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).
At age 19, Wolfgang Wagenhäuser , upon his successes in various competitions was the
youngest student to have become a "dozent" in Germany and led his own
piano class for 3 years in the university in Fulda; afterwards at the
age of 22 he was called to lead his own piano class at the university
of music and performing arts in Frankfurt am Main. He accepted his
professorship position at the university of music in Trossingen 12
years later.
During his decades of teaching, his students
have won many national and international piano competitions and have
been recognized nationwide as promising young artists. His former
students currently teach in conservatories and universities worldwide.
He himself 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.
He receives invitations to countless
masterclasses and concerts- from Moscow conservatory to greater parts
of Asia . In Germany he manages long-term courses for young pianists at
state and national levels.
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 and Riva
del Garda) attest to his outstanding ability and contributions as a
musician.
