Ingolf Wunder (born 8 September 1985 in Klagenfurt) is an

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n classical pianist. In 2010, Wunder was the second prize winner at the XVI International Chopin Piano Competition in

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, Poland. He also won special prizes for best concerto, best Polonaise-Fantasie performance, and the public prize at the competition.

Career

Wunder had his first music lesson at the age of four, initially learning the violin. His talent for the piano was discovered at the age of 14. He studied at the conservatories of Klagenfurt and

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before joining the

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. A participant in the earlier 2005 International Chopin Piano Competition, Wunder failed to make the last stage. From 2008 to 2010 he studied under

Adam Harasiewicz Adam Harasiewicz (born 1 July 1932) is a Polish classical concert pianist. Harasiewicz was born in Chodziez. After studying violin for two months, at the age of 10 he began piano study, and at age 15 he obtained first prize in a contest at R ...

, who was himself the winner of the Chopin Competition in 1955, in preparation for the 2010 International Chopin Piano Competition. He has performed around the world, both in solo recital and with orchestras. In 2019, Wunder had his public conducting debut at the Rubinstein Philharmonic in Lodz, Poland. In 2020, he conducted Górecki's 3rd Symphony at the Opera Leśna. In 2019, Wunder gave a TEDx talk about the decline in quality of music and how to get out of it. In 2021, he spoke at the United Nations' IGF about the importance of quality music and music education for all of us, in a world full of technology and

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. In 2022, Ingolf Wunder, together with Paulina Wunder co-founded a Music AI project "Frycek", in collaboration with ETH Zurich / SDSC and Kalaidos Music University. It focuses on decoding Wunder's hypothesis of a "code" of musical interpretation, aiming to identify the emotive impact of music through performance. This research initiative and first results have gained notable attention, earning Ingolf Wunder the moniker 'musical geneticist' in a feature by Corriere della Sera, highlighting his innovative use of artificial intelligence to uncover the impulses behind music interpretation.

Discography

*2006: Works by

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period who wrote primarily for Piano solo, solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown ...

Maurice Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism in music, Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composer ...

and

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic music, Romantic period. With a diverse List of compositions by Franz Liszt, body of work spanning more than six ...

*2011: Works by

*2012: ''INGOLF WUNDER 300'' *2014: ''Tchaikovsky & Chopin'', with St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra,

Vladimir Ashkenazy Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (, ''Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazi''; born 6 July 1937) is a Soviet-born Icelandic pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor. Ashkenazy has collaborated with well-known orchestras and soloists. In addition, ...

*2016: ''Chopin & Liszt in Warsaw''INGOLF WUNDER
, Chopin&Liszt in Warsaw

Awards

*September 1999; VI Concorso Internazionale di Musica - Premio Vittoria Caffa Righetti ( Cortemilia,

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) – 1st Prize *October 1999: XIV European Music Competition in ( Torino, Italy) – the winner of his age group *November 1999: 63.

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Piano Competition (

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) – 1st Prize *March 2000: Concours Musical de

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in (

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) – 1st Prize *May 2000: Prima la musica 2000 Music Competition ( Feldkirch,

) – 1st Prize *June 2000: VI Trofeo Internazionale ( Casarza Ligure,

) – 1st Prize *September 2001: 36. Großer

Ferenc Liszt Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic music, Romantic period. With a diverse List of compositions by Franz Liszt, body of work spanning more than six ...

Wettbewerb in (

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) - Liszt Prize City of Budapest *October 2010: XVI International Chopin Piano Competition in (

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) – 2nd Prize, Special prizes: "Best Performance of The Polonaise-Fantasy op. 61" and " Best Performance of a Concerto".

References

External links

Official website

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