Success Times Two for Viola Alumnus: Florian Richter becomes Solo Violist of the Staatskapelle Dresden and Professor for Viola in Nuremberg

He studied viola under Prof. Erich Wolfgang Krüger and Prof. Ditte Leser at the Weimar Music University, and now he is following in his teacher’s...

ALUMNI LISZTIANI: Conducting Graduate and Schwerin GMD Daniel Huppert named Professor of Conducting in Rostock

For the third time this year, a Weimar Music University graduate has been named a professor: Tobias Usbeck, Professor of School Piano Techniques at...

Meeting point for the highly gifted: The 5th International FRANZ LISZT Competition for Young Pianists invites young virtuosos to Weimar

She won the 1st prize at the 3rd Liszt Competition in 2011 – and has been touring around the largest concert halls in Europe as a "rising star" ever...

1. ACHAVA Jazz Award: Brazilian-Armenian Duo was honoured with first transcultural jazz prize

The 1st ACHAVA Jazz Award distinguishes an artistically outstanding band project that focuses its work on the transcultural character of jazz on a...

Historically up to date: The 58th Weimar Master Classes with international stars of the music scene – and an emphasis on baroque music

This year the tradition-rich Weimar Master Classes will be embarking on a journey through time: For the 58th edition of this superb educational...

Ekhart Wycik is the new professor for conducting at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar

The winter semester of 2016/17 has brought significant personnel changes to the internationally renowned Weimar conducting school at the University of...

A Huge Success: The Weimar violin student Anna Mehlin won her audition for the 2nd violins of the Berlin Philharmonic

Once again a student at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar has made it to the very top: The violinist Anna Mehlin, a student of Prof. Dr....

UNESCO teaching chair installed at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar and Friedrich Schiller University Jena

The UNESCO has given the teaching chair for Transcultural Music Research at the joint Institute of Musicology at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT...