Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (HfMDK)

Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (HfMDK) has around 800 students who are taught by 400 professors and teachers who themselves enjoy international reputations as artists, academics and teachers.

The wide range of artistic potential is reflected in over 20 successful practice-oriented courses offered by the university in the field of instrumental playing and singing; in addition there are courses in composition, conducting, church music, historical practice of interpretation, contemporary and classical dance, as well as drama and stage direction, and theatre and orchestra management. Students may also train to be teachers of music or prepare for an academic career (including doctorates) at the university.

Networked university

During the university reforms of recent years, and more especially in connection with the focus on cultural education, opening up of universities and improvement of the quality of teaching, Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts has turned its focus equally towards the promotion of excellence and general education. Today the university is an excellent example of the networked university whose influence extends into society and that also trains for society. The university cooperates closely with important cultural institutions, both in Hesse and throughout Germany and, in conjunction with partner institutes, develops innovative and unique courses such as the Kronberg Academy Master and the master's course with the Ensemble Modern (IEMA) or with the University of Giessen (CUP). At the same time it supports long-term general educational projects in and with schools in order to promote music and the performing arts on a wider scale. Hesse's only university for music, theatre and dance has a clear mission: It strives to fill people with enthusiasm for the arts and to preserve and expand a vivid cultural life.

Attractive performance opportunities

Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts is located in the centre of Frankfurt and the important Rhine-Main conurbation with its great cultural diversity. With around 200 public performances each year, as well as joint ventures with every single cultural institution of importance in the Rhine-Main area, Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts offers its students a variety of attractive performance opportunities and also makes a contribution to improving the quality of life in the region.