Biography

Special prize (due to his young age of 7 years) at the Bartók Competition in Hungary

Radio production in Budapest, first official performance in Hungary

After winning the Prix Special at the “Georges Cziffra Franz Liszt Competition” in Paris, he begins to study privately with Maestro Cziffra

First meaningful recital tour in Germany with over 30 concerts (Nibelungenhalle Nürnberg, Rhein-Main Hall Koblenz, etc.); first Europe tour through Italy, Yugoslavia, Austria, and through the former USSR, as a soloist and chamber musician. The press reports: […] was able to maintain the incredible tension in the almost half-hour long first movement of the Schuber B Major Sonate D. 960 without any apparent effort. (Badische Zeitung)

Seoul , Great hall of music, Recital; Concerts with Orchestra in the former USSR, where the press wrote: […]… this concerto (Beethovens 5 th piano concerto) finally had the greatness and heroic power, which one had missed in the past years. ( Kiev News)

St. Petersburg , Recital in Great Hall of the Academy

First extended concert tour to South America, direct confrontation with their folk music. Peter von Wienhardt decides to extend his stay with the Indians, which makes a lasting impression on him.

First CD production with works from Franz Liszt, piano and chamber music, as well as lied accompaniment; first broad propagation of his compositions through the “tacet” string orchestra, which played his “concerto grosso” on their program for a tour of Asia.

First CD production only with works of contemporary music (with works by Ricardas Kabelis)

Concerts in Romania with the established orchestras of the country with the complete piano concertos of Beethoven. The press wrote: […]… he has already reached the peak of a mature soloist at an age, where other pianists begin to play the masterpieces of the world repertoire… (Timisoara Newspaper)

Debut in Salle Gaveau in Paris with a Liszt Recital, guest at the Academy Schloss Solitude. Orchestra pianist for the Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart

Scholarship recipient of the Deutschen Musikrat for piano chamber music.

Tour with Stravinsky’s Piano Concerto, where the press wrote: The crown of the evening belongs undoubtedly to the pianist Peter von Wienhardt, who played the piano concerto by Stravinsky (and two encores) with impressive brilliant command and metrical precision. (Heilbronner Stimme)

First performance in Scandanavia, at the Kuhmo Festival, among others.

In addition to his solo concerts, 120 chamber music concerts with artists including: Latica Honda Rosenberg, Axel Strauss and his “Bonner Trio” Construction of his recording studio “elch-studio”.

Keyboarder in the opera “Schlachthof 5” in Munich where the collaboration with the composer Hanns Bose changed his perspective on composition extremely. Worldwide first recording of the Brahms Sonatas for Viola and Piano in the arrangement for Violin and Piano with Axel Strauss and the Organum label.

Faculty member at the Orchestra Academy Schleswig Holstein for Chamber Music Recital at Harvard University, Boston; the press wrote: …the musical power and fascination of this deeply musical and honest artist is irreproducible… (The Boston Globe)

First performance of his “Concerto de tango para violin y orquestra de cuerdas” in Zürich with Koh Gabriel Kameda as soloist. Completion of his folk music collection through travels to Greenland, Iceland and extended stays in Hungary, Italy, and Spain. After the world premiere from Benjamin Brittens Piano Concerto in Romania the press wrote: “[…] historic moment of music[…]” (Ora Bukarest) First performance worldwide of Beethovens Piano Concerto in E-flat Major in his own revision with Dennis Russell Davies and the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester. Founding of the Hasco-Verlag and relocation to Germany.

Worldwide live-broadcast of his concerts in Chicago (Dame Myra Hess Foundation), Washington and Cleveland. Began his tenure as the Artistic Director of the Mellby Atelier Musikfestes in southern Sweden. Organization of the Music Festival Villa Grazioli (near Rome) Concerts at the Cervantinos Festival in Mexico and at the Stresa Festival. First performance of his arrangements by the Tokyo Philharmonic. Engagements as conductor at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival with the Festival Orchestra, as well as with the Züricher Kammersolisten. Release of his CD “for friends”. Concentration of his pianistic activities on the “unplayable” and the “never heard”.

Concert tour through North and South Korea as well as time spent in Japan. Concious development of his contemporary music repertoire.

All free time will be dedicated to composition and arranging. New works and voices arise, which are already in demand among musicians and organizers. World premieres will be given in Korea in October.