University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
Public university · Saxony
UniversityFounded 1843
About
The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig (German: Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig) is a public university in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn as the Conservatorium der Musik (Conservatory of Music), it is the oldest university school of music in Germany. The institution includes the traditional Church Music Institute founded in 1919 by Karl Straube (1873–1950). The music school was renamed "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" after its founder in 1972. In 1992, it incorporated the Theaterhochschule "Hans Otto" Leipzig.
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Key facts
- Type
- Public university
- Founded
- 1843
- Students
- 1,163
- Also known as
- Conservatorium der Musik