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Wolfgang Manz, curriculum vitae
| 1960 | born near Düsseldorf, grown up and matriculation at Solingen |
| 1966-1972 | first piano lessons in Wuppertal with Walter Püttmann |
| 1973-1979 | pianistic instruction received by Prof. Drahomir Toman (Prague-Remscheid), several prizes at the German National Youth Competition “Jugend musiziert”, 2. prize final stage in 1978 |
| 1980-1986 | studies at the University of Music Hanover in the class of Prof. Karl-Heinz Kaemmerling , until 1986 all exams and diplomas as concert pianist 1976-1986 instruction in composition received by Prof. Friedrich Radermacher / Cologne and Prof. Alfred Koerppen / Hannover |
Prizes and scholarships
| 1979 | 1st prize Steinway-Competition Hamburg |
| 1979 | 1st prize Grotrian Steinweg-Competition Braunschweig |
| 1979 | 1st prize International Pianist´s Youth Competition “Alfred Cortot” in Milano/Italy |
| 1980 | 2nd prize International Competition for Pianists Senigallia/Italy |
| 1980 | 1st prize (Mendelssohn Bartholdy Prize) offered by the “Foundation Prussian Cultural Heritage” Berlin |
| 1981 | 2nd prize at the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition/UK |
| 1982 | 2nd prize at the German National Music Competition Bonn |
| 1983 | 2nd prize at the “Concours Reine Elisabeth” Brussels/Belgium |
| 1984 | Cultural prize by the “Foundation Solingen 600” (“Foundation Baden”) |
| 1982 and 1985 | scholarships and concerts by the Mozart Society Dortmund |
| 1989 | Jury Discretionary Award at the “Van Cliburn International Pianoforte Competition” in Texas/USA |
| from 1981 | extensive concert tours in Europe and the Far East, regular radio- and CD-productions , soloist with renowned orchestras and conductors (see seperate lists) |
| 1983 | participation at the “Marlboro Chamber Music Festival” in Vermont/USA after invitation by Rudolf Serkin |
| 1984 | soloist at the London “Prom concerts”, one of the world´s most important music festivals, with Brahms 1st piano concerto at the Royal Albert Hall (BBC Symphony Orchestra) |
| 1989 | foundation of the piano duet “Reine Elisabeth” with Rolf Plagge, several concert tours and CD recordings |
| 2001-2010 | Soloist with orchestras such as the Nuernberg, Jena, Rostock , Göttingen Westphalian, Bielefeld, Halle Philharmonic, with the “Niederrheinisches Sinfonieorchester”, the “ Niederösterreichischen Tonkünstlerorchester” and the West Bohemian Symphony |
Jury member
| 1996 – 2008 | “Jugend musiziert”, biggest National Youth Competition in Germany, Göttingen Chopin-Competition and Chopin Society Hanover |
| 2001 | National German Music Competition Bonn |
| 2002 | 1. Bavarian Radio “ Musikzauber Franken” Competition Ansbach |
| 2006 | International Competition for Young Pianists in Vaals/NL (“Prix Amadeo”) |
| 2007 | “Walter Gieseking – Piano Competition” at the Music University Saarbrücken |
| 2008 | at the International Sergej Rachmaninov – competitions for young pianists in Darmstadt/Germany and Moscow / Russia |
| 2006 und 2010 | International Competition for Young Pianists Ettlingen/Germany |
| 2009 und 2011 | Georges Enescu – Music Competition Bucarest /Rumania |
| 2011 | International Music Competition “Prague Spring” |
| 2011 | International Piano Competition “Ricard Vines” in Lleida / Spain |