News and updates from the university
Thörl scholarship holders are selected
This year, the Thörl Foundation is awarding five scholarships to particularly talented and needy music students at the HfMT Hamburg. The Thörl Scholarship 2026…
Mahler competition at a high level
The Gustav Mahler Competition for Lied Duos took place for the seventh time on May 3, 2026 in the Forum of the Hamburg University of Music and Drama and…
HfMT becomes a member of the external trust center Themis
The University of Music and Drama (HfMT) is now a member of the external trust center Themis. The HfMT is thus expanding its support and counseling services for…
Study on abuse of power at German music academies
From May 2026, the HfMT Hamburg will be participating in a nationwide, independent, cross-university study on the manifestations and prevention of abuse of…
We mourn the loss of Marc Aisenbrey
Our colleague Professor Marc Aisenbrey passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. We are stunned and deeply shocked.
Marc Aisenbrey was an approachable and…
Brahms Prize for HfMT violin professor
The prestigious Brahms Prize will be awarded to the Mandelring Quartet in 2026. The quartet was founded in 1983 by HfMT violin professor Sebastian Schmidt with…
Introductory workshop Cajón
with Heidi Joubert - "Queen of Cajón"
Raum 13, 14:00 Uhr
VERLETSCHUNGEN - Final production of the play
Vaudeville with texts by Daniil Charms
Große Bühne, 19:00 Uhr
Doctor Faustus - Editorial office of the modern age
#1 Heaven and hell on earth
Mendelssohn-Saal, 19:30 Uhr
Off-ICMC
MUSIC IN OUR DIGITAL AGE
Off-ICMC/ICMC - verschiedene Spielstätten, 10:00 Uhr
Movies Meet Music
The Fabulous World of Amélie (German version)
MAGAZIN Filmkunsttheater, 10:30 Uhr
University of Music and Drama
With around 1400 students, the Hamburg University of Music and Drama is one of the largest artistic universities in Germany and offers artistic and academic training in all areas of music and theater.
Under the motto "Artistic excellence in social responsibility", the university is in a permanent process of creative reinvention and courageous further development. It is the aim of the university to critically and productively relate both aspects to each other in all its fields of work. Reflection on artistic processes is an indispensable prerequisite for this reciprocal relationship between art and society, between excellence and responsibility.