Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium - Musikakademie Frankfurt am Main

In the location's words:

Dr. Hoch's Conservatory - Music Academy Frankfurt am Main is a state-approved educational institute with a long tradition. Founded in 1878 as a foundation of the Frankfurt citizen Dr. Joseph Hoch, today it unites under its roof musical education from early musical education to the academic degree "Bachelor of Music". Paul Hindemith, Engelbert Humperdinck, Otto Klemperer and Clara Schumann are among the many important musical personalities whose names are associated with Dr. Hoch's Conservatory.

With the possibility of a broadly diversified qualification in the professional field of music, the conservatory provides its students and pupils with skills that are indispensable for the modern music profession. The study department offers a practice-oriented, accredited study program that is not only accessible to high school graduates, but also to talented young musicians with a secondary school diploma. All instrumental subjects, singing, elementary music education and composition are offered in a contemporary four-year course, which is supplemented by various practice-oriented study projects. In accordance with § 11 (BerAkadAnerkG), the undergraduate degree "Bachelor of Music" at the conservatory is equivalent to Bachelor's degrees from universities under higher education law.

At the PreCollege Frankfurt - Department for Preparatory Studies, young, talented musicians are prepared for music studies as part of the talent training program.

In the Department for Young Talent and Adult Education (ANE), the conservatory offers talented people of all ages the opportunity to receive qualified training as amateurs from competent lecturers.

In addition to its key function as a training institute, the conservatory also sees itself as a mediator of music. With its numerous events and concerts, Dr. Hoch's Conservatory attempts to live up to this cultural mission. Musical life in Frankfurt and beyond is a central concern of the conservatory.