Julia Schüler

Julia Schüler, born in Angermünde (Germany), is a guitarist and arranger whose musical work combines classical guitar with influences from traditional music from around the world.

She began her musical education with a strong focus on the European classical repertoire and received early recognition through competitions such as Jugend musiziert. From 2015 to 2020, she studied at the Carl Maria von Weber University of Music in Dresden with Thomas Fellow, Reentko Dirks, and Nora Buschmann. During her studies, she increasingly explored the connection between classical guitar and musical traditions beyond the Western classical canon.

A significant influence on her artistic development was her former mentor Carlo Domeniconi, through whom she discovered the rich musical traditions of Turkey and other regions. This encounter inspired her to arrange Turkish, Kurdish, Brazilian, and other traditional music for classical guitar. Her bachelor’s thesis focused on the adaptation of Turkish folk music for classical guitar. She also expanded the repertoire through her own arrangements for solo guitar as well as for guitar, voice, and string ensemble.

From 2020 to 2026, Julia worked as a freelance musician, performing and developing her own artistic projects. Her concert activities have taken her to different countries, including Turkey and the Netherlands. Alongside her performance work, she continued to develop her arrangements and explore different approaches to combining classical guitar with folkloric and popular musical styles.

In 2025, she was awarded second prize at the Hanse Guitar Cup in Hamburg in the category Popular Guitar Styles, recognizing her work within a field that connects the classical guitar with contemporary and popular musical influences.

International musical exchange has become an important part of Julia’s artistic development. Through her participation in Ethno camps in Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands, and Uganda, she has met and made music with musicians from a wide range of cultural and musical backgrounds. These encounters have allowed her to learn traditional songs directly from musicians from different countries and to share music from her own musical background. The collaborative and informal approach of the Ethno community has strengthened her interest in musical exchange, oral traditions, and collective music-making.

Alongside her concert activities, Julia is active as a content creator on YouTube and regularly publishes sheet music and digital content related to her musical work.

In October 2026, Julia will begin her Master’s degree at the Hochschule für Künste Bremen, where she will study with Fabian Hinsche. Her current artistic focus lies in expanding the possibilities of the classical guitar through the encounter with different musical traditions and contemporary musical practices.

At the center of her work is the idea of music as a means of cultural exchange and connection. Through her performances and arrangements, Julia seeks to create spaces in which different musical traditions can meet on equal terms and in which openness, diversity, and freedom of expression can be experienced.