Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover

The origins of the university date back to 1897 with the establishment of the private Conservatory of Music (). However, just over a decade later, in 1911, it became the conservatory for the city and changed name to Hanover Conservatory (, also called ). In 1943, during the Second World War, it became State Music School (). After the war, in 1950, it merged with the private Hanover Drama School () becoming the Academy of Music and Theatre (), In 1992 the European Centre for Jewish Music, established in Augsburg in 1988 by and dealing with the documentation and reconstruction of Jewish liturgical music, was relocated to the and which has since been an institute of the university. Since 2001 the university has had the Institute for Early Advancement of Highly Gifted Musicians (, abbreviated to IFF), and in 2010 the Institute of Chamber Music and the Institute for Early Music was founded. ==Facilities==

From above, the main building of the university has the shape of an ear, which is also reflected in the university's logo. At the time of its construction it was one of the most modern buildings designed specifically for an artistic institution. • 48Institute for Music Psychology and Musician Medicine () • 3 Research Centre for Music and Gender (, Institute for Music Education Research ( and Institute for Music Sciences () • Expo Plaza 12Acting () and Institute of Journalism and Communication Research () • 35Institute for Old Music () • 21 • 8Institute for Jazz, Rock and Pop () == Courses ==

The emphasis at HMTMH is music education, artistic education, solo training, and theatre training. Also taught are jazz, rock, pop as part of a popular music program, with an emphasis on jazz. The study programs in the areas of piano, orchestra and chamber music are particularly pronounced, especially in artistic education and music education. The drama and opera departments are in close cooperation with Hanover State Opera, Hanover Drama and the radio orchestra of the northern German broadcaster NDR. The university stages about two annual opera productions, including premieres, and about three orchestral concerts. The university also maintains artistic and scientific relations with several national and international music colleges and universities, including in Switzerland, Eastern Europe and East Asia. == Organ ==

HMTMH owns an organ in the New Town Church, situated about west-southwest of the main building, that is used for teaching and concerts. Called the Spanish organ, it was installed on the north balcony in 1998–2001 and reflects principles of Spanish Baroque organ building without copying a specific instrument. ==Notable people==

The university has had the following recent presidents: • • • • • • • Lecturers • Jonas Bylund, Trombone • Theo Altmeyer, voice • Markus Becker, piano • Hans Christoph Becker-Foss, organ and early music studies • Martin Brauß, piano • Frank Bungarten, guitar • Liuben Dimitrov (Genova & Dimitrov), piano duo • Karl Engel, pianist • Reinhard Febel, composition • Aglika Genova (Genova & Dimitrov), piano duo • Jean-Claude Gérard, flute • André Gertler, violin • Carla Henius, voice • Heinz Hennig, choral conducting • Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, piano • Alfred Koerppen, composition • Ladislav Kupkovič, music theory • Helmut Lachenmann, composition • Diether de la Motte, music theory • Nigel Osborne, composition • Eiji Oue, conducting • Sebastian Peschko, pianist, teacher of lied-accompaniment • Felix Prohaska, conducting • Matti Raekallio, piano • Gudrun Schröfel, choral conducting • Jonas Stark, piano • Klaus Storck, cello • Siegfried Strohbach, composition • Raphael Thoene, composition • Yi Fan-Chiang, piano Students Music • Tokunbo Akinro, singer • Lera Auerbach, pianist and composer • Markus Becker, pianist • Klaus Bernbacher conductor, event and broadcasting manager • Elisabeth Brauß, Pianist • Francis Buchholz, bassist • Ronald Cavaye, pianist • Sa Chen, pianist • Liuben Dimitrov (Genova & Dimitrov), piano duo • Dantes Diwiak, singer • Jörg Duda, composer • Monika Frimmer, singer • Aglika Genova (Genova & Dimitrov), piano duo • Daniel Gortler, pianist, composer • Claire Huangci, pianist • Kei Itoh, pianist • Gintaras Januševičius, pianist • Nicola Jürgensen, clarinet • Morten Klein, saxophonist, composer • Jan Kobow, tenor • Giorgi Latsabidze, pianist • Ingmar Lazar, pianist • Georges Lentz, composer • Igor Levit, pianist • Li Yundi, pianist • Michail Lifits, pianist • Dong-Min Lim, pianist • Colette Lorand, soprano • Jun Märkl, conductor • Cornelius Meister, conductor • Kristin Merscher, pianist • Wolfgang Meyer, clarinetist • Nils Mönkemeyer, violist • Sarah Nemtsov, oboist, composer • Miku Nishimoto-Neubert, pianist • Gustavo Núñez, bassoonist • Gülsin Onay, pianist • Francesco Piemontesi, pianist • Ilya Rashkovsky, pianist • Martin Schmeding organ • Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski, composer • Wolfgang Schöne, baritone • Gudrun Schröfel choral conductor • Hanna Schwarz, singer • Rainer Seegers, percussionist • Wenyu Shen, pianist • Fumiko Shiraga, pianist • Thea Soti, singer • Jonas Stark, pianist • Friedrich-Wilhelm Tebbe, conductor • Lars Vogt, pianist • Bernd Weikl, baritone • Derek Woods, composer • Ka Ling Colleen Lee, pianist • Ching-Yun Hu, pianist Acting • Dietrich Adam • Ulrike Folkerts • Thomas Limpinsel • Katja Riemann • Katharina Schüttler • Hans Werner Meyer Journalism • Bettina Wulff, media manager ==Notes==