Artistic instrumental training in the Bachelor's degree programme Orchestra Instruments is offered for the following instruments:

String instruments: violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, concert guitar, harp
Wind and other orchestral instruments: Baroque flute, Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, horn / French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, timpani

Application periods

15 Oktober – 15 November for the summer semester
15 March – 15 April  for the winter semester

Attention! Applications for the instruments flute, clarinet and trumpet are not possible for the summer semester 2025.

Entrance requirements

• special musical talent
• for international applicants: sufficient knowledge of German (language certificate German A2 for application and language certificate German B2 for enrolment)

• Standard period of study: 8 semesters, 240 credit points

• Degree: Bachelor of Music (B Mus)

All steps mentioned in the following must be taken within the application deadline of the respective study program. It is recommended that you apply as early as possible within the application deadline so that you can clarify any questions that may arise with our StudyGuide in good time.

1. Register and verify your identity (if you have not already done so in the past) in the Campusmanagement-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 program there within the application deadline and upload the following formal documents in a PDF file (max. 20 MB) to the application portal during the application process:
   
   ● Detailed CV in tabular form incl. information about previous studies
   ● Bank statement as proof of payment of the fee of € 30 for processing the application (in case of transfer from abroad proof of payment) or turnover view (in case of online banking). Other proofs/receipts (such as transfer orders) are not accepted.
   ● International applicants must also provide proof of their German language skills: language certificate German A2 for application and language certificate German B2 for enrolment. You can find more information here.
   ● Transfer students from other univercities must enclose proof of previous study and examination achievements. You can find more information here.
   
   ATTENTION: For some instruments a digital portfolio is required, which has to be uploaded on Bemus parallel to the application deadline. Other instruments do a pre-selection on-site in presence. Information can be found in the Implementation Regulations in the section Admission Procedure.

3.    Information on transferring the amount of  30 €  to the following account:
     Kasse der UdK Berlin
       Berlin Volksbank
       IBAN: DE 72 1009 0000 8841 0150 46
       BIC: BEVO DE BB XXX
       Reason for payment: 35/01036, course of studies, name, application number

       Berliner Volksbank eG
       Budapester Street 35
       10787 Berlin
       Germany

       For international 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.
    

Are you an applicant from the PR China, Vietnam or India?

Are there any formal documents missing from your application? Find out how to submit them here.

The admission procedure consists of the preselection and the entrance examination.

Detailed information on the content and procedure of the admission process can be found  in the
implementation regulations("Ausführungsbestimmungen")  [German]

A Pre-selection - audition or submission of a digital portfolio via the UdK portal Bemus

The pre-selection is based on the repertoire required for the entrance examination. The admissions committee will listen to an excerpt of approx. five minutes from the prepared performance.

For some instruments, the pre-selection will be carried out in presence at the UdK Berlin, for other instruments videos should be uploaded for the pre-selection.
Details can be found in the implementation regulations

The videos can be recorded with or without piano accompaniment. They should be recorded unedited in one take, but can be separated per movement/work.

B - Entrance examination

Those who have passed the pre-selection will be admitted to the entrance examination.
The entrance examination usually takes place in presence at the end of the lecture period for the following semester.

The examination dates for the summer semester 2025 can be found on the following page, this information is without guarantee! https://www.udk-berlin.de/studium/kuenstlerische-ausbildung-orchesterinstrumente/bewerbung/

The requirements in the entrance examination  for the individual instruments can be found in the next text section!

Recommendations for the degree of difficulty (main instrument)

• Wind instruments and other orchestral instruments including percussion
Flute: One of the three completely prepared pieces has tobe a concerto (e.g. by Mozart, Stamitz, Reinecke).
Recorder: Preparation of three pieces of different styles (early Baroque, High Baroque and Avant-garde).
Oboe: One of the three chosen pieces has to be a concerto (e.g. Mozart, Lebrun or others).
Clarinet: One of the three chosen pieces has to be aconcerto (e.g. Mozart, Weber or others).
Bassoon: One of the three chosen pieces has to be aconcerto (e.g. Mozart, Weber or others).
Trumpet: Among the chosen pieces one has to be of thedegree of difficulty of a concerto by H.F. Hummel or a sonata by Hindemith.
Trombone: One of the chosen pieces has to be a concertowith piano accompaniment, e.g. Concertino in B-flat major by E. Sachse, Concerto in B-flat major by F. Gräfe or Aria-Andante, Allegro, Moderato by E. Paudert.
Saxophone: One of the chosen pieces has to be a concerto (e.g. Glasunow, Milhand).
French horn: Among the pieces prepared one has to be taken from the First Viennese School (Mozart, Haydn) or one of the two horn concertos by R. Strauss.
Tuba: Presentation of two pieces of the candidate’s own choice.
Kettledrum and Percussion: the level of education onthe kettledrum, side-drum and one of the Mallet instruments (vibraphone, xylophone, marimbaphone) is tested.

• Strings
Violin: Presentation of four pieces of different styles; one of the pieces has to be a first movement (“Kopfsatz”) of a concerto and one etude or a capriccio. Transfer students who have already studied 4 semesters have to prepare the complete works including all the movements.
Viola: 1. One concerto (first movement)
2. Three movements of a Bach suite, BWV 1007-1012 or something similar
3. One etude
4. One piece of the candidate’s own choice
The examination program has to include a slow movement.
Cello: Among the chosen pieces have to be 3 movements of a solo suite by J. S. Bach, one concerto or one sonata of the degree of difficulty of Boccerini, Saint-Saens, or Lalo, one etude by Duport or Popper.
Double Bass: One of the chosen pieces has to be a sonata by De Fesch or another work of similar degree of difficulty.
Guitar: Among the chosen pieces has to be a larger work of the candidate’s own choice of the 19th or 20th century as well as one or several movements of a Suite by J.S. Bach, one technically demanding etude (e.g. Villa-Lobos, Dodgson, Coste, op. 38, or Sor).
Harp: the recommended programme is C.P.E. Bach: Sonata in G
Spohr: Fantasia
Hindemith: Sonata
and another piece of the applicants choice

All pieces have to be performed by heart.