German pianist Andreas Frölich studied with Stefan Askenase, Vitaly Margulis, and Pavel Gililov, winning prizes at several international competitions in Italy and Austria. Since then, he has performed at many of the world’s leading venues—including the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Musikverein Vienna, Salzburg Mozarteum, Teatro Colón Buenos Aires, Cologne Philharmonie, Munich Philharmonie “Gasteig,” Konzerthaus Berlin, and Salle Gaveau Paris—as well as at major festivals such as the Salzburg Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, and Rheingau Musik Festival.
As a soloist, Frölich has appeared with renowned orchestras including the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Salzburg Chamber Soloists, Wiener Kammerphilharmonie, Münchener Kammerorchester, Beethoven Orchester Bonn, and Johannesburg Philharmonic. He is also an active chamber musician, pianist of the Mendelssohn Trio Berlin, and a frequent collaborator with Ensemble Wien. His discography spans more than 40 award-winning CDs released on labels such as EMI, BMG, Oehms Classics, and CPO.
In addition to his concert career, Frölich is a professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln/Aachen and a guest professor at institutions such as the Mozarteum Salzburg and the Talent Music Masters Academy in Brescia. He regularly gives masterclasses worldwide, and his students have won more than 80 prizes at international competitions. Frölich is also artistic director of the MozARTe International Piano Competition and Festival in Aachen and is frequently invited to serve on juries at major piano competitions around the globe. He is an official Steinway Artist.

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