Jan Meßtorff

Jan Meßtorff is an artistic associate at the Rostock University of Music and Theatre, specializing in Composition, Aural Training, and Analysis. Born in 1988, he holds advanced degrees from institutions including the Bremen University of the Arts and the Mainz School of Music. His doctoral thesis focused on Hugo Riemann and harmonic dualism.

Educational Background:

• Masters in Composition under Prof. Younghi Pagh-Paan and Prof. Jörg Birkenkötter
• Studies in Electroacoustic Composition with Prof. Kilian Schwoon and Joachim Heintz
• Music Theory training from Prof. Dr. Hubert Moßburger, Univ.-Prof. Dr. habil. Birger Petersen, and Univ.-Prof. Dr. Immanuel Ott

Teaching Experience: He has held positions at the Bremen University of the Arts, Carl Maria von Weber University of Music Dresden, University of Greifswald's Institute for Church Music and Musicology, Mainz School of Music, and Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences' Institute of Music.

Research Focus: His work centers on compositional techniques, electroacoustic innovation, and historical music theory reinterpretations. His doctoral research on Riemann's harmonic dualism bridges 19th-century theory with contemporary analytical frameworks.

Grants & Collaborations: Active in academic networks across German-speaking Europe, with institutional ties to multiple music conservatories and universities.