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The Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber (Carl Maria von Weber College of Music; also/formerly known as Dresden Conservatory or Dresden Royal Conservatory) is a university of music in Dresden, Germany.

History

The Hochschule opened on 1 February 1856 and is one of the oldest German conservatoires. Francesco Morlacchi, Carl Maria von Weber and

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

made reference to the necessity of establishing institutional training for musicians in Dresden. On 1 February 1856, a violinist of the Royal Orchestra, Friedrich Tröstler, founded the first music school in Dresden. In 1881 the title "royal" was granted, and it changed its name to "Royal Conservatoire", although it was a private institution. From 1881 till 1918 was an institution under royal patronage and from 1937 onwards under the municipal authority. The original building of the hochschule was destroyed during World War II and all teaching activities were moved to Mendelssohnalle 34. At first the university was an educational institution where the future instrumentalists of the town’s orchestra were trained. It became the Hochschule für Musik; named after Carl Maria von Weber in 1959.

Studies

All

orchestral instruments An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, ce ...

, voice, piano,

conducting Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary duti ...

, composition,

music theory Music theory is the study of the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory". The first is the "rudiments", that are needed to understand music notation (ke ...

and

accompaniment Accompaniment is the musical part which provides the rhythmic and/or harmonic support for the melody or main themes of a song or instrumental piece. There are many different styles and types of accompaniment in different genres and styles ...

, as well as popular music/jazz/rock specialties can be studied at the College. There are also different courses abou
Instrumental and Voice Pedagogy
an
Teacher Training in Music
Particular emphasis is placed on the education of singers and orchestral musicians. This is because of the especial relationship of the school and the Semperoper,

Staatskapelle Dresden The Staatskapelle Dresden (known formally as the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden) is a German orchestra based in Dresden, the capital of Saxony. Founded in 1548 by Maurice, Elector of Saxony, it is one of the world's oldest and most highly re ...

, and the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra. The formation of singers and orchestral musicians was strongly determined by members of the Saxon State Opera, The Staatskapelle and Philharmonic orchestras working as teachers on an honorary basis. There are c. 250 public events organized and realized by students and staff and guests lecturers every year.

Facilities

The Hochschule occupies two buildings in the metropolitan area of Dresden: the main building at 13 Wettiner Platz and the other on Blochmannstraße. The main building has all the facilities of a modern conservatoire, a large recital hall and several smaller ones, rehearsal and practice rooms, teaching studios, a canteen, a library and offices. A new extension to the main building, finished in 2008, houses a new 450-seat concert hall and several rehearsal and teaching rooms.

Public performances

With more than 300 public concerts and opera performances every year, the Hochschule contributes greatly to the region’s cultural life and offers its students at the same time a practical artistic training. Regular artistic projects are realized especially by the Opera Class and the bigger ensembles like the hochschule's

Symphony Orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, ce ...

, the School's Choir and the Bigband. The special image of the Dresden University of Music is fundamentally shaped by the close connection to Dresden’s two big orchestras, the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden and the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra. Furthermore the Opera Class has a location at its disposal, which enables performances under professional conditions.

High School of Music "Carl Maria von Weber"

Founded in 1965, but working as a different organization since 1945, the High School of Music "Carl Maria Von Weber" (german: Sächsisches Landesgymnasium für Musik "Carl Maria von Weber") is a specialist music school for school-age children, located in Dresden. The school imparts the regular school program but great emphasis is put on individual music training, music theory classes and orchestral playing. Most instrumental teachers are also professors at the Hochschule für Musik "Carl Maria von Weber" or play in one of the professional orchestras of the city. The president of the school is the English

conductor Conductor or conduction may refer to: Music * Conductor (music), a person who leads a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra. * ''Conductor'' (album), an album by indie rock band The Comas * Conduction, a type of structured free improvisation ...

Sir Colin Davis. Previous patrons include

Sir Yehudi Menuhin ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

Some distinguished alumni and staff

* Mark Andre (composer) * Olaf Bär (singer) *

Andreas Bauer Kanabas Andreas Bauer Kanabas is a German classical bass in opera and concert. Prior to December 2018, he performed under the name Andreas Bauer. A member of the Oper Frankfurt, he has performed major roles at German and international opera houses. Besid ...

(bass) * Conny Bauer (jazz trombonist) * Boris Blacher (composer) * Theodor Blumer (conductor) *

Roland Bocquet Roland Bocquet (3 June 1878 – 16 October 1956) was a British composer, pianist and teacher who for most of his career was based in the city of Dresden, and is chiefly associated with the composition of German Lieder. For the most part his wor ...

(composer) * Kurt Böhme (singer) *

Helmut Branny Helmut Branny (born 1957) is a German conductor, double bassist and professor of chamber music at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden. He is a member of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, musical director of the Dresdner ...

(conductor, double bassist and professor) * Arthur Bruhns (composer) * Walter Damrosch (conductor) * Felix Draeseke (composer) *

Carl Ehrenberg Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg (5 April 1878 – 26 February 1962) was a German composer. The brother of the violinist and painter Paul Ehrenberg, Carl Ehrenberg was born in Dresden and studied at the Dresden Conservatory under Felix Draeseke. He ...

(composer) * Franz Eckert (composer) *

Alberto Franchetti Alberto Franchetti (18 September 1860 – 4 August 1942) was an Italian composer, best known for the 1902 opera ''Germania''. Biography Alberto Franchetti was born in Turin, a Jewish nobleman of independent means. He studied first in Venice, the ...

(composer) * Johannes Fritzsch (conducting) *

Siegfried Geißler Siegfried Rudolf Geißler (26 March 1929 – 10 July 2014) was a German composer, Conducting, conductor, hornist and politician.Tobias BrökeSiegfried Geißler/ref> He founded the Thüringen Philharmonie Suhl in 1979. After the Die Wende, Wende, h ...

(composer, conductor, hornist and politician) * Hartmut Haenchen (conductor) * John Holloway (baroque violinist) * Annette Jahns (mezzo-soprano and opera director) * Vladimir Jurowski (conductor) * Herbert Kegel (conductor) *

Ekkehard Klemm Ekkehard Klemm (born 1958), is a German conductor. Biography Klemm was born in Chemnitz, Germany, and studied conducting, composition and piano at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden. He served as principal conductor of the Op ...

(conductor) *

Tibor Kozma Tibor Kozma (1909 - 24 March 1976) was an American conductor, pianist, accompanist, and vocal coach of Hungarian birth. He began his career as an opera conductor in Europe and Ecuador before emigrating to the United States in 1941; ultimately ...

(conductor) *

Hermann Ludwig Kutzschbach Hermann Ludwig Kutzschbach (30 August 1875, Meissen – 9 February 1938, Dresden) was a German conducting, conductor whose career was principally at Dresden. The son of a music-master, he studied at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dr ...

(conductor) * Otto Lohse (conductor) * Claudia Mahnke (mezzo-soprano) * Nils Mönkemeyer (violist) * Ike Moriz (singer) *

Jean Louis Nicodé Jean Louis Nicodé (12 August 18535 October 1919) was a Prussian pianist, composer and conductor. Biography He was born in Jersitz (Jeżyce) (now part of Poznań). He was initially taught by his father, an amateur violinist, pianist, conductor a ...

(pianist and conductor) * Egon Petri (pianist) *

Stefan Prins Stefan Prins (born 20 May 1979) is a Belgian composer and performer. Biography Studies Born in Kortrijk, Stefan Prins studied composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp from which he holds a master's degree (2009) and specialized in ...

(composer) * Ludger Rémy (harpsichordist and conductor) * Elisabeth Rethberg (singer) * Karl Richter (harpsichordist and conductor) * Peter Rösel (pianist) * Petko Staynov (composer) * Paul Schöffler (singer) * Hanns-Herbert Schulz (singer and teacher) * Günter Sommer (drummer) *

Sybille Specht Sybille Specht, also Sybille Philippin, (born 12 October 1970) is a German operatic mezzo-soprano. She was a member of the Theater Bremen and the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich and has appeared internationally. Since 2010 she has worked ...

(mezzo-soprano) *

Nadja Stefanoff Nadja Stefanoff (born 22 July 1976) is a German operatic soprano based at the Staatstheater Mainz. She began her career as a mezzo-soprano. She has performed leading roles there and as a guest at major opera houses in Europe, such as Marta in Wei ...

(soprano) *

Carl David Stegmann Carl David Stegmann (1751 – 27 May 1826) was a German tenor, harpsichordist, conductor, and composer. Biography He was born in Staucha near Meissen, the son of Johann Ehrenfried Stegmann and Anna Christiana Bretzner. He married Karoline Johan ...

(singer) *

Johannes Paul Thilman Johannes Paul Thilman (11 January 1906 – 29 January 1973) was a German composer. Life Thilman, who actually wanted to become a teacher, encountered music at the age of 18 and taught himself initially. After a private lesson with Paul Hindemit ...

(composer) *

Thomas Thomaschke Thomas Thomaschke (born 2 August 1943) is a German bass singer in opera and concert. He has appeared in parts such as Hunding in Wagner's ''Die Walküre'' and Sarastro in Mozart's ''Die Zauberflöte'' in major opera houses in Europe and internatio ...

(bass singer) *

Hans Tutschku Hans Tutschku (born 1966) is a German composer. Born in Weimar, Tutschku has been a member of the Ensemble for Intuitive Music Weimar since 1982. He studied composition of electronic music at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber, Dresde ...

(composer) *

Annette Unger Annette Unger, ''née'' Börner, (born 28 May 1962) is a German violinist and a scholar academic. Life and career Unger was born in Dresden, the daughter of flutist and university teacher Ruth Börner (1936-2017) and the composer, cantor and '' ...

(violinist) *

Siegfried Vogel Siegfried Vogel (born 6 March 1937) is a German operatic Voice type, bass. Based at the Staatsoper Berlin, he performed internationally at major opera houses and festivals, including the Salzburg Festival and the Bayreuth Festival. He began in Wol ...

(operatic bass) *

Amadeus Webersinke Amadeus Webersinke (1920-2005) was a German pianist and organist. Webersinke studied from at the Institut für Kirchenmusik in Leipzig with Karl Straube, Johann Nepomuk David, and Otto Weinreich (pianist), Otto Weinreich. He was a lecturer at t ...

(pianist) * Jeanne You (pianist) * Udo Zimmermann (composer, musicologist, opera director and conductor) *

Amir Shpilman Amir Shpilman (born December 4, 1980) is an Israeli composer. Education and career Shpilman was born in Tel Aviv where he started his composition studies at the age of 17. After three years in Paris where he studied solfege, harmony piano and c ...

(composer)

Principals

Karl Laux Karl Laux (26 August 1896 in Ludwigshafen – 27 June 1978 in Dresden) was a German Musicology, musicologist, Music criticism, music critic and Rector (academia), rector. Compositions * ''Musik und Musiker der Gegenwart, I. volume: Deutschla ...

(1952–1963) * Hans-Georg Uszkoreit (1963–1968) * Siegfried Köhler (1968–1980) * Max Gerd Schönfelder (1980–1984) * Dieter Jahn (1984–1990) * Monika Raithel (1990–1991) *

Wilfried Krätzschmar Wilfried Krätzschmar (born 23 March 1944) is a German composer. Life Born in Dresden, Krätzschmar received piano lessons from 1952. After his Abitur at the he studied composition with Johannes Paul Thilman from 1962 to 1968, piano with Wolfga ...

(1991–2003) * Stefan Gies (2003–2010) * Judith Schinker (2010–)

References

External links

Official website

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