Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln

Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
Type Public
Established 1850
Principal Reiner Schuhenn
Location Cologne, Germany
Campus Urban
Website http://www.hfmt-koeln.de/

The Cologne University of Music is a music college in Cologne, and Europe's largest academy of music.[1]

History

The academy was founded by Ferdinand Hiller in 1850 as Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln. In 1925 it became known as the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik having introduced new study and exam regulations.

In 1972 it incorporated previously independent conservatories in Aachen and Wuppertal, forming the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Rheinland which in 1987 changed its name to Hochschule für Musik Köln or the Cologne University of Music.

Alumni

Lecturers

Former Lecturers

(List is mixed)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ “Cologne is one of the most popular places to study in Germany. It is home to 10 institutions of higher learning, including the country’s largest university and its largest music school . . ." "Studying in Cologne". "Mit ca. 1800 Studenten und 440 Lehrkräften die größte Musikhochschule Europas" “Mhs-koeln.de - Hochschule für Musik Köln” on Alexa.com.

Coordinates: 50°56′51″N 6°57′40″E / 50.9476°N 6.96122°E / 50.9476; 6.96122

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