News and updates from the university

No More Guaranteed High School Diploma in Art, Music and Drama in Hamburg
The presidents of the Hamburg University of Fine Arts (HFBK) and the Hamburg University of Music and Drama (HfMT) have reacted with great concern to the planned…

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.

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…

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…
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.











