University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar

Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar

Main building on Platz der Demokratie
Type	Public
Established	1872
President	Christoph Stölzl
Students	950
Location	Weimar , Thüringen , Germany

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[]

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[]

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[]

• 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[]

• Waldemar von Baußnern
• Ricardo Gallen
• Erhard Mauersberger
• Dorothee Mields
• Robin Minard
• Michael Obst
• Nicolás Pasquet
• Jürgen Rost
• Monika Rost
• Manfred Schmitz
• Klaus Storck
• Richard Wetz

See also[]

• Music schools in Germany

External links[]

• Official Website (in English)

Coordinates: 50°58′42″N 11°19′54″E / 50.97833°N 11.33167°E / 50.97833; 11.33167

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