Leon
Wenzel
Born: 1997
since 2019
- Scholarship from „Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now“ Berlin – Awarded the „German National Scholarship“ twice
since 2017
- Studying with Prof. Konrad Maria Engel at HfM „Hanns Eisler“ Berlin
2014-2017
- „Jungstudium“ with Prof. Roland Krüger at HMTM Hanover
2017
- 1. prize and special awards in various categories at the International Competition „San Dona`di Piave“ (Italy)
- Performance of Beethoven’s 5th piano concerto with the Symphony Orchestra Kassel under Maestro Esteban Cordi
2015/16
- Solo-Recitals across Germany and Russia
since 2014
- Masterclasses with B. Goetzke, P. Gililov, M. Raekallio, A. Vardi etc.
- Several concerts in Hamburg, Hanover, Leipzig, Munich, St. Petersburg und Moskau
2014
- 3. prize at the International Robert-Schumann-Competition for young Pianists (Zwickau/Germany)
- 1. prize (at max. score) and „Sikorski-Award“ by the German National Music Foundation at „Jugend Musiziert“
2013
- several awards at Munich Young Piano Festival
- Performance of Haydn’s piano concerto in D with the Student’s Philharmonic Hannover under Prof. Martin Brauß
2012
- 1. prize at „Bitburger Piano Competiion“
2011-2014
- Pre-College student of Prof. Roland Krüger at the „Institute for highly gifted young musicians “ (IFF/Music University Hanover)
2006
- first piano lessons with Alexander Weht

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