Andreas Woyke

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Andreas Woyke (born April 28, 1966 in Siegen ) is a German concert pianist , jazz pianist and composer .

Career

Andreas Woyke received his first piano lessons at the youth music school in Siegen at the age of 3. At the age of 17 he was already a young student at the State University of Music in Cologne with Pavel Gililov . From 1985 to 1990 he studied the piano in Cologne and graduated with distinction. From 1993 he continued his studies in Cologne and was a guest student at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Rudolf Kehrer . Other teachers of Andreas Woyke were Siegfried Fiedler, Pàl Molnar, Aldo Antognazzi and Julio Largacha .

In 1995 he was a répétiteur at the Vienna Volksoper and lecturer at the Graz University of Music and Performing Arts . He has been teaching in Graz since 1998 and is a multi-style concert pianist , chamber musician , jazz pianist and composer .

Concert activity

Andreas Woyke can be heard as a soloist , chamber musician, improviser and jazz musician . a. in the Townhall New York , in the Kennedy Center in Washington DC , in the Sala Sao Paulo , in the Musikverein and the Konzerthaus Wien , in the Philharmonie im Gasteig Munich , in the Philharmonie Cologne , in the Tonhalle Düsseldorf , in the Beethovenhaus Bonn , in the Radiohuset Stockholm , in the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow , in the Great Broadcasting Hall in Bucharest , in the South Africa State Theater Pretoria and the Oriental Arts Center Shanghai . He played with conductors such as João Carlos Martins, Kazushi Ōno , Gérard Korsten , Heribert Beissel , Pàl Molnar, Rolf Agop and Volker Wangenheim . He also worked on projects with artists such as Christa Ludwig , Julia Stemberger , Cornelius Obonya , Mercedes Echerer and Michael Krüger .

Artistic creation

Andreas Woyke crosses stylistic boundaries both in his concerts and in his CD recordings. On his solo CDs he interwoven piano works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Frédéric Chopin with his own compositions inspired by jazz . As an improviser, he works with painters and accompanies silent films . Woyke is just as open to styles such as rock , jazz-rock , funk , soul , ethno or house as he is to classical directions and Renaissance music . The Austrian cellist Friedrich Kleinhapl has been his permanent duo partner since 2003 , with whom he has given concerts worldwide. Joint CD recordings by the Ars Produktion label have won international prizes such as the Pasticcio Prize (ORF) and the Excellentia Award. For his CD Festas Suramericanas (2018), Andreas Woyke received the Supersonic Award and an ICMA nomination. In addition, he was nominated for the Opus Klassik in the category "Solo instrument recording" . He also got a nomination for the German Record Critics' Prize .

In 2003 he founded the fusion jazz band "D'yamba".

Andreas Woyke lives as a freelance pianist in Graz and teaches piano and chamber music at the art university there . He regularly gives master classes for students around the world . a. in Europe , North and South America and Asia .

Competition prizes

  • 1st prize at the Bremen International Piano Competition, 1987
  • 5th prize in the international piano competition " Carlo Zecchi " Rome, 1988
  • 1st prize in the international piano competition " Johannes Brahms " Hamburg, 1992
  • 1st prize in the international competition "Piano Music of the 20th Century" (Austro Mechana) Vienna, 1994
  • 3rd prize in the international piano competition " JS Bach " Saarbrücken, 1995
  • 2nd prize "UNISA-Transnet" International Piano Competition Pretoria, 1996
  • "Marc Raubenheimer Memorial Prize" (best recital) Pretoria, 1996
  • 1st prize "L. Knezkova-Hussey" International Piano Competition Bathurst / Canada , 1996
  • Diploma International Tchaikovsky Competition Moscow, 1990 (semi-finalist)
  • Diploma "V. Cliburn" International Piano Competition Fort Worth / Texas , 1993 (Quarterfinalist)
  • Scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation , 1988–1992

Discography

All recordings were released by Ars Produktion .

  • César Franck / Sergej Rachmaninow Sonatas (2007). Friedrich Kleinhapl, violoncello, and Andreas Woyke, piano.
  • Brahms Sonatas and Songs (2008). Friedrich Kleinhapl, violoncello, and Andreas Woyke, piano.
  • Franz Schubert / Alfred Schnittke Sonatas and Songs (2008). Friedrich Kleinhapl, violoncello, and Andreas Woyke, piano.
  • Shostakovich Sonatas (2008). Friedrich Kleinhapl, violoncello, and Andreas Woyke, piano.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven Sonatas (2009). Friedrich Kleinhapl, violoncello, and Andreas Woyke, piano.
  • Braiding Bach (2010). Piano works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Andreas Woyke. Andreas Woyke, piano.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven Sonatas II (2010). Friedrich Kleinhapl, violoncello, and Andreas Woyke, piano.
  • Pasión Tango (2014). Friedrich Kleinhapl, violoncello, and Andreas Woyke, piano.
  • Felix Mendelssohn Sonatas and Songs (2015). Friedrich Kleinhapl, violoncello, and Andreas Woyke, piano.
  • Braiding Chopin (2018). Piano works by Frédéric Chopin and Andreas Woyke. Andreas Woyke, piano.
  • Festas Suramericanas (2018). Works by Heitor Villa-Lobos and Alberto Ginastera. Andreas Woyke, piano.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Andreas Woyke © 2018. Accessed January 11, 2019 .
  2. ^ Ars Lounge - Andreas Woyke. Retrieved January 11, 2019 .
  3. ↑ www heutea at heute: 21,000 euros that children can hear again. Retrieved January 11, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b Andreas Woyke © 2018. Accessed January 11, 2019 .
  5. ↑ oe1.orf.at: If you can make it there ... Retrieved on January 11, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Incredibly powerful and virtuoso. September 24, 2018, accessed on January 11, 2019 (fr-fr).
  7. ↑ ICMA: Nomination list 2018. Accessed February 3, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Lukas Wallisch: Opus Klassik 2019 - IDAGIO. July 12, 2019, accessed on July 14, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Andreas Woyke's current SACD “festas suramericanas” on the longlist “Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik 1.2019” | quintessence music & media monika csampai. Retrieved July 14, 2019 .
  10. ^ Andreas Woyke. Retrieved January 11, 2019 (German).
  11. ↑ Andreas Woyke © 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019 .
  12. ↑ a b Andreas Woyke (piano, arranger) - Short Biography. Retrieved January 11, 2019 .
  13. ^ Andreas Woyke (Piano, Arranger) - Short Biography. Retrieved January 11, 2019 .
  14. ^ Ars Lounge - Andreas Woyke. Retrieved January 11, 2019 .
  15. ^ Ars Lounge - Friedrich Kleinhapl. Retrieved January 11, 2019 .
  16. ↑ a b portrait: heart, ear and magic button. July 31, 2015, accessed January 11, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Bayerischer Rundfunk: CD tip December 20, 2014: Friedrich Kleinhapl - "Pasión Tango" | BR classic. Retrieved January 11, 2019 .
  18. ↑ "Festas Suramericanas" and "Braiding Chopin" »Klipp Magazin. October 31, 2018, accessed on January 11, 2019 (German).
  19. ↑ A Reviewer's Notebook - Short CD Reviews by Remy Franck (Volume 214). October 20, 2018, accessed on February 3, 2019 (fr-fr).
  20. ↑ HRAudio.net - Chopin, Woyke: Braiding Chopin - Woyke. Retrieved February 3, 2019 .
  21. ↑ Incredibly powerful and virtuoso. September 24, 2018, accessed on January 11, 2019 (fr-fr).
  22. ↑ "Festas Suramericanas" and "Braiding Chopin" »Klipp Magazin. October 31, 2018, accessed on January 11, 2019 (German).
  23. ↑ Classical Today: festas suramericanas piano music by heitor villa lobos and alberto ginastera. Retrieved February 3, 2019 .
  24. ↑ HRAudio.net - Festas Suramericanas - Woyke. Retrieved February 3, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Woyke, Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German concert pianist, chamber musician, jazz pianist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Wins