Severin von Eckardstein

Severin von Eckardstein ( born August 1, 1978 in Dusseldorf ) is a German pianist.

Biography

At the age of six years was von Eckardstein his first piano lessons with Prof. Julia Hechtl (Robert Schumann University, Dusseldorf ). After his studies with Barbara Szczepanska, Karl -Heinz Kammerling ( University of the Arts, Salzburg ) and Klaus Hellwig ( University of the Arts, Berlin), where he passed his exams. An additional He studied at the International Piano Academy Lake Como, Italy.

Achievements

In 1990, he won the Steinway Competition in Hamburg and in 1992 the competition " Young Musicians " at the federal level.

A prize-winner at the International Piano Competition " Incontro Internazionale Giovani pianistic ", Senigallia ( Italy) and the prestigious " International Music Competition of the ARD ", Munich, he established himself permanently in the art.

Meanwhile, he is the winner of major international competitions such as the " Competition Ferruccio Busoni " in Bolzano (1998 ) and the " Leeds International Piano Competition " (2000). On 8 June 2003, he won the " Grand Prix International Reine Elisabeth " in Brussels with the Sonata nr. 27 in E minor, Opus 90 by Beethoven, Dreams by Ian Munro ( compulsory piece ) and the Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Opus 16 by Prokofiev. For the " best interpretation of contemporary music ", he received several special awards.

He also received various awards and scholarships. He is among other things Scholarship of the Mozart Society, Dortmund, Academic Foundation of the German People, the Jürgen Ponto Foundation and Förderpreistäger of Trude Fischer Foundation in Dusseldorf. In 2002 he received the European Culture Prize in Berlin and in 2003 the award " Echo Klassik " ​​. He led a solo and orchestral concerts on many stages through Europe (Berlin, Prague, Munich, St. Petersburg, Paris, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Leeds ) and at various international music festivals.