Young talent development center

Promoting talent. Creating opportunities. Opening up paths into music - for everyone.

The Center for the Promotion of Young Talent at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama bundles offers for the early promotion of musical talent. The aim is to identify potential at an early stage, develop it in a targeted manner and open up individual paths to artistic training.

In cooperation with the Hamburg Youth Music School, The Young ClassX, Hamburg's music schools and private teachers, structured and permeable support paths are created. The offer includes support for excellence, supplementary network formats and inclusive programs and enables individual development while simultaneously reconciling school and artistic training.

A particular focus is on inclusion: in cooperation with EUCREA e.V., the university offers a certificate program for young people with disabilities that is unique in Germany.

For particularly well-developed talents (usually aged 16 and over), there is also the opportunity to switch to a more intensive program within this support structure as part of the Andreas Franke Academy. In addition, the Hamburg University of Music and Drama offers further places for young students; a later transfer to the Academy is possible if the student performs well.

Orientation for young musicians and their parents

Jungstudium
For particularly talented young people (usually aged 13 and over) who want to pursue a musical education at university level alongside school.

Netzwerk Junge Talente
For advanced students who wish to continue their education at music schools or with private teachers and supplement it with courses offered by the university.

Inklusion@HfMT / ARTplus
For young people with a recognized severe disability and musical potential who receive individually tailored artistic support.

Information on requirements, application procedures and deadlines can be found on the respective pages of the individual programs.

Applications for the entrance exam for the programs offered by the Center for the Promotion of Young Talent are still being accepted for the upcoming 2026–27 winter semester.

If you are interested, please contact us as soon as possible at nachwuchs@hfmt-hamburg.de and submit your application via email, including the required supporting documents, by the end of April at the latest.

Please indicate in your application what your primary instrument is and whether—and, if so, with which—faculty member at the HfMT HH you may already be in contact.

If you have any questions about the Center for the Promotion of Young Talent, in particular regarding application and access to early studies, the network or the Inclusion Framework Plan, please contact: