Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt/Main

About the University
Founded in 1878, the University of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt is the only of its kind in the state of Hessen. Its origins lie in “Dr. Hoch’s Conservatory”, an endowment made by the Frankfurt citizen Joseph Paul Johann Hoch. The university rapidly developed into an internationally acclaimed educational centre for composers, soloists, conductors, orchestral musicians and music teachers. After the end of the World War II—teaching commenced again in April 1947—the university was expanded to include the fields of opera, drama, theatre direction and ballet. The students are trained and taught by approximately 400 professors and instructors, all internationally renowned. The university profits from and cooperates with the large variety of theatres, opera houses, and museums that are located in Frankfurt and its proximity.
About the City
The University of Music and Performing Arts is situated in the cosmopolitan city of Frankfurt, the financial hub of Europe and headquarters of the European Central Bank. International trade fairs have been held in Frankfurt since 1240, including the popular annual book, automobile, and computer fairs. The stock exchange was first established in 1585 and Frankfurt was home to the Rothschild family, who started the international banking empire. Frankfurt has long been a key destination for river, rail, and road traffic from Switzerland and southern Germany northward along the Rhine River to the Ruhr region and across the Main River to north-central Germany. It is still the chief traffic hub for western Germany and also been an important inland shipping port since the canalization of the Main River in the 1880s. The Frankfurt Airport, one of Europe’s busiest, is the largest airport in Germany.
The city manufactures automobiles, machinery, chemical and pharmaceutical products, and printing materials. Historically, Frankfurt is known for its production of high-quality sausages (frankfurters). The name Frankfurt, or “Ford [Passage or Crossing] of the Franks”, can be traced to around AD 500, when the Franks drove the Alemanni south. The first written mention of “Franconofurt" comes from Charlemagne's biographer, Einhard, in the late 8th century.

Departments

Department I

• Artistic Training (orchestra, solo classes) and Conducting
  
• Teaching of Instruments and Singing
  
• Church Music
  

Department II

• Composition
• Music Teacher Training for Secondary Schools


Department III

• Opera
  
• Ballet
  
• Drama
  
• Stage Direction
  

Institute of Historical Practice of Interpretation

Institute of Contemporary Music

Statistics (2009)

• Year of foundation . . . . . . . . . . . 1937
• Number of students . . . . . . . . . . 821
• Foreign students . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
• Professors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst
Akademische Auslandsstelle
International Office

Eschersheimer Landstrasse 29-39
D-60322 Frankfurt
Phone: +49 (0) 69 / 1540 07 256
Fax: +49 (0)69 / 1540 07 125
e-mail:Albrecht.Eitz@hfmdk-frankfurt.de

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