State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart

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Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart
Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart
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Main entrance, building by James Stirling
Established1857 (1857)
Studentsc.770
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48°46′48″N9°11′19″E / 48.78000°N 9.18861°E / 48.78000; 9.18861
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Website www.mh-stuttgart.de

The State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart is a professional school for musicians and performing artists in Stuttgart, Germany. Founded in 1857, it is one of the oldest schools of its kind in Germany.

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History

The school was founded in 1857 as "Stuttgarter Musikschule" (Stuttgart music school) by Sigmund Lebert, Immanuel Faisst, Wilhelm Speidel and Ludwig Stark. It was named a conservatory in 1865. [1] From 1869 it was named "Königliches Konservatorium für Musik" (Royal conservatory of music) of the Kingdom of Württemberg, and from 1921 "Württembergische Hochschule für Musik" (Württemberg university of music).

Notable teachers and students

Library

The university library currently consists of 18,000 books, 80,000 scores and 9,000 recordings.

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References

  1. Stiefel, Eberhard (1955). Friedrich Blume (ed.). Stuttgart in Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart . Vol. 12. Bärenreiter.
  2. Gelfand, Janelle (1 June 2018). "New Artist of the Month: Conductor Eun Sun Kim". Musical America. Retrieved 13 December 2019.