OpenFieldThe Rostock University of Music and Theatre (Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock / HMT Rostock) is one of Germany's most prestigious arts conservatories, situated in a converted medieval Franciscan monastery overlooking the Warnow river in the Baltic port city of Rostock.
Founded in 1994, HMT Rostock delivers master-level conservatory training across two main divisions: the Institute for Music Performance (Orchestral Instruments, Piano, Voice, Conducting, Composition) and the Institute for Dramatic Arts (Acting, Drama Direction, Pop & World Music). HMT Rostock boasts state-of-the-art concert halls, exceptional acoustics, an extensive chamber music network across Scandinavia and the Baltic, and high placement in European symphony orchestras.
Admission is determined primarily through rigorous in-person entrance examinations and artistic auditions (instrumental performance, music theory, aural training, or dramatic monologue auditions). Applicants must submit verified secondary school qualifications, proof of German language proficiency (typically B2 for performance; C1 for music education), and a creative repertoire list.
Four-year intensive conservatory degree offering solo masterclasses, orchestral excerpt training with the North German Philharmonic Rostock, chamber music, and score analysis.
Two-year postgraduate soloist curriculum preparing concert pianists for international competitions, recital tours, piano duo repertoire, and collaborative concert performance.
Four-year professional actor training program featuring voice production, stage combat, classical scene study, Brechtian epic theater, and on-camera film acting.
Highest artistic degree awarded in German music education, reserved for extraordinary virtuosos preparing for global soloist careers with full orchestral accompaniment.
Postgraduate degree preparing instrumental teachers, music school directors, and community music practitioners in educational psychology and curriculum design.
Merit scholarship funded by the Friends and Supporters Association of HMT Rostock, recognizing exceptional artistic promise demonstrated during annual entrance auditions.
Professor of String Chamber Music and Violin · Institute for String Instruments and Chamber Music
Prof. Wille, founding violinist of the acclaimed Kuss Quartet, leads chamber music studies, mentoring award-winning string ensembles across international competitions.
View research profile ↗Professor of Piano Performance and Artistic Director of Gezeitenkonzerte · Institute for Keyboard Instruments
Prof. Kirschnereit is an ECHO Klassik-winning concert pianist who has recorded over 40 solo CDs, directing masterclasses in German romanticism worldwide.
View research profile ↗Professor of Musicology and Gender Studies in Music · Institute for Musicology and Music Education
Prof. Dr. Wißmann researches the cultural history of modern musical theater, contemporary composition, and women composers in 19th- and 20th-century Europe.
View research profile ↗University profile compiled from official Rostock University of Music and Theatre academic bulletins and institutional directories reviewed on 2026-10-15. OpenField is an independent research guide.