Uta Weyand

Uta Weyand is a German pianist, born in Reutlingen, who started her concert career in 1989. She is the daughter of musicians including a chair conductor and an organist.[1] She studied in Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), Baltimore (USA) and Madrid (Spain) with Elza Kolodin, Vitaly Margulis, Leon Fleisher and Joaquín Soriano. She has performed with the Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Nuremberg and Bamberg orchestras and with the Stuttgart Philharmonic and the National Orchestra of Brazil.[2]

In 2000, she became a teacher at Castellón's Conservatory,[1][3] and, since 2002, she has been teaching at the Madrid Royal Conservatory.[4] In 2007, she founded and is the managing director of the Pianale Piano Academy [5] and Pianale Junior. She created the annual series of concerts in Germany called Schlosskonzerte Osthessen.[6]

Recognition

Weyand won first prize in the Steinway Piano Competition in Berlin and first prize in the José Iturbi Piano Competition in Valencia in 1996.[1] She was selected to be part of the jury for the International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition 2020.[7]

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References
  1. "Uta Weyand – The Cliburn". Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. "Uta Weyand – The Cliburn". Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  3. ToolStage. "Uta Weyand - Pianale - International Piano Academy & Competition". www.pianale.com (in German). Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  4. "La UGR ofrece mañana un recital de la pianista alemana Uta Weyand en el marco de la III Semana Musical Gallega" (in Spanish). University of Granada. November 11, 2006. Archived from the original on June 11, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  5. "Uta Weyand". Pianale International Piano Academy & Competition (in German). Pianale. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  6. "Uta Weyand". The International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition. Edvard Grieg Museum. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
    - "Piano Competition For Young Musicians". Piano Competition. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  7. "Jury". The International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition. Edvard Grieg Museum. Retrieved December 16, 2019.


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