Andreas Jacob

Andreas Jacob is Professor of Musicology at the Faculty of Music, Folkwang University of the Arts since 2009, and served as University Rector from April 2017 to March 2025. His academic appointments include professorships at the University of Potsdam, University of Münster, and visiting positions at University of Siegen and Philipps-Universität Marburg.

His educational background includes:

• 1988-92: Church Music (A-Examen) at Folkwang Hochschule
• 1992-95: Organ performance (Konzertexamen) under Gisbert Schneider and Ludger Lohmann; concurrent studies in Musicology, Philosophy, and Psychology at Essen, Bochum, and Bonn
• 1996: PhD at Folkwang Hochschule
• 2002: Habilitation at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Professor Jacob's research specializes in historical music theory with emphasis on Bach and 20th-century composers like Schönberg, contemporary music analysis, and interdisciplinary methodological approaches. His work bridges analytical rigor with aesthetic philosophy across Baroque, Classical, and modern repertoires, particularly examining theoretical frameworks in 17th-18th century treatises and their modern applications.

His major recognitions include:

• Heisenberg Fellowship of the German Research Foundation (2004-06)
• Hermann Abert Prize of the German Musicological Society (2000)
• Research Scholarship from the Arnold Schönberg Center Vienna (2000/01)

He supervises 25 doctoral candidates across diverse topics from Mendelssohn's aesthetics to contemporary popular music structures, while maintaining institutional leadership as founding member of the German Musicological Society's Music Theory section and evaluator for international university assessments. His concert career as organist features European and Japanese performances with radio/CD recordings of contemporary premieres.