University of Music 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.
 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 Hochschule
editFranz 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
editThe university is located in several different buildings in the centre of Weimar.
Courses
editThe university offers courses in all musical disciplines, including composition, conducting, jazz, musical theatre and pedagogy at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
People
editSome 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
editSee also
editExternal links
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