The Hochschule für Musik Würzburg (University of Music

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is, after Nuremberg and Fürth, the Franconia#Towns and cities, third-largest city in Franconia located in the north of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. It sp ...

) was founded in 1797 by Franz Joseph Fröhlich as Collegium musicum academicum (Academic college of music). From 1921 to 1973, it was named Bayerisches Staatskonservatorium der Musik (Bavarian State Conservatory of Music). The current name was given on 1 September 1973. It is located in three buildings. The number of full-time students was about 650 in 2007.

Subjects

The university offers a

Bachelor of Music A Bachelor of Music (BMus; sometimes conferred as Bachelor of Musical Arts) is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of a program of study in music. The degree may be awarded for performance, music ed ...

degree in artistic and educational programs: * accordion * conducting * voice * guitar * historical instruments * jazz * church music * piano * composition * music theory * orchestral instruments * organ * elementary music education There are several graduate programs and the possibility of promotion. Musically gifted children and adolescents are specifically promoted by the university (musical ECI).

Faculty and alumni

* Carlo Buonamici, pianist *

Karl Muck Karl Muck (October 22, 1859 – March 3, 1940) was a Hessian-born conductor of classical music. He based his activities principally in Europe and mostly in opera. His American career comprised two stints at the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO). ...

(1859–1940), conductor * (1908–1980), hornist *

Bertold Hummel Bertold Hummel (27 November 1925 – 9 August 2002) was a German composer of modern classical music. Life Bertold Hummel was born in Hüfingen, Baden. He studied at the Academy of Music in Freiburg from 1947 to 1954, taking composition with H ...

(1925–2002), composer *

Siegfried Fink Siegfried Fink (born 8 February 1928 in Zerbst/Germany, died 3 May 2006 in Würzburg/Germany) was a German percussionist, composer and professor. He is recognized as an important figure in the development of the professional percussion scene i ...

(1928–2006), percussionist and composer * (1928–2016), composer * (1936–2018), trombonist * Klaus Hinrich Stahmer (born 1941), composer and musicologist * Heinz Winbeck (1946–2019), composer * (born 1956), composer and academic teacher * (born 1957), organist *

Kolja Lessing Kolja Lessing (born 15 October 1961) is a German violinist, pianist, composer and academic teacher. His focus as a soloist and chamber musician has been the neglected repertoire by composers who were ostracised under the Nazi regime. His recordin ...

(born 1961), violinist, pianist, composer and academic teacher * Bernd Glemser (born 1962), pianist *

Roland Böer Roland Böer (6 December 1970) is a German conductor with a focus on opera. He has worked at leading European opera houses, including the Oper Frankfurt where he began as répétiteur in 1996, was Kapellmeister from 2002 to 2008, and has often ap ...

(born 1970), conductor and festival manager * Martin Berger (born 1972), choral conductor, musicologist and university professor *

Patrick Lange Patrick Lange (; 25 August 1986) is a professional duathlete and triathlete from Germany. He is a three time Ironman World Champion, setting course records in 2017, 2018 and 2024. Lange is also the 2010–2013 German champion in duathlon and ...

(born 1981), conductor * Hong Jinho (born 1985), cellist and member of Hoppipolla * Tobias Feldmann (born 1991), violinist, finalist of Elisabeth Competition

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hochschule fur Musik Wurzburg Hochschule für Musik Würzburg 1797 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 18th-century establishments in Bavaria Educational institutions established in 1797