News and updates from the university
Nationwide day of action on November 27, 2025
After the Rectors' Conference of Universities of Music (RKM) unanimously adopted a position paper on dealing with abuse of power at German universities of music…
HfMT mourns the loss of Lutz Rademacher
Lutz Rademacher died unexpectedly last week at the age of 56. Trained at the HfMT, he shaped the music theater landscape as a conductor in Basel, Freiburg and…
D-bü Competition 2026
Inspiring performances, new encounters and intensive professional exchange at events and everywhere in between - the HfMT is looking forward to a competition…
HfMT scholarship holders of the special STIP program on artificial intelligence
Since 2024, the STIP special programs on artificial intelligence have been advertised (STIP-4 and STIP-5). The HfMT is delighted that a fifth of its doctoral…
AEC Congress 2026 in Hamburg
Under the motto "The Sound of Future Music Education: Leadership, Innovation and Wellbeing", the congress and general assembly of the Association Européenne des…
HfMT wins international expert
From September 2026, the Dutch violist and internationally recognized expert for Higher Music Education (HME) Susanne van Els will be working at the HfMT for…
Art.Power.Humanity
Day of action against abuse of power
Hochschule für Musik und Theater, 10:00 Uhr
Master class with Prof. Marek Szlezer (Penderecki Academy of Music Krakow)
Mendelssohn-Saal, 10:00 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.