pianist

Wolfgang Wagenhäuser

Born in Frankfurt , Wolfgang Wagenhäuser is a pianist whose unique approach to performance and pedagogy is the result of merging ideas from different schools and traditions of piano-playing. He has studied in the lineage of important pedagogues: Professor Gisela Sott who not only comes directly out of the Liszt tradition but also in performances of Beethoven from the Edwin Fischer tradition and Professor Leonard Hokanson who studied under Arthur Schnabel. In addition, he has had intensive experience under Rosa Sabater (pupil of Alicia de la Rocha) and Rudolf Firkusny (pupil of Janacek).

Wolfgang Wagenhäuser is a winner of numerous first Prizes in national and international piano competitions (in Paris and Florence ) and includes special recognition for his authentic and original interpretation of Mozart and Beethoven. Wagenhäuser made his first public appearance at the age of five. During his most active years of concertizing, he gave up to 80 concerts per year regularly.

His performance opportunities took him all over the world but decided at the age of 35 to diminish his concert life to dedicate more energy to his students and his family. Only since 2003 he has been accepting more concert invitations.

Wolfgang Wagenhäuser loves playing "Lied" as well as chambermusic from time to time. Here are some of his partners: Aldo Baldin, Gabriele Schnaut, Scott Weir, Christoph Prégardien, Sergej Kravtschenko, Pieter Daniel, Federico Agostini, Maria Kliegel, Michael Flaksman, Andrei Demin, Günter Klaus, Ovidiu Badila, Radovan Vlatkovic, Branimir Slokar, Roger Bobo, Serge Collot, Kim Kaskashian, Dmitri Ashkenazy, Akio Koyama, Leonard Hokanson, Raluca Chifane-Wagenhäuser (Excelsior-Piano-Duo) and last not least Soli-Trio.

Hailed by the press for his ability to interpret a wide range of styles, Wagenhäuser's repertoire is multifarious. Over 50 recordings for CD as well as live concerts for Radio and TV at various festivals in the past years (in Moscow, Bucharest and Riva del Garda) attest to his outstanding ability and contributions as a musician.