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The University of Music and Performing Arts Graz or University of the Arts (German: Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz or Kunstuniversität, abbreviated KUG) is a music and arts university in Graz, Austria. The university was given its present name in 1970, but goes back to the founding of the Singschule in 1816.
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Structure of the institution
The university is organized into 17 institutes:
- 1: Composition, Music Theory, Music History, Conducting
- 2: Piano
- 3: String Instruments
- 4: Wind and Percussion Instruments
- 5: Music Pedagogy
- 6: Church Music and Organ
- 7: Singing, Song and Oratorio
- 8: Jazz
- 9: Drama
- 10: Opera
- 11: Stage Design
- 12: Expositur Oberschützen (Burgenland)
- 13: Ethnomusicology
- 14: Music Aesthetics
- 15: Early Music and Performance Practice
- 16: Jazz Research
- 17: Electronic Music and Acoustics
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Honorary Members of the university
(brackets: year of award)
- Frank Martin, Swiss composer (1966)
- Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer (1966)
- Darius Milhaud, French composer (1968)
- Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist (1981)
- Andrés Segovia, Spanish guitarist (1985)
- Gundula Janowitz, German singer (1986)
- Christa Ludwig, German singer (1988)
- György Ligeti, Hungarian composer (1989)
- Art Farmer, American jazz musician (1998)
- Hans Werner Henze, German composer (1999)
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Eminent professors of the university
- Ida Bieler, violinist
- Dena DeRose, jazz singer
- Andreas Dorschel, philosopher
- Julius Drake, pianist
- Beat Furrer, composer
- Angelika Kirchschlager, singer
- Gerd Kühr, composer
- Boris Kuschnir, violinist
- Silvia Marcovici, violinist
- Hans Schavernoch, stage designer
- Markus Schirmer, pianist
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Notable alumni
- Peter Simonischek (* 1946), Austrian actor
- Marjana Lipov?ek (* 1946), Slovenian singer
- Marie Kraja (* 1911), Albanian singer
- Mirga Gra?inyt?-Tyla (* 1986), Lithuanian conductor
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References
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External links
www.kug.ac.at
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