short vita

Klaus Hellwig is a professor of piano at the University of the Arts Berlin. His students have won awards at major domestic and international competitions (Queen Elisabeth Brussels, International Tchaikovsky Moscow, Leeds, Rubinstein, Salt Lake (Bachauer), ARD Music Munich, Beethoven Bonn, Geneva, Clara Haskil Vevey, Long-Thibaud-Crespin, Schumann Zwickau, Sydney International, Busoni, Seoul International, and more.) Graduates from his class have gone on to teach at notable universities in Europe, Asia and the United States.

 Klaus Hellwig has taught numerous masterclasses, in some places over many years – for example at the Verbier Festival, in Berlin, Fellbach/Stuttgart, at the Edwin Fischer Summer Academy in Potsdam.

He has long-standing experience as a jury member for competitions such as ARD Music Munich, International Tchaikovsky Moscow, Leeds, Santander, Busoni, Geneva, Beethoven Vienna, Viotti Vercelli, Dublin International, Schumann Zwickau, Orléans, Sendai, Hamamatsu, Harbin/China, Seoul, Isang Yun Competition and many more.

​Klaus Hellwig studied under Detlef Kraus in Essen and Pierre Sancan in Paris. Furthermore, his artistry was influenced by masterclasses with Wilhelm Kempff and Guido Agosti, as well as by collegial exchange with György Sebok during his frequent masterclasses in Berlin.

Following awards at the Long-Thibaud Competition in Paris and the Viotti International Competition in Vercelli, Klaus Hellwig gave concerts all across Europe and the former Soviet Union, the Americas, Asia (especially in Japan and Korea) and Australia. His concert programs have included solo recitals, concerts with orchestra, and chamber music with many different partners.

Beyond that, his numerous recordings for radio, records and CDs encompass a large repertoire of solo literature, piano concerti, and chamber music – including the rarely played concerti by Carl Reinecke (cpo), Rhapsodie espagnole by Liszt arranged for piano and orchestra by Busoni, piano trios by Eduard Franck (with the Berlin Trio, audite) and Mendelssohn works for four hands (with Mi-Joo Lee, Darbringhaus & Grimm.)

Courses and Masterclasses 2025

Potsdam   (Edwin Fischer Sommerakademie at the Palais Lichtenau) 27 July – 3 August 2025

Course in Bern   21 – 28 September 2025

Royal Danish Academy of Music Kopenhagen   27 – 29 October 2025

Musikhochschule Luzern   8 – 11 December 2025

Courses and Masterclasses 2026

Seoul national University   20 March 2026

Korean national University of the Arts, Seoul   26 March 2026

Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, Zürich   30 – 31 May 2026

Musikhochule Detmold   11 – 13 June 2026

Verbier Festival, Academy   28 July – 1 August 2026

Course in Bern   21 – 27 September 2026 to the website: klavierkursbern