Andreas Werz (born in

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in 1960) is an international

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, music professor at

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, and has been the artistic director of the

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, a

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concert series known for presenting internationally recognized pianists such as

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, Barry Douglas, and

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, since 1992.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Werz, Andreas Living people 1960 births 20th-century German pianists California State University, Fresno faculty Musicians from Frankfurt