Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt", Weimar
| Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar | |
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 Main building on Platz der Demokratie |
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| Established | 1872 |
| Type | Public |
| Rector | Rolf-Dieter Arens |
| Students | 850 |
| Location | Weimar, Thüringen, Germany |
The Liszt School of Music Weimar (in German: Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar) is a college of music in Weimar, Germany.
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[edit] 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 school on June 24, 1872. The school offers programs in all orchestral instruments, piano, conducting and composition.
[edit] Campus
The school is located in several different buildings in the centre of Weimar.
[edit] Courses
The Hochschule offers courses in all musical disciplines, including composition, conducting, jazz, musical theatre and pedagogy at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
[edit] People
[edit] Some notable former students
- David Afkham (conductor)
[edit] Some notable present and former staff
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Home page (in English)
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 50°58′42″N 11°19′54″E / 50.97833°N 11.33167°E
