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Cooperations in Switzerland and abroad Cross-regional and international appeal

Cross-regional and international cooperation with institutions, foundations and festivals strengthens the appeal of the Lucerne School of Music.

Das Archiv des Swissjazzoramas.

Swissjazzorama

In a decades-long, intense effort, the swissjazzorama association has built the country’s most important and comprehensive jazz archive.

Ausschnitt einer Schallplatte

Fonoteca nazionale svizzera

The Lugano-based Swiss National Sound Archives are tasked with preserving our country’s musical cultural heritage. It collaborates with the School in the context of documentation and digitalisation projects.

Festsaal mit barocken Malereien im Roothuus Gonten. Drin stehen ein Bass sowie ein historisches Tafelklavier.

Roothuus Gonten

The activities of the ROOTHUUS Gonten-Zentrum für Appenzeller und Toggenburger Volksmusik revolve around the collection of, research into and promotion of folk music from the Appenzell and Toggenburg region. It conducts cooperation research projects that explore folk music.

Auftritt des Lucerne Improvisers Orchestra der Hochschule Luzern am unerhört Festival.

Unerhört Festival

Each year at the Unerhört festival, a formation from the Institute of jazz and Folk Music performs with an internationally renowned guest artist.

Foto eines Musikers auf der Bühne während des Schaffhauser Jazz Festival

Jazzfestival Schaffhausen

Student bands are given the opportunity to show their talent in the framework of the Schaffhausen Jazz Festival.

Das Gebäude der Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg im Breisgau aus der Vogelperspektive. Foto: Alexander Becher

Freiburg University of Music

The Freiburg University of Music and the Lucerne School of Music launched their joint PhD programme in Artistic Research in the 2022 autumn semester.

Bild des Future Art Lab der Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien

University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Since the 2016/17 study year, the Lucerne School of Music and the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna have been offering a joint doctoral programme in Musicology.

Bild eines modernen Gebäudes des Mozarteums in Salzburg. Bild Christian Schneider

Mozarteum University Salzburg

The Universität Mozarteum Salzburg has been offering study programmes in Folk Music for more than thirty years. It is an important exchange partner for the development of our Folk Music department.