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Musical farewell
After almost 40 years, Prof. Niklas Schmidt will be leaving our university on September 30 and entering a new phase of his life with his retirement. A good…

HfMT piano student starts cooperation with ARD music competition
The ARD 2025 International Music Competition is expanding its digital stage by collaborating with one of the world's most successful music influencers: pianist…

"Music & Letters Award" from Oxford Academic for Hamburg music theorist
Roberta Vidic won the "Music & Letters Award" from Oxford Academic for her presentation "An explicative example of 'Palestrina practice' from the 1720s:…

The start of a global career
Leonard Fu, former young student at the HfMT Hamburg as part of the Andreas Franke Academy in the violin class of Prof. Tanja Becker-Bender from 2009-2015, has…


First prize for HfMT organist
Rebecca Soojung Lee won first prize at the International Schnitger Organ Competition in Alkmaar. Rebecca is currently studying with Prof. Wolfgang Zerer and…

"Best Presentation Award" for ligeti center
Konstantina Orlandatou and Grégory Beller from the ligeti center have received the Best Presentation Award for their presentation "Ligeti Center Studio Report"…



HfMT and TONALi launch pilot project
The Hamburg University of Music and Drama (HfMT) and the Hamburg cultural and educational project TONALi are launching a pilot phase for a new type of…