Lecturers

• Clarinet, Saxophone

  Miguel Enrique Rodriguez Almagro

  Miguel Enrique Rodriguez Almagro

  • Clarinet
  • Saxophone

  • Music education with a focus on clarinet at the Johannes Brahms Conservatory
  • Member of the clarinet and saxophone ensemble "Blattbläser"
  • Member and founder of the trio "Amistad", the salsa band "Son Latinos" and the group "Sol & Luna"

  Career:

  Miguel Enrique Rodriguez Almagro was born in Latacunga, Ecuador, in 1964 and came to Germany in 2001. In addition to the clarinet and saxophone, he also plays the traditional instruments charango, quena, zampoña and pan flute. He has performed throughout Germany with various music groups and has contributed to the release of several CDs. Teaching is a matter close to his heart.

  Miguel Enrique Rodriguez Almagro has been a lecturer for clarinet and saxophone at the JBK since 2011.

   

• • Trumpet

  Andrzej Balsam

  Andrzej Balsam

  • Trumpet

  • Graduated with honors with a master's degree in classical music from the Lodz Academy of Music
  • Member and 1st trumpeter of the Big Band of the Polish Radio in Warsaw
  • Projects: classical philharmonic performances, Disney musicals, concerts with Metallica

  Career:
  Andrzej Balsam has dedicated himself to his great passion, the trumpet, since the age of 11. He began teaching at an early age and traveled halfway around the world to find his own versatile and intercultural style. Andrzej Balsam particularly enjoys passing on his knowledge and passion for music to children and young people. He is convinced that music is a universal language. This is also reflected in his motto: "You can even teach a horse to play the trumpet, as long as you find a language that both understand."
  Andrzej Balsam has been a trumpet teacher at the JBK since 2004, specializing in big band, musicals and film music.

• • Piano

  Irene Deutmeyer

  Irene Deutmeyer

  • Piano

  • Studies at the Novosibirsk Music Academy
  • Concert exam with distinction at the University of Music, Karlsruhe
  • International master classes, including with Lev Vlasenko (Moscow), Alexander Braginsky (USA), Rolf Kehrer (Vienna), Oleg Maisenberg (Vienna) and Norma Fischer (London)
  • Gold medal at the "International Competition for Pianists and Composers" in Bathurst, Canada, 1995
  • Numerous solo and chamber music concerts in Europe, Canada and the USA

  Career:
  Irene Deutmeyer comes from Novosibirsk in Russia. She received her first piano lessons at the age of six. In addition to her concert activities, the pianist is also regularly involved in recordings for radio stations - including ARD, WDR, NDR, SWR, RTBF, VTR - as well as for the Japanese broadcaster NHK and for CD recordings.
  Irene Deutmeyer has been a piano teacher at the JBK since 2017.

• Violin, viola, didactics for strings

  Jeanne Christée

  Jeanne Christée

  • Didactics for strings
  • Viola
  • Violin

  • Graduated with top marks from the Detmold University of Music and the Sweelinck Conservatorium, Amsterdam
  • Studied with Nathan Milstein, Franco Gulli, Tibor Varga and Herman Krebbers
  • Performances as violin soloist with, among others: Sinfonia Varsovia, Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra Moscow, Russian National Orchestra, St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Symphony Orchestra

  Career:
  In addition to her performances as a soloist with internationally renowned orchestras, Jeanne Christée has already given several masterclasses in Europe and Mexico. She has taught as a guest professor at the St. Gellert Academy in Szeged, Hungary. Jeanne Christée has released several CDs and has been invited by European radio and television stations. Her highly acclaimed book "Violin technique, historical schools and methods of today" was also published in 2011.
  Jeanne Christée has been a lecturer for violin and viola as well as didactics for strings at the JBK since 2010.

• • Music theory

  Hsiao-Meng Chou

  Hsiao-Meng Chou

  • Music theory

  • Music theory at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama
  • Postgraduate studies in music theory at the Johannes Brahms Conservatory in Hamburg
  • Numerous concerts as a soloist and with instrumentalists/singers in Germany, Poland and Taiwan
  • Foundation of the ensemble duo Klang Träumer

  Career:
  Hsiao-Meng Chou was born in Taiwan in 1989. She came to Germany in 2016 to deepen her studies in music theory at the Johannes Brahms Conservatory in Hamburg with the renowned lecturers Stephanie Daase and Dr. Peter Sabbagh.
  Hsiao-Meng Chou has been passing on her enthusiasm and expertise in music theory to students at the JBK since 2021.

• • Acoustics
  • Form theory
  • Ear training
  • ...and more
  • Instrumentology
  • Piano
  • Methodology and didactics of music theory and piano lessons
  • Scoring
  • Theory of composition

  Stephanie Daase

  Stephanie Daase

  • Acoustics
  • Form theory
  • Ear training
  • Instrumentology
  • Piano
  • Methodology and didactics of music theory and piano lessons
  • Scoring
  • Theory of composition

  • Three diplomas from the Musikhochschule Hamburg (subjects: composition/theory, music teacher theory, music teacher piano)
  • Lecturer in music theory at the music academies in Detmold, Rostock and Hamburg, among others
  • Various performances as a pupil and student
  • Pianistic accompaniment for choirs, chamber music concerts, solo concerts
  • Répétiteur for choirs, singers and instrumentalists
  • Concert tours to Austria, France, Spain, England and China, among others

  Career:
  Stephanie Daase, born in 1965, has been playing the piano since the age of eight. She has been a teacher since 1991. She works as a freelance piano teacher and performs regularly at home and abroad as a pianist, orchestral pianist and continuo instrumentalist. She also works as a répétiteur with many conductors, choirs, instrumentalists and singers.
  Stephanie Daase has been teaching music theory, piano and the methodology and didactics of music theory and piano lessons at the JBK since 1991.

• Singing, opera studio, acting

  Davide Damiani

  Davide Damiani

  • Opera Studio
  • Drama

  • Double bass, composition and conducting at the conservatories of Pesaro, Parma and Bologna
  • Vocal training with Prof. KS Hilde Zadek in Vienna, Prof. KS Tom Krause and Prof. Tamar Rachum
  • Executive Master in Arts Administration (EMAA) at the University of Zurich
  • Over 100 performances at the Vienna State Opera, including with Plácido Domingo, Agnes Baltsa, José Carreras and Samuel Ramey
  • Worldwide appearances, including at the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli: L'Elisir d'Amore (Belcore) with Luciano Pavarotti, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London, the Zurich Opera, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Vlaamse Opera Antwerp, the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie Brussels and the Tokyo New National Theatre
  • Collaboration with internationally renowned conductors such as Riccardo Muti, Zubin Mehta, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Riccardo Chailly and Simone Young
  • Regularly gives international master classes in Italy, Austria, Germany, Turkey and Hong Kong

  The baritone and conductor Davide Damiani comes from the province of Pesaro in Italy. He has lived in Austria since 1990 and was a permanent member of the Vienna State Opera ensemble from 1995 to 1999. Davide Damiani has made a name for himself internationally with numerous central baritone roles in Italian, German and French opera. He is particularly committed to contemporary music: many roles were composed especially for him, for example by Luca Francesconi, Luc Brewaeys, Giorgio Battistelli and Roman Vlad.

  The sought-after conductor also conducts renowned orchestras such as the WunderKammerOrchestra in Italy, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra and the State Opera Orchestra Mersin in Turkey.

  In addition to his artistic activities, Davide Damiani is passionately involved in the training of young singers.

  He has been teaching opera studio and acting classes at the JBK since 2025.

• • Didactics for popular singing
  • Singing

  Darlene Ann Dobisch

  Darlene Ann Dobisch

  • Didactics for popular singing
  • Singing

  • Graduated with honors from Clark University, the University of Michigan and the Musikhochschule Lübeck
    Mentors: Phyllis Curtin, Maria Ferrante, Martha Sheil, Judith Beckmann, James Wagner, Martin Katz, Shirley Verret, Seiji Ozawa
  • Engagements with the NDR Choir, the soloist ensemble of the Neustrelitz State Theater, the Volkstheater Rostock and the Opernloft Hamburg
  • Performances at the philharmonic orchestras in Munich and Berlin, the Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth, the Prinzregententheater in Munich and at the Mozart Festival in Würzburg, among others

  Career:
  Darlene Ann Dobisch is internationally acclaimed for her role as the Queen of the Night in Mozart's "The Magic Flute". She has worked successfully with conductor, pianist and director Christoph Hagel for many years, including in "Breakin' Mozart" with the DDC Break Dance Company and "Zauberflöte Reloaded" with the Berliner Symphoniker. Darlene Ann Dobisch is the winner of the Robert P. Manero Prize for outstanding musicians and a finalist for the Rolf Mares Prize in Hamburg. The sought-after concert soloist also gives masterclasses in Germany and abroad.
  Passionate vocal pedagogue Darlene Ann Dobisch has been teaching at the JBK since 2022.

• Music history, music theory, ornamentation

  Dr. Wolfgang Doebel

  Dr. Wolfgang Doebel

  • Music history
  • Music theory
  • Ornamentation

  • Degree as Dr. phil. Historical Musicology at the University of Hamburg
  • Over 50 musicological study trips
  • Lecturer at the Mozarteum vocational college in Hamburg and the adult education centers in Hamburg and Henstedt-Ulzburg, among others

  Career:
  Dr. Wolfgang Doebel began his teaching career as a lecturer at the Institute of Musicology at the University of Hamburg. He has worked for the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra and for Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR Kultur and NDR Elbphilharmonie-Orchester). Wolfgang Doebel was also a member of the executive committee of the Johannes Brahms Society and chairman of the Richard Wagner Association in Hamburg. He has been President of the MAS Musik-Akademie e. V. since 2016.
  Dr. Wolfgang Doebel has been teaching general musicology, musicology and ornamentation at the JBK since 2003.

• • Didactics for singing
  • Phonetics for singing

  Michael Doumas

  Michael Doumas

  • Didactics for singing
  • Phonetics for singing

  • Studied singing with Prof. Tom Krause at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama
  • Richard Wagner Scholarship
  • Master classes with James Wagner and Kurt Moll
  • Permanent guest at the Allee-Theater Hamburg, Tiroler Festspiele Erl
  • Various appearances in Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Luxembourg and China
  • Teaching since 2004, including at the Hamburg Singer Academy and the Hamburg Conservatory

  Career:
  Michael Doumas began training his voice while studying American Studies. The bass then went on to study singing and honed his skills at master classes. Michael Doumas was a member of the Regensburg Theater and still performs regularly at the Alleetheater Hamburg, where he has appeared in "Vampire", "Barber of Seville", "Fledermaus", "Don Giovanni" and "Freischütz", among others. He has sung Wagner roles at the Tyrolean Festival Erl and oratorios by Schütz, Bach, Handel, Mozart and Haydn in various concerts. He devotes himself to German and Russian composers in recitals.
  Michael Doumas has been teaching singing, vocal pedagogy and phonetics at the JBK since 2017.

• Piano

  Elizabeta Gaman

  Elizabeta Gaman

  • Piano

  • Diploma as a chamber music soloist, lecturer and accompanist at the M. I. Glinka Academy of Music in Novosibirsk, Russia
  • Diploma in harpsichord and early music at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, Portugal
  • Piano teacher and accompanist at the technical school for drama in Novosibirsk
  • Lecturer at the Academy of Music in Novosibirsk and accompanist at the Philharmonic Orchestra and the Academic Theater for Opera and Ballet
  • Numerous concerts in Portugal

  Career:

  Elizabeta Gaman comes from Novosibirsk in Russia and attended the state music school there from the age of 7. In 2001, she moved to Portugal to teach piano at the Academia de Música e Dança do Fundão. Many of her students have successfully taken part in various piano competitions.

  Elizabeta Gaman has been teaching piano at the JBK since 2007.

   

• • Didactics for flute
  • Transverse flute

  Paulo Gouveia

  Paulo Gouveia

  • Didactics for flute
  • Transverse flute

  • Graduation from the Escola Municipal de Música in São Paulo
  • Member of several chamber orchestras in São Paulo and participation in various international festivals
  • Master classes with renowned professors and solo flutists in Germany and France
  • Performances with the Kiel Chamber Orchestra, the Kantorei St. Michaelis Hamburg, the State Symphony Orchestra of Peru, the Sociedad Filarmónica de Lima and the Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil del Ecuador

  Career:
  Born in Brazil, Paulo Gouveia came to Germany in 1989 on a scholarship from the Goethe-Institut. He studied with various solo flutists in Stuttgart and Hamburg, as well as in France. Paulo Gouveia works as a flautist and flute teacher in Germany, Italy, France, Hungary, Norway and Latin America. He also frequently gives workshops at universities there.
  Paulo Gouveia has been training flautists at the JBK since 2008

• • Singing

  Inga Kalna

  Inga Kalna

  • Singing

  • Degrees with honors in voice and musicology from the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Jāzeps Vītols Academy of Music in Riga
  • Appearances at, among others: La Scala in Milan, Vienna State Opera, Berlin State Opera, Opéra Bastille, Liceu in Barcelona, Teatro Real in Madrid, De Nationale Opera, Hamburg State Opera, La Monnaie/De Munt, Zurich Opera House
  • A long-standing collaboration with world-renowned conductors such as Riccardo Muti, Sir Colin Davis, Ingo Metzmacher, Andris Nelsons, Simone Young, Maurizio Benini, Marc Minkowski, and René Jacobs
  • Nominated for "Singer of the Year" at the "Opus Klassik 2021" awards

  Career:

  Soprano and vocal coach Inga Kalna has achieved success in various genres with her extensive repertoire—a feat accomplished by only a few singers. In the realm of opera, her repertoire ranges from Handel’s *Alcina* and Rameau’s *La Folie* to Johann Strauss’s *Rosalinde* and Verdi’s *Desdemona*, as well as Poulenc’s *Madame Lidoine* and Puccini’s *Tosca*. Inga Kalna performs in Passions and Masses by Bach, Beethoven, Verdi, and Dvořák; she also frequently and enthusiastically interprets contemporary music. Since 2004, she has been giving master classes both in Germany and abroad and is a regular jury member at various international vocal competitions. Inga Kalna has been teaching voice at the JBK since 2026.

• Violin, Viola, Piano

  Hee-Jung Kim

  Hee-Jung Kim

  • Piano
  • Viola
  • Violin

  • Bachelor of Music with a major in viola at Yeongnam Music University in South Korea
  • Artistic maturity and concert maturity with a focus on viola at the JBK in Hamburg
  • Music education with a focus on violin at the JBK in Hamburg
  • Violist with the Daegu Contemporary Music Orchestra South Korea

  Career:
  South Korean Hee-Jung Kim, born in 1985, came to Germany in 2011 to further her music studies at the Johannes Brahms Conservatory. Hee-Jung Kim has been a teacher at the Henstedt-Ulzburg Music School since 2015 and at the Wandsbek Hamburg Music School since 2018. She is also a member of the Hamburg State Youth Orchestra.
  Hee-Jung Kim has been teaching violin, viola and piano at the JBK since 2021.

• • Violin

  Ji Youn Kim

  Ji Youn Kim

  • Violin

  • Bachelor's degree with a focus on violin and piano at Pai Chai University in Daejeon
  • Artistic maturity and concert maturity in violin at the JBK in Hamburg
  • Master classes with Anna Preyss-Bator, Irina Kolesnikova, Prof. Magdalena Rezler and Prof. Jaehong Park
  • Concert tours with the Hamburg State Youth Orchestra and the Royal Thai Navy & Sangrok Orchestra
  • Solo concerts and chamber music

  Career:
  Ji Youn Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1980 and came to Germany in 2008, where she initially took violin lessons with Prof. Magdalena Rezler. Ji Youn Kim began working as a music teacher during her studies at the JBK. Today she teaches violin at two elementary school and at the Thomas Lass Music School in Ahrensburg. Ji Youn Kim has performed with various orchestras, including the Klassische Philharmonie NordWest, the KlassikPhilharmonie Hamburg and the CTS Korean Christian Channel TV Orchestra.
  Ji Youn Kim has been a violin teacher at the JBK since 2015.

• • Piano
  • Correpetition

  Irina Kolesnikova

  Irina Kolesnikova

  • Piano
  • Correpetition

  • Music education at the Minsk University of Music
  • Postgraduate studies at the State Conservatory in St. Petersburg, graduating as a concert pianist, chamber music partner, music teacher and accompanist
  • Concert activities with renowned soloists and orchestras in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, England, Scandinavia, the Baltic States, France and Germany
  • Prizewinner at international competitions for piano accompaniment

  Career:
  Irina Kolesnikova was born in Belarus and began her music studies there. After graduating, she worked for several years as a lecturer at the Minsk Academy of Music. The winner of several international competitions, she has performed in concerts in Germany, Denmark, France, Poland, Israel and Spain and has recorded various records and CDs. She has also been accompanist at numerous international competitions and master classes.
  Irina Kolesnikova has been teaching piano and accompaniment at the JBK since 2002.

• • Violin

  Fariwar Mamedsade

  Fariwar Mamedsade

  • Violin

  • Diploma as chamber ensemble soloist and violin teacher from the Baku University of Music
  • Orchestra musician with the Baku Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra
  • Various performances with orchestras and different ensembles in Germany

  Career:
  Fariwar Mamedsade was born in Abadan, Iran, in 1950. He received his first violin lessons at the age of six. Fariwar Mamedsade has been living and teaching in Germany since 1991, where he also regularly performs as a violin soloist. In 2024, his book "Alles im Griff. Violin school from the age of 6".
  Fariwar Mamedsade has been a violin teacher at the JBK since 1996.

• • Piano
  • Correpetition

  Rakhilia Mamed-sade

  Rakhilia Mamed-sade

  • Piano
  • Correpetition

  • Diploma as a soloist, piano teacher, accompanist and concertmaster from the Baku Academy of Music
  • Lecturer at the Baku University of Music and accompanist at the State Opera
  • Various engagements as a soloist and as an accompanist for singers and instrumentalists

  Career:
  Born in Azerbaijan, Rakhilia Mamed-sade has lived in Germany since 1991. She was a lecturer at the Sängerakademie for two years and a part-time professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg. She has been teaching at the Wandsbek Music School since 2003.
  Rakhilia Mamed-sade has been teaching piano and accompaniment at the JBK since 1993.

• • Violin

  Tigran Mikaelyan

  Tigran Mikaelyan

  • Violin

  • Studied at the Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory in St. Petersburg
  • Performances as a soloist with the St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra
  • Deputy concertmaster of the KlassikPhilharmonie Hamburg
  • Founder, artistic director and concertmaster of the Neue Philharmonie Hamburg
  • Member of the jury at the Classic Violin Olympus in Dubai and the German National Youth Music Competition, among others
  • Lecturer at several music schools and academies

  Career:

  Tigran Mikaelyan was born in Armenia in 1969 and received his first violin lessons at the age of five. He performed regularly as a soloist and chamber musician during his studies. Concert tours have taken him to Russia, Ukraine, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, among other places. Today, he plays a key role in shaping Hamburg's musical life, both as director of the Neue Philharmonie and as an orchestral musician and soloist with various chamber music ensembles.

  In addition to his artistic activities, music teacher Tigran Mikaelyan is particularly interested in promoting young talent. He has also been involved in social and cultural projects for many years.

  Tigran Mikaelyan has been teaching violin at the JBK since 2001.

• Cello

  Eduard Mnatsakanov

  Eduard Mnatsakanov

  • Cello

  • Diploma in music education and artistic maturity at the State Academy of Music in Minsk
  • Numerous international appearances with the Belarus State Radio Orchestra as well as the "Philharmonie der Nationen" orchestra, the Hamburg Camerata and the Neue Philharmonie Hamburg, among others
  • Founder and permanent jury member of the "Peter Tchaikovsky Competition for Children" in Hamburg

  Career:

  Eduard Mnatsakanov was born into a musical family in Belarus and has been playing the cello since the age of six. During his studies, he was already a member of the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and a soloist in the chamber ensemble of the Minsk Music Society. After graduating, the cellist performed with renowned orchestras in Europe, the USA, South Korea and China.

  Eduard Mnatsakanov has been teaching cello at the JBK since 2001.

• • Singing

  Ovsanna Nalbandyan

  Ovsanna Nalbandyan

  • Singing

  • Studied at the Romanos Melikyan State Musical College and the Komitas State Conservatory in Yerevan
  • Performances with the Tagaran National Chamber Orchestra
  • International concerts, including in Europe, Brazil, Argentina and the USA
  • Collaboration with renowned orchestras, including the Mozart Orchestra and the KlassikPhilharmonie Hamburg
  • Winner of the International Robert Stolz Singing Competition 2002

  Career:
  The soprano Ovsanna Nalbandyan was born in Armenia in 1969 and studied concert, opera singing and vocal pedagogy. She has performed regularly as a soloist since 1995. Her repertoire includes operas, operettas, songs and folk songs.
  Ovsanna Nalbandyan has been teaching singing at the JBK since 2007 and has already supported numerous young talents who are now successful in the music industry worldwide.

• Choir Director

  Simon Obermeier

  Simon Obermeier

  • Organ and Conducting Studies at the College of Church Music in Herford
  • Master's Degree in Church Music at the Hamburg University of Music and Theater
  • In addition, he studied orchestral conducting in the Kapellmeister class taught by Prof. Ulrich Windfuhr and Prof. David De Villiers
  • Conductor for, among others, the Hamburger Camerata and the “Opus 7” Chamber Orchestra
  • Organist in the OrgelPlus concert series

  Career:

  Simon Obermeier was born in Lübbecke (Westphalia) in 1993 and has been the cantor at Flottbeker Church since 2020. The wide-ranging repertoire of this young conductor, organist, and choir director includes not only the great oratorios by Bach, Handel, Mozart, and Mendelssohn, but also sacred and secular a cappella works from all eras. As an organist, he is particularly committed to using the organ not only as a solo instrument but also in chamber music settings.

  Even while still in school, Simon Obermeier was a young student at the College of Church Music in Herford. After completing his studies, he worked as a church musician in Hamburg-Langenhorn and as an assistant church musician at St. Jacobi Main Church in Hamburg.

  Since 2025, Simon Obermeier has been directing the choir at JBK and training our future choir directors.

   

• Composition

  Ruta Paidere

  Ruta Paidere

  • Composition

  • Diploma in Composition/Music Theory at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama
  • Performances at various festivals, including Musica Strasbourgh, ADEvantgarde Munich, Arēna and Latviešu Jaunās Mūzikas Dienas Riga, Budapest Spring Festival, Baltic Sea Festival Stockholm, World New Music Days Tallinn
  • Commissioned compositions for radio orchestras, competitions and soloists as well as chamber music ensembles
  • Music for several radio plays by NDR Hamburg
  • Bach Prize Scholarship of the City of Hamburg
  • Professor at the Hamburg University of Music

  Career:

  Ruta Paidere was born in Latvia in 1977 and graduated from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg in 2005. Her compositions are published by Verlag Neue Musik Berlin and have been nominated for several prestigious awards. Her best-known works include Tempera for string orchestra, Profiles of Sand for large orchestra, Sens Vējš for a large ensemble and 12 singers and Magnificat for mixed choir. The professor has a specific interest in the musical ear. As a composition teacher, she devotes herself intensively to jazz and is also passionate about teaching stylistic composition.

  Ruta Paidere has been a lecturer in composition at the JBK since 2025.

• Music education ... and more

  Ernst Poets

  Ernst Poets

  • Didactics of aural training
  • Introduction to philosophy/music aesthetics
  • free improvisation
  • History and literature of popular music
  • Harmonics and stylistics of popular music
  • Piano improvisation of popular music
  • Music education

  • Studied historical and systematic musicology at the University of Hamburg
  • Instrumentalist, composer and arranger for various projects in Germany and other European countries

  Career:
  Ernst Poets, born in 1956, studied musicology as well as literature. He is mainly active in the genres of folk, chanson, jazz/pop and traditional music for various projects and teaches at several music schools.
  Ernst Poets has been a lecturer in piano and music theory at the JBK since 1993.

• • Form theory
  • Ear training
  • Music theory
  • ...and more
  • Work analysis

  Dr. Peter Sabbagh

  Dr. Peter Sabbagh

  • Form theory
  • Ear training
  • Music theory
  • Work analysis

  • Composition, music theory, ear training and music pedagogy at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama (with Günter Friedrichs and Alfred Schnittke, among others)
  • Piano with Evgeni Koroliov at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
  • Doctorate in musicology at the University of Hamburg
  • Lecturer at universities in Detmold, Rostock, Hamburg, Bremen, Düsseldorf and universities in Hamburg, Bremen

  Career:
  Born in Hamburg, Dr. Peter Sabbagh holds a doctorate from the University of Hamburg and has been a sought-after lecturer at five colleges and two universities since 1988. He also teaches at the Hamburg Conservatory and gives guitar and piano lessons.
  Dr. Peter Sabbagh has been a lecturer in form theory, ear training, music theory and work analysis at the JBK since 1995.

• • Elementary music education
  • Concert pedagogy

  Theresa Schnabel

  Theresa Schnabel

  • Elementary music education
  • Concert pedagogy

  • Elementary Music Education at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama
  • Artistic diploma (violin) at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama
  • Graduate music teacher (violin pedagogy) at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
  • International master classes and numerous chamber music courses for violin
  • Lecturer at several music schools and schools in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein
  • Performances with the Ensemble Resonanz and Rolf Zuckowski

  Career:
  In addition to her work as a lecturer, Theresa Schnabel designs and conducts concerts for children and families. She was a JeKi teacher at pilot schools in Hamburg and is particularly committed to early childhood music education: she regularly offers music education courses at the Musikkindergarten Hamburg.
  Theresa Schnabel has been teaching elementary music education and concert pedagogy / music education at the JBK since 2013.

• • Orchestra conducting

  Mike Steurenthaler

  Mike Steurenthaler

  • Orchestra conducting

  • Studied conducting and choral conducting at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama
  • Chief conductor of the HansePhilharmonie Hamburg
  • Regular collaboration with the Hamburg Concert Choir, the Giuseppe Verd Choir Hamburg, the St. Johannis Altona Choir and the Rendsburg Bach Choir

  Career:
  Born in Hamburg, Mike Steurenthaler studied music and philosophy at the University of Hamburg. He has already conducted numerous orchestras in Germany and abroad, including the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra, the Lüneburg Symphony Orchestra, the Oslo University Symphony Orchestra, the European Youth Music Week Orchestra and the KlassikPhilharmonie Hamburg. In addition to his orchestral work, he devotes himself to a wide-ranging repertoire of choral music.
  Mike Steurenthaler has been training orchestral and choral conductors at the JBK since 2015.

• Piano, chamber music, accompaniment

  Elena Sukmanova

  Elena Sukmanova

  • Chamber music
  • Piano
  • Correpetition

  • Diploma with distinction as a concert pianist, chamber musician, accompanist and music teacher at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory "Rimsky-Korsakov"
  • Concert exam and two musicological theses with Prof. Leonid Sintsev
  • Winner of renowned music competitions, including the Taneev Music Competition and the International Brahms Competition
  • Piano accompanist at competitions and master classes with renowned artists such as Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Montserrat Caballé

  Career:

  Elena Sukmanova is an active concert pianist and regularly performs in various chamber music ensembles. Together with her sister, the soprano Julia Sukmanova, she has made highly acclaimed recordings of song cycles by Pauline Viardot, Mikhail Glinka, Sergei Rachmaninov and Pyotr Tchaikovsky.

  She is co-founder of the concert series "Musiksalon Lied und Kunst" and the master class series "Drei Meistertage", in which renowned artists such as Helmut Deutsch, Vesselina Kasarova, Margreet Honig, Hans-Josef Kasper and Cornelia Helfricht teach.

  As artistic director of the association "Klassik für Kinder, Klassik mit Kindern", she is committed to introducing children to classical music in an entertaining yet meaningful way and giving them their first stage experiences.

  Elena Sukmanova has been teaching piano, chamber music and accompaniment at the JBK since 2004.

• • Piano

  Wera Wassiljewa

  Wera Wassiljewa

  • Piano

  • Piano studies at the P. I. Tchaikovsky State Conservatory in Moscow
  • State examination as a piano teacher and concertmaster
  • Various engagements as a soloist, accompanist and ensemble member

  Career:
  Wera Wassiljewa was born in Pensa, Russia, and taught piano for many years at the Moscow State Music School, the Tallinn State Music School and the Tallinn Ballet Center at the State Opera. She also worked as a répétiteur at the Tallinn Ballet Center. She was also a ballet accompanist and pianist at the Pinneberg Ballet School and the Hamburg Ballet Center.
  Wera Wassiljewa has been a piano teacher at the JBK since 2000.

• • Piano
  • Correpetition

  Naomi Yoshimura

  Naomi Yoshimura

  • Piano
  • Correpetition

  • Graduated with a grade 1 from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg
  • Master classes with Bernd Goeztke, Paul Pollei, Arnulf von Arnim, Nelson Delle-Vigine Fabbri, Karola Theill and Cord Garben
  • 1st prize at the 5th Kyushu Piano Competition in Japan (today: PIARA International Piano Competition)
  • 1st prize at the Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition in Bonn, Germany
  • 1st prize at the Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition in the USA
  • 1st prize at the Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition in Salzburg, Austria
  • Performances with various orchestras, including NDR and BBC Germany
  • Concerts as a solo and chamber concert pianist in Japan, USA, France, Belgium, Czech Republic, Sweden and Germany

  Background:
  Naomi Yoshimura was born in Japan and received her first piano lessons at the age of six. After graduating from high school, she went to Germany to study music. She was a scholarship holder of the Rotary Club Altes Land, Buxtehude and Stade. Naomi Yoshimura is an exclusive Steinway artist and a member of the International Johannes Brahms Society.
  In addition to her concert activities, the award-winning pianist has been teaching piano and accompaniment at the JBK since 2007.

• • Piano

  Ph. D. Yingshui Zhang

  Ph. D. Yingshui Zhang

  • Piano

  • (Diploma) Master's degree at the Franz Liszt University of Music Weimar
  • Master's degree at the Lübeck University of Music
  • Artistic maturity at the Johannes Brahms Conservatory
  • Ph. D. at the Bangkok University of Music
  • Concert exam at the Kalaidos University of Music

  Career:
  Yingshui Zhang began her musical career in China and came to Germany in 2008 for further studies. She regularly gives masterclasses - including in the "Lang Lang Music World" of pianist Lang Lang - and is a sought-after juror at numerous Chinese and international music competitions, including the Asian Youth Piano Competition, the Beijing Piano Music Festival and the Vienna International Mozart Piano Competition; performances with Andrzej Jasiński and Bao Huiqiao, among others.
  Yingshui Zhang has been a piano teacher at the JBK since 2016. Many of her students have won international competitions and have been admitted to renowned music academies and universities worldwide.
  worldwide.