The Royal Danish Academy of Music

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The Royal Danish Academy of Music is a state institution under the Ministry of Culture. The purpose of the Academy is determined by law. The vision and strategies of the Academy are stated in our action plan and in a performance contract with the Ministry of Culture.
The Danish Act no. 289 of 27 April 1994 and amendment no. 142 of 17 March 1999 about institutes of artistic educations stat...e that the Academies shall serve the purpose of providing the highest education in music and music pedagogy and generally contributing to furtherance of musical culture in Denmark. The Academy is to carry on artistic and pedagogical evolutionary activities and it may do research on a scientific basis within its fields of activity.
The Royal Danish Academy of Music is an institution rich in tradition, and it aims at making itself known as on of the best music academies in Europe. In this context, it is defined through the following partial aims:

• The courses of the Royal Danish Academy of Music must in the best possible way ensure that the students will find occupation at a high professional level.
• The teaching of the Royal Danish Academy of Music must be based upon work of research and development which within the artistic and the pedagogical field should be characterised as curios, forthcoming and progressive combined with an understanding of the importance of tradition.
• The Royal Danish Academy of Music must be in a permanent, creative dialogue with Danish and international musical life.

The Royal Danish Academy of Music was founded in 1867 by the composer Niels W. Gade. It is the eldest professional institution of musical education in Denmark as well as the largest with approx. 400 students. Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II is Protector of the institution.
The inspiration for founding the academy was similar academies in Germany, and it was Niels W. Gade’s guiding principle that a music academy should provide a basic musical education. This principle has been central in spite of several significant changes in the running of the academy since 1867.In 1948 the Academy was taken over by the Danish government.
The Royal Danish Academy of Music is a power centre in the classical music world, representing the highest international level and compares to and cooperates with a number of the foremost music academies in the world. The academy offers study programmes within music and music pedagogy at the highest level, taught by a corps of teachers, numbering several of the greatest names in music, including many international capacities affiliated as guest professors. The study environment is very international and is characterized by a healthy competition accentuated interaction between the students, Danish as well as international.
The academy offers a wide selection of study programmes at bachelor, master and advanced postgraduate soloist level aiming at employment as musicians, organists, composers, music teachers, tonmeisters or other employment possibilities within the music world. The advanced postgraduate programmes improve the students" level to the highest possible as soloists, opera singers, composers or conductors.
In addition to the study programmes the academy has important assignments within artistic and pedagogical development activities and research, as well as activities furthering both music and music culture (concerts, festivals, CD recordings, book releases, etc.)
Classical music is a central part of our culture and cultural heritage and for RDAM this means that the study programmes and the wide range of public concerts spring from more than five hundred years of music - all the way to the latest trends. It is a gigantic music treasure, characterized by a great diversity with regard to styles, genres and idioms, which it is both committing and inspiring to develop further and to actualize continually, so that it will continue to be important to modern people and thus our community.
As a metropolitan academy RDAM has a comprehensive network of collaborators that in a decisive manner enriches the study programmes as well as all other activities. Internationally the academy co-operates with leading academies in Europe, USA and China and on the national scene the collaboration includes the other artistic educational institutions under the Ministry of Culture and several leading universities. The collaboration with the Royal Theatre has a special position - not least because of the joint running of the Opera Academy, as well as the collaboration with Copenhagen Phil and the Danish Radio.
The academy is housed in iconic buildings drawn by the Danish architect Vilhelm Lauritzen (the former National Radio House), containing fully modern teaching and practicing rooms as well as superb concert halls and recording studios in international top class.
During the summer of 2008 the Academy moved into newly renovated premises. Thus the Academy has at its disposal completely new teaching and practice facilities of high standard.
The Academy also has sublime concert and production facilities. A completely new music library, an extensive collection of instruments, a cosy canteen with roof gardens are some of the facilities the Academy offers the students and staff.
The building is the beautiful Radio House designed by architect Vilhelm Lauritzen and was built in the 1930s and 1950s. The Concert Hall was completed in 1945. The building is divided into different wings and was listed in 1994. This striking building has now been transformed into a modern music academy.