Severin von Eckardstein (born 1 August 1978) is a German classical
pianist
A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, ja ...
.
He was born in
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second- ...
, and took his first piano lessons when he was six years old.
At the age of 12, he was accepted into a young-talent class at the
Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. During his school years, von Eckardstein continued his piano studies in Hannover and in Salzburg with
Karl-Heinz Kämmerling
Karl-Heinz Kämmerling (6 May 1930 – 14 June 2012) was a notable German academic teacher of classical pianists, who trained pianists at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover for careers as performer ...
.
After his graduation, he attended the
Berlin University of the Arts
The Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK; also known in English as the Berlin University of the Arts), situated in Berlin, Germany, is the largest art school in Europe. It is a public art and design school, and one of the four research universit ...
to take lessons from
Klaus Hellwig. In 2000, he made a strong impression at the
Leeds International Pianoforte Competition: he was placed third.
After receiving his degree in 2002, he continued his studies at the
International Piano Academy Lake Como
The International Piano Academy Lake Como is a piano academy.
Administration
*President of Honor: Martha Argerich
*President and Artistic Director: William Grant Naboré
*Vice President: Stanislav Ioudenitch
Location and facility
The majestic ...
, in Italy.
He won the 2003
Queen Elisabeth Competition
The Queen Elisabeth Competition ( nl, Koningin Elisabethwedstrijd, french: Concours musical international Reine Élisabeth) is an international competition for career-starting musicians held in Brussels. The competition is named after Queen ...
in Brussels, Belgium.
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External links
Severin von Eckardstein home page
References
1978 births
Musicians from Düsseldorf
German classical pianists
Male classical pianists
Prize-winners of the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition
Prize-winners of the Queen Elisabeth Competition
José Iturbi International Piano Competition prize-winners
Living people
21st-century classical pianists
21st-century male musicians
Prize-winners of the ARD International Music Competition
Berlin University of the Arts alumni
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