From the perspective of the president of the Mannheim University of Music, music experts in Germany have not sufficiently recognized Ukraine’s independent music. While musicians in Russia partly consciously and partly unconsciously distanced themselves from the European music tradition, Ukraine had been orientating itself towards the West for centuries.
“Many people were not aware of the differences between Ukrainian and Russian culture. We made the big mistake of thinking that all these Ukrainian achievements were part of Russian culture,” Rudolf Meister told dpa.
Classical music enjoys a higher prestige in Ukraine than in Germany. “The authenticity with which Ukrainian musicians let us experience their culture is very moving,” the piano professor emphasizes.
German music schools accepted Ukrainian musicians
All German music academies have also hired Ukrainian musicians in addition to their intended capacity, partly in collaboration with the music academies in Kiev, Odessa and Kharkiv. Meister estimates the number of mainly female musicians from Ukraine in Germany at around 1,000.
The labor market is likely to remain intact
As the war in Ukraine continues, it is expected that the musicians currently studying at a German university will remain in the German labor market after their studies. To graduate, they had to take the entrance exam, which was not initially required of the refugees. Unlike in the trades, there are no problems with young talent. There would be ten candidates for one place in the arts.
Source: Krone
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