Alexander-Sergei Ramírez
TEACHING:
Since 1997 I have been teaching at the Guitar Department of the Robert Schumann University Düsseldorf. During all these years I have been giving Masterclasses at several Conservatories or Universities like:
Beijing University, China; Norwegian Academy of Music ( Norges musikkhøgskole) ; "Conservatorio Superior de Valencia, "Joaquíin Rodrigo"; "Conservatorio Superior" de Lima/Peru; USC San Diego University, USA; Mahidol University, Thailand, Singapore University, Universidad de San Juan de Puerto Rico or Guitar festivals like the "Koblenz Guitar Festival", Germany; "Alirio Diaz Festival", Carora, Venezuela; "Pedro Ximénez Festival", Arequipa, Perú; Changsha Guitar Festival, China; Festival Internacional de guitarra "Alhambra", Spain, "Shizuoka Festival, Japan", "Festival Internacional de Habana", Cuba etc
Many of my students at Robert Schumann University are prize-winners at:
Concurso Internacional de Guitarra de Madrid, Spain;
Hong Kong International Guitar Competition, China
“Hubert Käppel International Guitar Competition” - Koblenz Guitar Festival,
Concurso Internacional “Miguél Llobet”, Barcelona, Spain
Aarlborg International Guitar Competition (Denmark)
“Martinez Competition”, Iserlohn,
“Certamen Andrés Segovia”, La Herradura, Spain
"International Guitar Competition Ville D'Antony"
Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT)
YCAT – Concert Artists Guild (USA)
“Mahidol International Guitar Forum” Bangkok, Thailand,
“Barrios Guitar Competition” in Tübingen,
Jüchen International Guitar Competition,
Groningen International Guitar Competition, Netherlands
“Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Comarca del Condado”, Jaén, Spain
“SICG” - Stuttgart,
“Guitarlap”, Florida, USA;
“LIGITA Festival & Competition”, (Liechtenstein);
Baltic Guitar Festival (Lithuania);
“Guitar Festival”, Plovdiv (Bulgaria);
Sarajevo (Bosnia);
“Uppsala Guitar Festival” (Sweden).
Albania Guitar Competition, Albania
“International Young Talents Competition”, Sweden
“Festival and Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Ciudad de Mula”, (Spain)
“The Asia Music Competition”, Korea
"Aiersi Int. Guitar Competition", Italy
“Haneum Music Competition”, Korea
“German Guitar Prize”, Darmstadt
“Twents Guitar Competition” in Netherlands
“Varie Azioni sul Tema” in Italy
“Concurso Andres Segovia” in Linares, Spain
“Concorso di Chitarra Classica” in Fiuggi, Italy
The Guitar Department of the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf
The guitar department at the Robert Schumann University of Music is one of the oldest classical guitar departments in Germany. In 1969, Maritta Kersting (1935–2009) became a lecturer at the Düsseldorf Conservatory of Music. She was appointed professor in 1973 and taught at the Robert Schumann University of Music Düsseldorf (by then renamed) until her retirement. Many renowned guitarists trained in her class, including Professors Dieter Kreidler, Hans Gräf, Reinbert Evers, Karl-Heinz Wehnert-Bögner, Andreas Koch, Claudia Tornsäufer, Arne Harder, and Alexander-Sergei Ramirez. Since 1997, Professors Joaquín Clerch and Alexander-Sergei Ramirez have headed the guitar department. Many well-known guitarists of the younger generation were trained there, such as Rafael Aguirre, Mircea Gorgonzea, Nirse González, Andrea González, Samrat Mayumder, Yaroslava Ihnatenko, Airam de Vera, Julia Trintschuk, etc.
Interview: Clerch / Ramirez:
"Together, we have succeeded in creating a wonderful, family-like atmosphere in the guitar department of the university. Mutual respect and the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and experience are paramount. We are supported in the department by our outstanding colleagues Javier Conde (Flamenco), Arne Harder (Tabulature), Prof. Eduardo Inestal (Pedagogy / IMM), Björn Raithel (Contemporary Music), Prof. Anthony Spiri (Historical Performance Practice), Michiel Wiesenekker (Popular Music), and Juniors Zambrana (Latin American Music). We are delighted that our students from all over the world have won prizes at numerous important guitar competitions and have obtained leading positions at music academies worldwide."
We regularly invite guest lecturers to our music academy and organize our guitar festival "Viva la Guitarra!"
Vicente Amigo, Ali Arango, Odair Assad, Sergio Assad, Roberto Aussel, Denis Bizgha,
Leo Brouwer, Juan Manuel Canizares, Javier Conde, Yamandú Costa, Costas Cotsiolis, Juan Crecos,
Aniello Desiderio, Zoran Dukic, Marcin Dylla, Marten Falk, Eduardo Fernández, Eliot Fisk,
Ricardo Gallén, Stephen Goss, Franz Halasz, Hubert Käppel, Timo Korhonen, Dieter Kreidler, Tilman Hoppstock, Pablo Márquez, David Martínez, Martha Masters, Alberto Mesirca, Thomas Offermann, Àlvaro Pierri, Pepe Romero, Eros Roselli, Jürgen Ruck, Hopkinson Smith, Erik Stenstadvold, Josho Stephan, Andreas Stevens-Geenen, Marco Tamayo, Coco Vega, Oscar Zamora
Accords Galant, Arie Duo, Duo Concertino (A. Koch - M. Wanat), Los Pipos, Duo Pyrophorus, Trio Vivente, Duo M & M Wiesenekker, Sinfonietta Ratingen, Sheila Arnold, Thomas Gabrisch, Anette
Maiburg, Anthony Spiri,
The entrance exams take place twice a year.
Information about the degree programs and the entrance examination requirements can be found at:
https://www.rsh-duesseldorf.de/studienbewerbung/bewerbungsverfahren/online-bewerbung
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