A Swiss at the helm of the Lübeck University of Music
The Senate of the Musikhochschule Lübeck (MHL) has elected Rico Gubler - currently Head of Studies at the Hochschule für Musik in Basel - as the new President of the MHL with a clear majority. He succeeds Inge-Susann Römhild, who has headed the university since 1994.
The 41-year-old Gubler from Zurich was selected by the search committee from 18 external candidates, as the MHL writes. Gubler will take up his six-year term of office on March 1, 2014. He is currently Head of Studies at the Hochschule für Musik in Basel, where he is also entrusted with university management duties.
Gubler studied saxophone, composition and law and, in addition to his administrative duties, worked as a freelance saxophonist and composer as well as a lecturer at various Swiss universities.
Inge-Susann Römhild will continue to head the MHL until February 28, 2014. With 19 years in office, she is currently the longest serving head of a German music academy. She was first elected Rector of the MHL in 1994. After four further terms as part-time Rector, she became full-time President for the first time in 2008.
