Friederike Wißmann

Prof. Dr. phil. habil. Friederike Wißmann is a Professor of Musicology at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock since 2019. She also serves as Vice Rector for Studies, Research, and Teaching (re-elected in 2023).

• Previous affiliations: Technical University of Berlin, Vienna Conservatory, Goethe University Frankfurt, Free University of Berlin's Cluster of Excellence 'Languages of Emotion', Technical University of Dresden, University of Zurich, and University of Bonn (acting head of Department of Musicology/Sound Studies, 2015–2017).

Research focuses:

• Cultural history of music
• Musical theatre of the 20th and 21st centuries
• Intermediality
• Scientific editions

Leadership and editorial roles:

• Co-director of the Erich Wolfgang Korngold Werkausgabe (since 2020)
• Editor of the journal wagnerspectrum (since 2020)
• Member of the academic advisory board of the State Institute for Music Research (since 2021)
• Participant in the University of Hamburg's mentoring program (current)