Established 1857 (1857) Website www.mh-stuttgart.de Total enrollment 718 (2012) Phone +49 711 2124620 | Students c. 770 Undergraduate tuition and fees 1,000 EUR (2007) Mascot ate Founded 1857 | |
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Location Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Address Urbanstraße 25, 70182 Stuttgart, Germany Notable alumni Helmut Lachenmann, Frieder Bernius, Wolfgang Dauner, Elke Neidhardt, Victor Herbert Similar Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Mannheim University of Music, Trossingen University of Music, Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Frankfurt University of Music Profiles | ||
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. 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" (Wurttemberg university of music).
Notable teachers and students
Library
The university library currently consists of 18,000 books, 80,000 scores and 9,000 recordings.
References
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