you have questions about the submission of application documents, applying with an open Bachelor's degree, recognition of international educational qualifications, the application portal or Bemus? You can find information here.

Would you like to know which language certificates are accepted at the UdK Berlin? You can find information here.

 

Entrance examinations

What happens after the application?

Detailed information on the procedure and content of the
entrance examinations are provided on the website of the piano department:
https://www.udk-berlin.de/en/courses/piano/application-for-piano-studies/

Please address all your questions regarding the application 
and admission procedure directly to the piano department:klavier_ @udk-berlin.de         

Exam dates (expected and without guarantee)

Please note the information in the e-mail invitations.

Instrument Date of examinationRoom of examination
Piano BA01. and 02. February 2025Konzertsaal Ha
Piano KE9. Februar 2025Konzertsaal Ha
Piano MA01. and 02. February 2025Konzertsaal Ha