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Wolfgang Manz, curriculum pedagogical
| 1960 | born near Düsseldorf, grown up in Solingen |
| 1986 | graduation at the University of Music Hanover as pianist – soloist and pedagogue, all diplomas |
| 1994 – 1998 | position as temporary professor at the University of Music Karlsruhe |
| 2000 | one term guest professor at Ferris University in Yokohama/Japan |
| 2000 | appointment as ordinary professor for piano at the University of Music Nuremberg-Augsburg |
| from 2008 | professor for piano at the University of Music Nuremberg |
Functions and Activities
| since 2000 | head of the piano section at the University of Music Nuremberg |
| 2001-2005 | vice director of the Nuremberg section of the University of Music |
| since 2005 | member of the University Senate |
| since 2008 | member of the University Advisory Board |
| since 2001 | member of the LIONS-Club Nurernberg |
| since 2005 | Organizer of the LIONS – Music Competition for the North Bavarian district |
| since 2000 | Artistic director of a “Friday nights piano concert series” in Trier / Germany |
| 2010 | elected vice president of the German Mozart Society Augsburg |
| 03/ 2012 | elected president of the “Mozartverein 1829 Nurernberg” |
International Masterclasses
| 1986 – 1999 | annual summer masterclasses for piano at the University Trier including special seminars about specific pianistical topics |
| 1990 | foundation of a private Institute for piano workshops “Gradus ad Parnassum” together with pianist and wife Julia Goldstein |
| 1997 – 2000 | summer master class piano and chamber music in Austria (Hartberg) |
| 1998 – 2005 | annual piano master classes at a private school in Seoul / South Corea |
| 2008 – 2012 | masterclasses at “Haus Marteau” (Oberfranken) and at the “Kennedyhaus” in Darmstadt / Germany |
| 02/ 2011 | masterclass and concert at Seoul National University |
| 11/ 2011 | masterclass and “visiting professor” at the Leeds College of Music / GB |
Student´s prizes and awards
| 1997 – 1999 | pupils win prizes at national competitions (Robert Schumann Competition in Zwickau,1st prize) and 1st and 2nd prizes at the National Youth Competition “Jugend musiziert” |
| 1994 -1998 | Students win prizes at the following international piano competitions: Luis Sigall / Chile, 1st prize Jung Eun Kim and José Iturbi / Spain, 3rd prize |
| since 2003 | Students win prizes in Epinal / France (1st prize Sunghoon Kim), Pescara/Italy (3rd prize Takako Ono), Iturbi / Spain (2nd prize Soyeon Kim) , Hongkong (3rd prize Sunghoon Kim), Tomassoni Cologne (1st prize Jin Sang Lee) , Valmontone / Italy (3rd prize piano duet Katja and Ines Lunkenheimer) , Foggia / Italy (1st prize Tomoko Okawa), Leeds (5th prize Sunghoon Kim ), Puglia / Italy (1st prize Maxim Kulabukhow) |
| 2008 | Jung Eun Kim is appointed professor at the EWHA University in Seoul/Corea |
| 2009 | Jin Sang Lee wins the Geza Anda Competition in Zurich (1st prize) |
| 2010 | Maxim Kulabukhov wins 3rd prize at the Ibiza International Piano Competition and Konstantin Semilakovs 1st prize at the “Citta di Porto” International Piano Competition / Portugal |
| 2011 | former student Alexander Schimpf wins 1st prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition / USA |