Moritz Winkelmann, pianist
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German pianist Moritz Winkelmann has been praised by audiences and critics alike for
his enormous range of expression and pianistic facility. He has concertized both in his native
Germany and internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, and his playing has been lauded
in the Mannheimer Morgen as possessing “resilience and compelling sound balance.” In May
2013, Mr. Winkelmann gave an acclaimed performance of Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 with
the Mannheim Philharmonic Orchestra. He will continue his relationship with the orchestra
with chamber music concerts this upcoming summer as well as further solo appearances in the
2015/2016 season. He is a founding member of the Sheridan Piano Trio, which was formed at
The Ravinia Festival’s renowned Steans Music Institute, and with the Trio will make his New
York orchestral debut in December 2014 performing the Beethoven Triple Concerto with the
Doctors Orchestral Society of New York.
Mr. Winkelmann regularly concertizes as a recitalist, soloist and collaborator. In 2010, he
made his New York debut in Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall. He has undertaken tours of Bulgaria,
Denmark, France, Italy, Scotland, China, and the United States, and appeared at the prestigious
Rheingau, Schwetzingen and Schleswig-Holstein festivals. As a musician with a deep
commitment to chamber music, Mr. Winkelmann has also participated in Music@Menlo and
the Ravinia Festival’s Steans Music Institute. His media appearances include broadcasts on
WFMT Chicago, WBJC Baltimore, and Southern German Radio. Additionally, a documentary
featuring Mr. Winkelmann was produced and broadcast by German National Television
ZDFneo.
Mr. Winkelmann has performed with many orchestras in both Europe and the United
States. Among them are the Varna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kurpfalz Chamber Orchestra,
the Camerata Academica Freiburg, the Mannheimer Ensemble, the Remstal Chamber Soloists
and the Freiburg Chamber Orchestra. Of his appearance with the Philharmonic Orchestra of
the Theater of Lower Saxony, the Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung wrote that “the musical
intensity of this extraordinary artist turned Liszt‘s Piano Concerto No. 2 into a first class
thriller.” Mr. Winkelmann has also appeared with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra under the
direction of renowned musician Leon Fleisher.
Mr. Winkelmann's musical prowess has garnered him prizes in numerous competitions.
His musical talent was recognized early when, at the age of nine, he won first prize at the
German “Young Musicians” Competition in Stuttgart. Since then, he has been awarded first
prize at the Harrison L. Winter Competition in Baltimore, the Richard Laugs Piano
Competition in Mannheim, the BadenWürttemberg ToneArtist Competition and at the
Mannheim National Theater Mozart Competition. In addition, he was awarded the Mozart
Prize by the Mozart Society in Stuttgart. Subsequent honors include top awards at the Matthaes
Piano Competition and the Heinrich Vetter Foundation Chamber Music Competition. Born in
Stuttgart, Mr. Winkelmann began his piano studies at the age of six under the tutelage of his
grandfather, esteemed pianist and conductor Gerhard Wilhelm. He earned his Bachelor‘s
Degree from the University of Music and Performing Arts in Mannheim, where he studied with
Michael Hauber. Mr. Winkelmann currently resides in Baltimore, where he recently completed
his graduate studies with Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Conservatory. He has also worked with
artists such as Richard Goode, Menahem Pressler, Elisabeth Leonskaja, John O’Conor, Gilbert
Kalish, John Perry, André Watts, Dominique Merlet, and Klaus Hellwig. Mr. Winkelmann’s
studies have been generously supported by the German Academic Exchange Service, the BadenWürttemberg Foundation of Arts, and the German National Academic Foundation.
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