It was co-founded by Ulrike Liedtke and is now a national and state institution, educating both lay people and professionals.

In 2001, it became a national academy (Bundesakademie), which has been run from 2014 by Musikkultur Rheinsberg, supported by the Ministry of Culture of Brandenburg (Ministerium für Bildung, Jugend und Sport (Brandenburg) [de]), the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district and the town of Rheinsberg.

[3] As an educational institution, the academy conducts workshops, master classes, and scientific seminars (Kolloquien) related to music.

[2][4] In 2019/20, master classes were given by singer Waltraud Meier, stage director Harry Kupfer and conductor René Jacobs, among others.

[1] Events of the academy and the opera festival Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg are held there and at the Schlosstheater.