The Royal Danish Academy of Music

The Royal Danish Academy of Music is an academy of music in Frederiksberg, in the Capital Region of Denmark. It is the oldest professional music education institution in Denmark and the largest, with around 400 students. The academy was founded in 1867 as Kjøbenhavns Musikkonservatorium by Niels Gade, J.P.E. Hartmann and Holger Simon Paulli, on the basis of a testamentary gift from the jeweller P.W. Moldenhauer. It drew inspiration from the Leipzig Conservatory and an earlier conservatory founded by Giuseppe Siboni in Copenhagen in 1827. The academy was renamed Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium in 1902 and became a national state institution in 1949. Queen Margrethe II is its protector. In 2008 it moved into Radiohuset, the former headquarters of the Danish national radio broadcasting corporation DR, and took over the concert hall, now called Konservatoriets Koncertsal.

The academy specialises in the education and training of classical musicians at a high international level. Teaching develops each student's individual artistic profile in both technical skills and musical expression. Faculty combine pedagogical skills with years of artistic experience as educators and professional artists. Students practise in acoustically outstanding concert halls, practice rooms and professional recording facilities, and can book rooms online from early morning to late evening. Masterclasses with international artists take place at the academy and via distance learning technology. The academy collaborates with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, the national symphony orchestra, choirs and ensembles, and students take part in the professional music scene in Copenhagen. There is a full symphony orchestra and more than 200 concerts a year.

The Study in Denmark register lists 16 English-taught degree programmes: 5 Bachelor's, 8 Master's and 3 top-up and postgraduate diplomas. Subjects taught are Performing Arts, and Humanities and Theology. All programmes except music teaching are available in English, and both faculty and students speak English. Over half of the students are international.

For international applicants, undergraduate applications go through optagelse.dk, while master's applications are made directly to the academy. Students from outside the EU/EEA need a residence permit via SIRI. Study is free for EU/EEA and Swiss students; others pay an institutional fee.