University of Music and Theatre “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy” Leipzig (HMT Leipzig) is a public arts university in Leipzig, Saxony, and is regarded as Germany’s oldest music university. Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, it offers bachelor’s and master’s programmes in music performance, composition, conducting, music education, church music, and theatre, including professional actor training. Teaching combines intensive artistic practice with theory and close links to Leipzig’s cultural institutions, such as the Gewandhaus Orchestra and local theatres. The university’s central locations in Leipzig support a strong performance calendar and project-based learning.