Press Releases 2026 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026123456789101112 Honor for Alumna A distinguished alumna of the FRANZ LISZT University of Music in Weimar is being honored: Singer Ute Freudenberg will receive the 2026 Weimar Prize on… To the Top The 16-year-old pianist and Weimar piano student Justus Eichhorn has achieved an unusually early success. He jumped to the top of the German classical… Distinguished Visitor Weimar is expecting a distinguished guest at the end of September: the internationally renowned bass-baritone and Kammersänger Thomas Quasthoff will… Electronic Thinking Electronic aesthetics are the focus of a symposium on October 2 and 3 at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar. The conference “Electronic… Live and via livestream A selection committee has now made its choices from a record number of applications. A total of 60 participants in three age categories were invited… Interactive Storytelling The Baroque Ensemble Commedia dell’Arte, founded in Weimar in 2024, won second prize on September 9, 2026, at the “Generation SMADE” Early Music… From Weimar to New York A few years ago, she studied jazz voice at the Weimar Music university and has since pursued an impressive career spanning continents. Sabeth Pérez is… From Baroque to Tango Nuevo Exceptional young artists are presenting a chamber music evening in Berlin. The students from the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar were awarded… Text Practice with AI Dr. Susanne Stamm, an expert in higher education and media didactics, and Dr. Benedikt Schubert, a musicologist, were successful in submitting a… Comfort and Triumph What can we hope for when we live in community? What happens when we translate the dramatic and evocative power of Georg Friedrich Handel’s oratorio… Successful Auditions The Thuringian Opera Studio is pleased to welcome three new scholarship recipients for the 2026/27 season. From 95 applications, a jury comprising…