History
1911 The Lübeck music teacher, Marie Luise Kaibel, founds the "Konservatorium der Musik" (Conservatory of Music) on her own initiative.
1915 A seminar for the training of music teachers is established at the " the "Konservatorium der Musik" (Conservatory of Music).
1933 The city takes over the previously privately-run conservatory under a new name "Lübecker Staatskonservatorium und Hochschule für Musik" (The Lübeck State Conservatory and Music School). It has university status for the education of "A" church musicians only, with Hugo Distler as head of the Church Music department.
1937 The city of Lübeck loses its status as a Hanseatic free state and falls under the rule of the Prussian province of Schleswig Holstein. The "Staatskonservatorium" (State Conservatory) is converted to the "Landesmusikschule Schleswig-Holstein" (Music School of Schleswig Holstein).
1942 The school building and library go up in flames during the bombing raid of 28th April 1942. Teaching is continued in makeshift temporary private premises.
1945 After the Second World War the "Landesmusikschule" is permanently housed in two patrician villas on the outskirts of the historic city centre of Lübeck.
1950 The "Landesmusikschule" gains new status as the "Schleswig-Holsteinische Musikakademie und Norddeutsche Orgelschule" (Schleswig Holstein Music Academy and North German School of Organ Music)
1969 The province of Schleswig Holstein undertakes the sole governorship and appoints the academy to a "Fachhochschule für Musik" (College of Higher Education for Music).
1970 A University Institute for Music at Grammar Schools is established at the "Fachhochschule für Musik".
1973 The College of Higher Education attains the status of a University with the title "Musikhochschule Lübeck" (University of Music Lübeck). It is the only university of music in Schleswig Holstein.
1974 The provincial government of Schleswig Holstein decides to redevelop 22 listed merchant and store houses from the Rococo and Classicism periods in the historic city centre of Lübeck, and to refurbish them for the requirements of a modern University of Music.
1993 After almost 20 years of reconstruction the last, and only totally new, fifth building phase is inaugurated with the Great Concert Hall and concert and opera stages.
Today The University of Music Lübeck is situated in the historic city centre of Lübeck, less than 200 metres from the Holstentor (Holsten Gate). It is an integral part of the Unesco World Heritage and the northermost university of music in Germany. It educates approximately 500 young instrumentalists, singers, music pedagogues and composers.