News and updates from the university
Harburg in the Spotlight of Computer Music
With 400 attendees, interactive performances, and an international science slam, Off-ICMC brought the latest research on computer-assisted music from the…
You did it your way!
We extend our warmest congratulations to our acting graduate Till Gedack, who was awarded the Solo Prize at the acting school reunion.
Success for the HfMT Jazz Trio
The "Trio Peace," consisting of three HfMT jazz students—Lennart Meyer (bass/vocals), Jiuning Liu (vocals), and Lucas Etcheverria (guitar/vocals), won both the…
Concert of the prizewinners
The winners of this year's Elise Meyer Competition have been announced! With 10,000 euros each for the first prize, 3,000 euros for the second prize and 1,500…
Soyoung Park receives Berenberg Culture Prize 2026
Major awards for four young artists at the Elbphilharmonie on June 2: the Berenberg Culture Prize went to violinist Soyoung Park and the Berenberg Art Prize to…
Audience Award for Niyousha Azari
We warmly congratulate Niyousha Azari on winning the Körber Studio 2026 Audience Award! The festival is considered the most important platform for up-and-coming…
Piano recital
Bachelor examination of Maximilian Müller
Orchesterstudio, 18:00 Uhr
GREAT ST. SKUM
2026 Thesis in Theater Directing by Margit Pötzsch
Thalia Gaußstraße, 18:00 Uhr
Soundscapes in dialog
Class Olena Kushpler for creative concert design and interpretation for piano and chamber music
Mendelssohn-Saal, 19:30 Uhr
*Wounds Are Forever (Self-Portrait as a National Poet)* by Sivan Ben Yishai
2026 Thesis in Theater Directing by Marlene Reiter
Thalia Gaußstraße, 20:00 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.