Rheinsberg Music Academy is a facility for young performers on the grounds of
Schloss Rheinsberg, co-founded by the musicologist
Ulrike Liedtke in 1991. In 2001, it became a national academy (
Bundesakademie), which has been run from 2014 by Musikkultur Rheinsberg, supported by the Ministry of Culture of Brandenburg (), the
Ostprignitz-Ruppin district and the town of
Rheinsberg. As of 2020, the artistic director is
Georg Quander and the director is Felix Görg; the CEO of Musikkultur Rheinsberg is Thomas Falk. As an educational institution, the academy conducts workshops,
master classes, and scientific
seminars (
Kolloquien) related to music. In 2019/20, master classes were given by singer
Waltraud Meier, stage director
Harry Kupfer and conductor
René Jacobs, among others. A focus is the performance of works by young composers and composers who were neglected during the
GDR regime. Some compositions were commissioned by the academy to be premiered in Rheinsberg. Annually, around 40 courses and 130 events are held, attracting 17,000 visitors. The Kavalierhaus, which had deteriorated, was restored after
the Wende and reopened in 1999 as the seat of the institution. The main hall is a simple modern room within the historic walls. Events of the academy and the opera festival
Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg are held there and at the Schlosstheater. Both institutions reside in the Kavalierhaus. == References ==