- TypeUniversities
- LocationMadrid, Spain
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The Centro Superior Katarina Gurska (CSKG) is a private conservatory of music in Madrid, authorised by the Comunidad de Madrid to teach higher arts education leading to the official Título Superior de Música (Grado en Enseñanzas Artísticas Superiores de Música) and the Máster en Enseñanzas Artísticas. The master's qualification is placed at MECES level 3 and is equivalent to a university master's degree. Katarina Gurska was founded in 1985; it has been authorised for the Título Superior since 2012 and for the master's since 2013.
- Performance: strings and wind, polyphonic instruments (piano, guitar, accordion) and singing
- Composition
- Conducting
- Master's programmes in solo performance, interdisciplinary music research, composition for audiovisual media, electroacoustic composition and choral conducting
Since 2018 it has run doctoral programmes with the Universidad de Valladolid through its DART artistic research programme, and it lists an Erasmus programme for 2026-27. Admission to the degree is through a specific entrance test with a general and a practical exercise. The group also runs a separate music school (EMKG) for elementary and professional-level music studies.
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CALLE de Santa Engracia 181, Madrid, Spain, 28003
Grado en Enseñanzas Artísticas Superiores de Música (Título Superior de Música, official):
- Performance, itinerary A, strings and wind: harp, clarinet, double bass, bassoon, flute, oboe, percussion, saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone and others
- Performance, itinerary B, polyphonic instruments: piano, guitar and accordion
- Performance, itinerary D: singing
- Composition
- Conducting
Official Máster en Enseñanzas Artísticas programmes (MECES level 3, equivalent to a university master's degree):
- Solo Performance (MIS)
- Interdisciplinary Music Research (MIMI)
- Composition for Audiovisual Media (MCAV)
- Electroacoustic Composition (MCE)
- Choral Conducting and Research (MDIC)
The DART artistic research programme is run in agreement with the Universidad de Valladolid.
Applicants must meet the official access requirements for higher arts education in the Comunidad de Madrid and pass the specific entrance test, which has two exercises: one common to all specialities and a practical one for the chosen speciality, itinerary or instrument.
Documents required: ID card, NIE or passport, and one of these: Bachillerato, the university entrance exam for over-25s, or a higher arts, Técnico Superior or university degree. Holders of the Grado Profesional de Música can submit their average grade, which counts towards the final mark.
