News and updates from the university
HfMT becomes a member of the external trust center Themis
The University of Music and Drama (HfMT) is now a member of the external trust center Themis. The HfMT is thus expanding its support and counseling services for…
Study on abuse of power at German music academies
From May 2026, the HfMT Hamburg will be participating in a nationwide, independent, cross-university study on the manifestations and prevention of abuse of…
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…
Brahms Prize for HfMT violin professor
The prestigious Brahms Prize will be awarded to the Mandelring Quartet in 2026. The quartet was founded in 1983 by HfMT violin professor Sebastian Schmidt with…
HfMT alumnus becomes concertmaster
Sheng-Fang Chiu, who completed a Bachelor's degree in Tanja Becker-Bender's violin class from 2019 to 2025, has been appointed 1st concertmaster of the…
New paths into music - promoting talent and creating opportunities
The Hamburg University of Music and Drama (HfMT) is establishing a center for the promotion of young talent and bundling offers for the early promotion of…
Violin recital
Bachelor examination of Antonia Schürmann
Mendelssohn-Saal, 18:00 Uhr
TUHH goes Music
Concert with students of the HfMT
Technische Universität Hamburg (TUHH), 19:00 Uhr
Studio concert viola
Class Prof. Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic
Mendelssohn-Saal, 18:00 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.