Phillip has an extensive musical education at his disposal. He received a Bachelor Degree at the Berklee College of Music and also studied with Kenny Barron and Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen.
Philipp has toured the USA and Europe both as a solo pianist and as a band member. His stylistic spectrum covers Jazz, Pop, Funk, Soul and Classical music. He composed and played theater music in the Heidelberg and Freiburg city theaters, in the AAK Freiburg, and in Tübingen’s Landestheater. He also has written compositions for big bands and small ensembles as well as jingles for advertising spots. As a flexible accompanist, Philipp has taken part in numerous CD productions; under his own name he has recorded CDs with the Latin jazz star Victor Mendoza and his wife Claudia Moehrke (“Ein Ehepaar pakt aus” – adaption of German Christmas Songs, 2001).
He has been active as a teacher at home and abroad, is a special writer for Keyboard Magazine, and has had several books published: “Klavierspielen” (Falken-Verlag), “Das Groove-Piano-Buch” (Advanced Music), and “Jazzpiano solo Koncept” (AMA Verlag). His book, “Voicingconcepts” (AMA Verlag), was awarded the Musikeditionspreis in 1998.
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Video of the CD-Release-Concert “Memories” by Philipp Moehrke (Piano) and Matthias Anton (Saxophon). Auditorium, Jazz & Rock Schulen Freiburg (14.12.2008):
Entrance Examination: The next audition for professional musician training program will be on 1st, 2nd, 10th and 16th of July 2011. Apply Now! Read more
Berklee Blog! How do the exchange students from Berklee do? Read the post about a visit in Freiburg at the IMCF in the Berklee Blog: Read more
Pre-Auditions 2011! For the first time it will be possible for applicants who live far away to apply for the IMCF through a pre-screening video audition. The results can be used to determine whether it is a good idea to travel a far distance for the live audition or where there might be room for improvement as preparation for the audition. Read more
Pictures from the Jazzhaus! St. Nicholas Day was celebrated in the Jazzhouse with a rocking celebration! Project Mayhem from the International Music College and student bands from the Berklee College of Music were there!Read moreRocking The German Sprache The Berklee study abroad students name a short, funny video to document the progress in their German studies. Here is the Video:
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Winter Semester 2010-11: Many young musicians from all over the world have started the studies at IMCF - including 16 exchange students from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Welcome! Read more
Songs to download: Here is music from the students of the IMCF. Listen here!
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Deutscher Rock & Pop Prize Nomination: IMCF student Jonas Birthelmer is nominated in the category of “Deutscher Song Prize” for the Deutschen Rock & Pop Prize. Listen here with video! Read moreMore questions about training? Contact our student advisors now! Tel. 0761/36 88 89-22 Read more
The world visiting: For the first time the "Berklee International Network Summit" took place at the International Music College Freiburg - a summit of representatives of the 14 twin schools from all over the world. With photo gallery! (article in German) Read more