Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar

The University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar (in German: Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar) is an institution of music in Weimar, Germany.

Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar
Main building on Platz der Demokratie
TypePublic
Established1872
PresidentChristoph Stölzl
Students950
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The Hochschule

Franz Liszt, who spent a great deal of his life in Weimar, encouraged the founding of a school in 1835 for the education of musicians in orchestral instruments. It was his student Carl Müllerhartung who realized Liszt's dream, founding the university on June 24, 1872.

Campus

The university is located in several different buildings in the centre of Weimar.

Courses

The university offers courses in all musical disciplines, including composition, conducting, jazz, musical theatre and pedagogy at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

People

Some notable former students

Some notable present and former staff

See also


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