News and updates from the university
Innovation you can touch: ligeti center invites you to its first open day
On November 22, 2025, the ligeti zentrum at Veritaskai 1 in Hamburg-Harburg will open its doors from 11 am to 6 pm. A varied daytime program offers exciting…
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…
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…
Bridges of Music: The 13th European Music Therapy Conference at the HfMT Hamburg
When the corridors of the Hamburg University of Music and Drama become quiet after the summer semester, the creative break usually begins - but this year…
Scholarships for young musical theater talents
The Akademie Musiktheater der Deutschen Bank Stiftung (AMH) has announced the new scholarship holders for its leadership program. With Eunhye Joo and Chin-Hsien…
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.