The University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar is a state university of music in Weimar, Thuringia. University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar is a historic public conservatory devoted to the highest levels of performance, composition, conducting, pedagogy, musicology, cultural management and artistic-academic doctoral studies. In its institutional development: 1872 – Carl Müllerhartung founded the Grand Ducal Orchestra School in Weimar. The school is regarded as Germany's first training institution specifically established for orchestral musicians. Today's academic profile includes instrumental performance, voice, music theatre, composition, conducting, church music, jazz, early music, music education, teacher training, music theory, musicology, cultural management and artistic research. The location matters: Sites around Weimar places students in a UNESCO-rich cultural city associated with Liszt, Goethe, Schiller, Bauhaus, theatres, archives, orchestras, museums and strong partnerships with Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Bauhaus University Weimar.

The course portfolio reflected in this master file consists of 11 undergraduate and 13 postgraduate entries with subject combinations grouped under their parent degrees where applicable. Undergraduate level examples include Instrumental Performance, Voice and Music Theatre, Composition, Conducting, Church Music, Jazz and later entries include School Music Teacher Education, Musicology, Cultural Management and Intercultural Music. The spectrum of postgraduate studies ranges from Instrumental Performance, Voice and Music Theatre, Composition, Conducting, Church Music, Jazz to Musicology, Cultural Management and Konzertexamen. Each course remains a parent qualification with specialisations recorded on the course entry rather than misrepresented as separate degrees. Instrument families are classified in parent degrees. The paths of teacher education, academic musicology and cultural management, the Konzertexamen, the Dr. phil. as well as the cooperative Art and Design doctorate remain separate.

Admission control at program level. HISinOne for applicants Main windows are February 15 to March 15 for winter and October 1 to 31 for summer. Artistic and pedagogical programs usually require recordings and live aptitude stages. Academic programs have their own criteria. Applicants should confirm language of instruction, entry semester, subject prerequisites, selection process and document route before submission. International School or University Qualifications External evaluation, certified translations, APS documentation where applicable or other proof of academic equivalence may be required. Master’s committees may ask for module descriptions, portfolios, writing samples, professional experience, or interviews. Entry to a doctorate is distinct from admission to a bachelors or masters degree and generally requires a viable research proposal, eligible supervision and formal acceptance by the relevant faculty.

There is no general tuition for regular degree study. The semester contribution (Winter 2026/27) amounts to €341.30 and a fee of €50 applies to applications for artistic or pedagogical aptitude tests. After the statutory grace period, long-term students may be liable to pay €500 per semester. These institutional fees do not cover rent, health insurance, food, learning materials, residence procedures, project costs or personal travel. Special tuition may be applied in the case of continuing-education, distance-learning, joint, second-degree or long-term study formats, if provided for by the relevant law or program regulation. Funding may include BAföG for eligible students, the Deutschlandstipendium, DAAD and Erasmus+ mobility support, foundations, research employment or university-specific awards, but each funding application is assessed independently from admission.

Career preparation is a reflection of the subject mix of the university, not a guarantyd placement scheme. Internships, applied projects, research assistantships, employer events, language development, entrepreneurship services, international mobility and a thesis developed in cooperation with an external partner can all help to improve professional readiness.