Summer party 2026

June 20, 2026

Starting at 3:00 p.m. , we’ll open our doors for our big HfMT Summer Festival.
A varied program awaits you in the university’s halls and in the garden, providing great entertainment well into the balmy summer night.

At the same time, we’ll be celebrating the 10th Open Society Day, an annual event that stands as a symbol of democracy, diversity, and solidarity. On this day, people set up tables and chairs outside their doors and strike up conversations with one another—and so will we.

Get moving! We look forward to seeing you there!

Children's oasis Games and crafts, face painting, instrument making and reading program
Wheel of fortune with attractive prizes
Backstage explorations Guided tours of our event hall
Coffee & cake homemade by HfMT
Snacks & drinks inside at belcanto
Fancyfood in the garden with empanadas bike and "Kanzler-Grill"
Music, theater, science numerous presentations from our degree programs

(changes possible)

3:00 p.m. – Garden
Opening with trombones and group singing

3:30–4:00 p.m. – Garden Stage
Jazz standards with Luis, Wyatt, and Victor
for double bass, snare drum, and saxophone

3:30–4:00 p.m. – Movement Room 1
A wildly musical jungle expedition
For children ages 4 and up
(limited to 15 participants: sign up at the information desk)

3:30–4:15 p.m. – Forum
Backstage tour
With exciting insights into our large event hall
(Minimum height 1.10 m, limited number of participants: Register at the information desk)

3:45–4:15 p.m. – Mendelssohn Hall
Basses – Jazz Meets Baroque
Music for bass instruments: Students and staff come together with various double bass and bass instruments to blend jazz with Baroque music through improvisation.
Thembinkosi Mavimbela (bass), Thomas Siebenkotten (baroque bass), Jörg Meder (violone), Arka Chakraborty (keyboard/organ)

4:00–4:45 p.m. – Organ Studio
“The Ugly Duckling” based on Hans Christian Andersen
A musical journey to empathize, get excited, think along, move along, and join in—for children ages 5 and up
Julia Cao (piano), Bela Marock (horn), Carlotta Nordmann (violin), Daria Chormenko (piano), Katharina Heinrich (violin), Sila Santucci (vocals, violin), Xinran Gong (piano), Hans-Georg Spiegel (Narrator)

4:00–4:30 p.m. – Multifunctional Studio, Room 11
Research – featuring works from the Theater Directing program
Experimentation & Concept, Rehearsal and Research, Observation and Action.
Information on the individual projects

4:15–4:45 p.m. – Forum
Open Sing-Along: Participatory Choir @Summer Festival
Everyone is invited—young and old, with or without prior experience
Director: Chiara Perneker

4:30–5:00 PM – Garden Stage
Dieter Hellfeuer
Original and cover songs on fingerstyle guitar

4:45–5:15 PM – Mendelssohn Hall
The Best of Binta Anne and Arthur Sebastiao
Binta Anne (vocals) and Arthur Sebastiao (piano) present works by George Gershwin, Edvard Grieg, Samuel Coleridge Taylor, and Johann Strauss

4:45–5:15 p.m. – OrchestraStudio
Sound & Plain Talk: The HfMT Science Slam Vol. 1
What does research actually sound like? Four HfMT doctoral candidates bring their topics from music education, music therapy, and musicology to the stage—concise, lively, and accessible to everyone. You are the audience, you are the applause: Come by, listen in, and join the celebration as science becomes an experience.
Slamming: Dirk Klawitter (Musicology – Dr. sc. Mus.), Linda Smailus (Music Education – Dr. phil.)
Moderator: Ronny Röwert

5:00–5:30 p.m. – Movement Room 1
A wildly musical jungle expedition
For children ages 4 and up
(for 15 participants: Register at the information desk)

5:00–5:45 p.m. – Organ Studio
“The Ugly Duckling” based on Hans Christian Andersen
A musical journey to empathize, get excited, think along, move along, and join in—for children ages 5 and up
Julia Cao (piano), Bela Marock (horn), Carlotta Nordmann (violin), Daria Chormenko (piano), Katharina Heinrich (violin), Sila Santucci (vocals, violin), Xinran Gong (piano), Hans-Georg Spiegel (Narrator)

5:00–5:45 p.m. – Forum
Backstage tour
With exciting insights into our large performance hall
(Minimum height 1.10 m, limited number of participants: Register at the information desk)

5:00–5:30 p.m. – Multifunctional Studio, Garden, Room 13
Research – featuring works from the Acting Direction program
Experimentation & Concept, Rehearsal and Research, Observation and Action.
Information on the individual works

5:30–6:00 p.m. – Garden Stage
Duo Abrazo
Laura Ayala Halbach (vocals) and Juan Pablo Ortiz Carrera (guitar) perform songs from various South American countries and Spain

5:45–6:15 p.m. – Mendelssohn Hall
A sampling from Abel Tomàs’s chamber music class
Antonín Dvořák Piano Quintet No. 2, 1st and 2nd movements
Yanhao Yang (piano), Zilin Xu, Carlo Severini (violins), Huixi Ou (viola), Lara Neher (cello)
Johannes Brahms String Quartet No. 3, 1st and 2nd Movements
Yunhe Tang, Elisabeth Pihusch (violins), Jianxiu Jiang (viola), Pablo Camba Di Gregorio (cello)

5:45–6:15 p.m. – Orchestra Studio
Sound & Plain Language: The HfMT Science Slam, Vol. 2
What does research actually sound like? Four HfMT doctoral candidates bring their topics from music education, music therapy, and musicology to the stage—concise, lively, and accessible to everyone. You are the audience, you are the applause: Come by, listen in, and join the celebration as science becomes an experience.
Slamming are Isabelle Hekala (Music Education – Dr. phil.), Lovis Determann (Music Therapy – Dr. phil.)
Moderator: Ronny Röwert

6:00–6:30 p.m. – Multifunctional Studio, Room 11
Research – featuring works from the Acting Directing program
Experimentation & Concept, Rehearsal and Research, Observation and Action.
Information on the individual works

6:30–7:15 p.m. – Forum
Keyboard Magic 1
Concert by the piano classes

7:00–10:00 p.m. – Multifunctional Studio, Garden, Room 13
Research – featuring works from the Theater Directing program
Experiment & Concept, Rehearsal and Research, Observation and Action
Information on the individual works

7:30–8:15 p.m. – Forum
Keyboard Magic 2
Concert by the piano classes

7:30 PM – JazzHall
FatJazz: Quintet Jean-Paul / JazzHall Ensemble
The FatJazz format at the JazzHall brings together two perspectives on contemporary jazz: a first set featuring influential voices from the scene, followed by current artistic approaches from the Jazz Master’s program at the HfMT Hamburg under the direction of Gabriel Coburger.