Barenboim-Said Akademie

Performers & PEdagogues

As soloists, chamber musicians, recording artists, and coaches, faculty at the Barenboim-Said Akademie are internationally-renowned performers and experienced pedagogues. Among their many affiliations are orchestras such as the Berlin Staatskapelle, the Berlin Philharmoniker, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bayreuther Festspielorchester, the NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, and others.

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Humanities

The Humanities Program is a centerpiece of the curriculum at the Barenboim-Said Akademie, concentrating on the study of Philosophy, History and Literature. Students at the Akademie take a wide variety of courses, designed to instill habits of intellectual openness and meaningful encounter with the Other. Professors in the Humanities Program teach its core classes and pursue scholarly work in the fields of democratic theory, postcolonialism, migration, memory, and other areas.

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A 360º SALLE MODULABLE

The Akademie houses a unique concert hall, designed by Frank Gehry and named after the great composer, conductor and music theorist Pierre Boulez. The Pierre Boulez Saal is a place where creation and education meet. It is where the ideal of the Barenboim-Said Akademie, education through music, will find resonance. While providing a space for students and faculty to perform, the hall will also host conferences and academic events. The Pierre Boulez Saal is an essential part of the Akademie, serving the students as a space to develop themselves further, under the guidance of professional artists and mentors, through performance and study.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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musical perspectives Performance and thought

Musical Perspectives is a creative project born out of Prof. Yael Kareth's music mediation course, aimed at exploring the many ways we can communicate, share, and reflect on music and life as musicians. In a time in which artists and audiences are coming closer together, the goal is to find diverse outlets for sharing ideas—from written stories and reflections to multimedia formats like videos, recordings, and podcasts.

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VIDEO SERIES beethoven masterclasses with daniel barenboim

There is no way around Beethoven for any young pianist. While concert halls around the world remained dark during the 2020–21 lockdown, Daniel Barenboim worked on the composer’s 32 piano sonatas with students and alumni of the Barenboim-Said Akademie as well as other rising young artists—passing on more than 60 years of experience performing these works.

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Offener Brief zur GEMA Refom

Der Akademische Senat hat in seiner Sitzung vom 5. Mai 2025 beschlossen, den offenen Brief der Rektorenkonferenz der deutschen Musikhochschulen zur geplanten GEMA-Reform zu unterstützen. Die Senatsmitglieder schließen sich der Einschätzung der Kolleginnen und Kollegen an, dass der Entwurf in seiner jetzigen Form hoch problematisch ist und deswegen dringend noch überarbeitet werden muss.