News and updates from the university
Mourning the Loss of Martin Schumann
It is with great sadness that we must announce that our colleague and educator Martin Schumann passed away on July 3, 2026, at the age of 75.
Martin Schumann…
Congratulations on your scholarship!
Harpist Dariia Ahapova, a master’s student at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama, has been awarded the 2026 Erna Mögenburg Scholarship. The scholarship,…
Professorship for an HfMT Instructor
HfMT lecturer Anne Hameister will assume a professorship in music theory (50%) at the HfMT Cologne’s Wuppertal campus beginning in the 2026/27 winter semester.…
Final University Orchestra Concert for Prof. Ulrich Windfuhr
On Sunday, July 5, 2026, Prof. Ulrich Windfuhr conducted his final concert with the University Orchestra of the Hamburg University of Music and Drama,…
Successes for HfMT Composition Classes
Kyungjin Lim and Nina Deuse, students in Prof. Gordon Kampe’s composition class at the HfMT, are among the winners of the “ad libitum” composition competition…
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…
Harpsichord evening
Master's examination by Rebecca Lee
Mendelssohn-Saal, 18:00 Uhr
Recorder recital
Bachelor examination of Karolína Mydlářová
Mendelssohn-Saal, 20:00 Uhr
Violin recital
Master's examination by Wan-Hsuan Shih
Fanny Hensel-Saal, 19:30 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.