Tuition-free Harpsichord Programs in Germany with Admission Restriction — Numerus Clausus/NC (2026/27)

Harpsichord programs in Germany offer international students the rare chance to immerse themselves in the golden age of Baroque music, studying the instrument for which Bach, Handel, and Telemann composed—often in the very cities where these masters lived and worked. In a country with an unrivaled early music scene, students develop both historical authenticity and modern artistic expression. These programs emphasize skills unique to the harpsichord: voicing and maintaining instruments, mastering ornamentation styles across European traditions, improvising continuo from figured bass, and performing repertoire from Renaissance dances to avant-garde works for historical instruments.