University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar
 Main building on Platz der Demokratie | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1872 |
| President | Anne-Kathrin Lindig |
| Students | 950 |
| Location | , , 50°58′42″N 11°19′54″E / 50.97833°N 11.33167°E |
The University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar (in German: Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar) is an institution of music in Weimar, Germany.
The Hochschule[edit]
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 24 June 1872.
Campus[edit]
The university is located in several different buildings in the centre of Weimar.
Courses[edit]
The university offers courses in all musical disciplines, including composition, conducting, jazz, musical theatre and pedagogy at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
People[edit]
Some notable former students[edit]
- David Afkham (conductor)
- Andreas Bauer Kanabas (bass)
- Tatyana Ryzhkova (classical guitarist)
- Wolfgang Unger (choral conductor)
- Lorenzo Viotti (conductor)
- Ekkehard Wlaschiha (baritone)
- Sylke Zimpel (composer and choral conductor)
Some notable present and former staff[edit]
- Waldemar von Baußnern
- Ricardo Gallen
- Gunter Kahlert
- Erhard Mauersberger
- Dorothee Mields
- Robin Minard
- Michael Obst
- Nicolás Pasquet
- Jürgen Rost
- Monika Rost
- Manfred Schmitz
- Klaus Storck
- Richard Wetz
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