Frédéric Sommer

Frédéric Sommer received his pianistic training in Paris from Prof. Dominique Merlet. In Stuttgart he continued his studies both in the piano and in the song class with Prof. Konrad Richter up to the soloist examination. Numerous solo evenings followed, as well as solo appearances with various orchestras. (Piano concertos by W.A. Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt, Edward Grieg, César Franck, Paul Hindemith, Jean Françaix ...) He also took over the piano part at the Stuttgart State Opera for the productions “Die Gezeichneten” by Franz Schreker, “Moses und Aron” by Arnold Schönberg, Stravinsky's Petruschka and “Der Bürger als Edelmann” by Richard Strauss under the direction of GMD Lothar Zagrosek and Mark Albrecht. Frédéric Sommer is also a much sought-after chamber music partner and song accompanist and develops his artistic skills in numerous festivals and master classes. Recitals with the singer Matthias Klink and the singer Natalie Karl are among the most beautiful musical moments of his stage career. The pianist Frédéric Sommer has lived in Berlin since 2012 and has been coaching the students of the Carl Philip Emanuel Bach Gymnasium as a répétiteur at the Hanns Eisler Musikhochschule since 2019 Since 2019 Frédéric Sommer has also been teaching at the City-West Music School in the Charlottenburg- Wilmersdorf district of Berlin.

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Frédéric Sommer

Frédéric Sommer received his pianistic training in Paris from Prof. Dominique Merlet. In Stuttgart he continued his studies both in the piano and in the song class with Prof. Konrad Richter up to the soloist examination. Numerous solo evenings followed, as well as solo appearances with various orchestras. (Piano concertos by W.A. Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt, Edward Grieg, César Franck, Paul Hindemith, Jean Françaix ...) He also took over the piano part at the Stuttgart State Opera for the productions “Die Gezeichneten” by Franz Schreker, “Moses und Aron” by Arnold Schönberg, Stravinsky's Petruschka and “Der Bürger als Edelmann” by Richard Strauss under the direction of GMD Lothar Zagrosek and Mark Albrecht. Frédéric Sommer is also a much sought-after chamber music partner and song accompanist and develops his artistic skills in numerous festivals and master classes. Recitals with the singer Matthias Klink and the singer Natalie Karl are among the most beautiful musical moments of his stage career. The pianist Frédéric Sommer has lived in Berlin since 2012 and has been coaching the students of the Carl Philip Emanuel Bach Gymnasium as a répétiteur at the Hanns Eisler Musikhochschule since 2019 Since 2019 Frédéric Sommer has also been teaching at the City-West Music School in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district of Berlin.

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