Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover
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Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover (University of Music, Drama and Media Hanover) (HMTMH) is an artistic-scientific university in Hanover
, Lower Saxony
, Germany
. It dates back to 1897. From 1962 until 2010 it was named Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover (State University of Music and Drama Hanover), short: Musikhochschule Hannover. Since 2010, the president has been Susanne Rode-Breymann
. As of 2011, the university has approximately 1,400 students, taught by 350 teachers in 30 courses for musicians, actors, music teachers, musicologists and media scholars.
Between 1970 and 1973 the present main building was built at the Emmichplatz, bordering the park Eilenriede. In 1973 the state Lower Saxony is responsible for the organisation of the Hochschule. In 1978 it received the status of an artistic-scientific university. The European Centre for Jewish Music was established by Andor Izsák in the Villa Seligmann in 1988, which since 1992 has been an institute of HMTH. It deals with the documentation and reconstruction of Jewish liturgical music. Since 2001 the university runs an institute for the early training of highly gifted students, the 'Institut zur Früh-Förderung Hochbegabter' (IFF, Institute for the Advancement of Young Musicians). In 2010 the 'Institute of Chamber Music' and the 'Institute for Early Music' was founded. The name was extended by "Media".
In addition to the main site at the Emmichplatz, it has sites at the Villa Seligmann in Hohenzollernstraße (European Centre for Jewish Music), Schiffgraben, Bismarckstraße and the Expo Plaza, the site of the Expo 2000
(Acting course, Institute of Journalism and Communication Research).
, 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 the artistic education and music education.
The drama and opera departments are in close cooperation with the Staatsoper Hannover
, the Staatstheater Hannover and the NDR
Radiophilharmonie. 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 Switzerland, Eastern Europe and East Asia.
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
, Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It dates back to 1897. From 1962 until 2010 it was named Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover (State University of Music and Drama Hanover), short: Musikhochschule Hannover. Since 2010, the president has been Susanne Rode-Breymann
Susanne Rode-Breymann
Susanne Rode-Breymann is a German musicologist and since 2010 the president of the prestigious Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover in Hanover.-Biography:...
. As of 2011, the university has approximately 1,400 students, taught by 350 teachers in 30 courses for musicians, actors, music teachers, musicologists and media scholars.
History
The university traces its history back to 1897, when a private "Conservatorium für Musik" (conservatory of music) began its operation. It was made the Konservatorium of the city in 1911. In 1943 the institution was named Landesmusikschule (State music school). The building was destroyed. In 1950, the Landesmusikschule was united with a private "Hannoversche Schauspielschule" (Hanover drama school) to form the Akademie für Musik und Theater (Academy of Music and Theatre). In 1958 the school achieved the status of Hochschule and was organized as "Niedersächsische Hochschule für Musik und Theater" and "Niedersächsische Musikschule Hannover". In 1962 the two were united as the "Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Theater" (HMTH, State University of Music and Drama Hanover).Between 1970 and 1973 the present main building was built at the Emmichplatz, bordering the park Eilenriede. In 1973 the state Lower Saxony is responsible for the organisation of the Hochschule. In 1978 it received the status of an artistic-scientific university. The European Centre for Jewish Music was established by Andor Izsák in the Villa Seligmann in 1988, which since 1992 has been an institute of HMTH. It deals with the documentation and reconstruction of Jewish liturgical music. Since 2001 the university runs an institute for the early training of highly gifted students, the 'Institut zur Früh-Förderung Hochbegabter' (IFF, Institute for the Advancement of Young Musicians). In 2010 the 'Institute of Chamber Music' and the 'Institute for Early Music' was founded. The name was extended by "Media".
Architecture
The main building of the university is a structure in the shape of an ear, which is reflected in the logo. It was then one of the most modern buildings designed especially for the purpose of an artistic institution.In addition to the main site at the Emmichplatz, it has sites at the Villa Seligmann in Hohenzollernstraße (European Centre for Jewish Music), Schiffgraben, Bismarckstraße and the Expo Plaza, the site of the Expo 2000
Expo 2000
Expo 2000 was a World's Fair held in Hanover, Germany from Thursday, June 1 to Tuesday, October 31, 2000. It was located on the Hanover fairground , which is famous for hosting CeBIT...
(Acting course, Institute of Journalism and Communication Research).
Courses
The HMTMH offers all of the standard classical courses of a university of music. The emphasis is on the areas of music education, artistic education, solo training, and theatre training. It also teaches jazzJazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define 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 the artistic education and music education.
The drama and opera departments are in close cooperation with the Staatsoper Hannover
Staatsoper Hannover
Staatsoper Hannover is an opera house and opera company in Hanover. It is one of the leading opera companies in Germany.During the course of its season from September to June, Staatsoper Hannover mounts productions of a variety of operas from the standard operatic repertoire as well as 20th century...
, the Staatstheater Hannover and the NDR
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Norddeutscher Rundfunk is a public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg. In addition to the city-state of Hamburg, NDR transmits for the German states of Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein...
Radiophilharmonie. 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 Switzerland, Eastern Europe and East Asia.
Notable people
The university has had the following presidents:- 1979-1993 Richard Jakoby (since 1968 as director of the predecessor institution)
- 1993-1997 Peter Becker
- 1997-2003 Klaus-Ernst Behne
- 2003-2005 Katja Schaefer
- 2006-2009 Rolf-Burkhard Klieme
- Since 2010 Susanne Rode-Breymann
Lecturers
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Nigel Osborne Nigel Osborne MBE, FRCM is a British composer.He serves as Reid Professor of music at the University of Edinburgh and has been teaching at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover.He studied composition with Kenneth Leighton ,... , composition Eiji Oue is a Japanese conductor.Oue began his conducting studies with Hideo Saito of the Toho Gakuen School of Music. In 1978, Seiji Ozawa invited him to spend the summer studying at the Tanglewood Music Center. While there, he met Leonard Bernstein, who became a mentor. Oue won the Tanglewood... , conducting Felix Prohaska Felix Prohaska was an Austrian conductor.He spent many years conducting at the Vienna State Opera and the Frankfurt Opera, and is noted for his recordings for the Vanguard Classics label of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, and Gustav Mahler.He was... , conducting Matti Raekallio Matti Raekallio is a Finnish pianist.He has performed in Europe, the U.S. and Asia, having debuted at the Carnegie Recital Hall in 1980... , piano Siegfried Strohbach Siegfried Strohbach is a German composer and conductor. He founded and directed choirs and the vocal ensemble Collegium Cantorum and is notable for the composition of choral music... , composition Raphael Thoene Raphael Dominique Thoene, Ph.D. is a German composer and musicologist.- Biography :Raphael D. Thoene obtained a degree in Composition and Music Theory . A scholarship recipient, he studied Film Scoring and Composition at the Berklee College of Music, Boston... , composition |
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Cornelius Meister Cornelius Meister is a German conductor and pianist. His father, Konrad Meister, is a pianist and professor of piano at the Musikhochschule Hannover. His mother is also a piano teacher... , conductor Wolfgang Meyer Wolfgang Meyer is a German clarinetist.Meyer studied clarinet at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart, and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover along with his sister Sabine Meyer. He has led masterclasses in Brazil, Italy, Japan, Canada and Finland. He is a member of Trio di... , clarinetist Sarah Nemtsov Sarah Nemstov is a German composer.Nemtsov was born in Oldenburg and started her music lessons and composing aged eight. She started playing the oboe aged 14.... , oboist, composer Gustavo Núñez Gustavo Núñez is an Uruguayan bassoonist trained at Musikhochschule Hannover and the Royal College of Music... , bassoonist Gülsin Onay Gülsin Onay is a leading Turkish concert pianist.-Education:Born into a musical family, Gülsin Onay began to play the piano at the age of three. Her first teacher was her mother.... , pianist Ilya Rashkovsky Ilya Rashkovsky is a Russian pianist.He is a pupil of Vladimir Krainev at the Musikhochschule Hannover. At 17 Rashkovsky was second to Dong-Hyek Lim at the XXII Long-Thibaud Competition, and subsequently won the XLVIII Premio de Jaén and the inaugural edition of the Hong Kong Competition... , pianist Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski is a German composer.Schmidt-Kowalski was born at Oldenburg in 1949. He studied composition at the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Berlin under Frank Michael Beyer and at the Musikhochschule Hannover under Alfred Koerppen... , composer Wolfgang Schöne - Biography :Schöne was born in Bad Gandersheim. He began his studies of voice at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover with Naan Pöld in 1964 and moved with him to the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg in 1986, achieving his diploma as a concert singer and music teacher in 1969.His... , singer Hanna Schwarz Hanna Schwarz , is a German mezzo-soprano and contralto opera singer.She studied psychology and voice in Hamburg and continued at the Folkwang Hochschule and at the Musikhochschule Hannover. She made her debut in 1970, in the role of Maddalena in Verdi's Rigoletto, at the Staatsoper Hannover... , singer Rainer Seegers Rainer Seegers , is a German percussionist, timpanist of the Berlin Philharmonic, tutor of the European Union Youth Orchestra and guest professor at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler"... , percussionist Fumiko Shiraga Fumiko Shiraga is a Japanese born German pianist, a revelation in her country in the late 1990s, well known in classical music both through CD recordings and public performances, in particular of piano concertos in disguise, transcriptions of known masterpieces for chamber ensemble.-Biography:She... , pianist Olga Virezoub Olga Virezoub is a Russian-German composer and pianist.Born into a family of musicians, Virezoub first studied piano and composition in Samara, composition, piano and improvisation with Geordie Firtich in St. Petersburg from 1995 to 1997 and composition with Sergey Slonimsky, instrumentation... , composer and pianist Lars Vogt -Career:Lars Vogt studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover with Karl-Heinz Kämmerling. He rose to prominence after winning second prize at the 1990 Leeds International Piano Competition and has since gone on to give major concerto and recital performances. In the 2003/04 season he... , pianist Li Yundi Li Yundi is a Chinese classical pianist. He is also popularly known as Yundi and formerly Yundi Li. Born in Chongqing, Li is most well known for being the youngest pianist to win the International Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition, in 2000, at the age of 18... , pianist |
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External links
- Official site
- Die Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover www.academics.de