Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy
Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy (* 1967 ) is a German classical pianist and professor for piano.
Live and act
Schmitt-Leonardy studied a. a. with Bernd Glemser , Michael Ponti , Adrian Aeschbacher , Vitaly Margulis , György Sebok and Alexis Weissenberg . He was the winner of important pianist competitions and received culture and sponsorship awards.
As a soloist he plays with renowned orchestras such as u. a. the Berlin Symphony Orchestra , the State Philharmonic of Rhineland-Palatinate , the St. Petersburg Philharmonic , the Philharmonic of Nations and the Philharmonia Hungarica and gives concerts in major concert halls and festivals around the world.
He works u. a. together with artists such as Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt , Ingolf Turban , Guido Schiefen , Georg Friedrich Schenck , Maurizio Baglini , Michael Ponti and Tuncay Yılmaz as well as u. a. with the Philharmonia Quartet Berlin , the Melos Quartet , the Amati Quartet and the Rodin Quartet .
He has been teaching Alfred Cortot at the École Normale de Musique de Paris since 2007 and has been teaching a piano class at the International Piano Academy Brescia since 2018 . From 2010 to 2017 he was professor of piano at the University of Music and Theater in Munich and has been professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts Mannheim since 2017 .
He gives master classes a . a. for the Lang Lang International Music Foundation , for the Tonkünstlerverband Bayern and at the invitation of various festivals and universities in Canada, Russia, Italy, France, Austria, Romania, Poland, Spain, Japan, China, Malaysia and Thailand. He is also a jury member of international piano competitions.
His main places of residence are Paris , Munich and Mannheim .
Awards
- 1987: Walter Gieseking Competition Saarbrücken (2nd prize and special prize)
- 1988: Carlo Soliva International Piano Competition (1st prize and special prize)
- 1991: European Music Competition Turin (3rd Prize)
- 1993: Sergej Rachmaninoff International Pianist Competition (2nd Prize)
- 1994: International Competition for Piano and Orchestra in Sicily (3rd Prize)
- 1994: Scholarship from the state capital Saarbrücken
- 1997: Art Prize of the Saarlouis district
- 1998: International piano competition in Pietrà Ligure (1st prize)
- 2007: Coup de Cœur (Piano Le Magazine)
Discography
- Frédéric Chopin : 3 Sonatas (Audio-CD 2017)
- Frédéric Chopin: 4 Ballades and 4 Impromptus (Audio-CD 2015)
- Frédéric Chopin: 24 Preludes Op. 28 and 2nd Sonata Op. 35 (Audio CD 2012)
- Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy : Mendelssohn: Piano Works (Audio-CD - 2009)
- Robert Schumann : Schumann: Piano Works Vol. 3 (2 audio CDs - 2008)
- Sergei Rachmaninow / Alexander Warenberg : Rachmaninoff / Warenberg: Piano Concerto No. 5 (Audio CD - 2008)
- Johannes Brahms : Brahms: Complete Variations (2 audio CDs - 2007)
- Robert Schumann: Schumann: Piano Works - SACD (Audio-CD - 2007)
- Dimitri Kabalewsky : Kabalewsky Piano Solo Works (Audio-CD - 2002)
- Peter Tschaikowsky / George Gershwin : Piano Concerto 1, B flat minor / Rhapso (Audio CD - 2000)
Web links
- Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy at Discogs (English)
- Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy at Allmusic (English)
- Official website
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmitt-Leonardy, Wolfram |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1967 |