The Konzertexamen is a degree at conservatoires in postgraduate courses of study.
[1] The postgraduate course leading to the concert examination serves to train highly talented students in instrumental or singers skills to become concert-ready soloists.
[1] The entrance requirement for the course is usually the Künstlerische Reifeprüfung [de] or the artistic diploma with particularly outstanding performance and an entrance or aptitude test.
[2] The Hochschule für Musik Detmold[3] and the Hochschule für Musik Saar award only three grades: "passed with distinction", "passed" and "failed".
[4] The Hochschule für Kirchenmusik der Evangelischen Kirche von Westfalen [de] awards a Konzertexamen only a "pass" or "fail".