Vivien Walser, 2026
born 2004 in Munich, Germany
Biography
Vivien Walser studies at the University of Music and Theatre Munich with Prof. Antti Siirala. A scholarship holder of the Music Academy in Liechtenstein and the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben, she has won numerous international competitions, including the Valencia International Performance Academy and the Steinway Classical Promotion Prize. In 2024, she performed in Hamburg with the Hamburg Chamber Symphony and at the Prinzregententheater in Munich with works by Clara Schumann and Rachmaninov. She has appeared at festivals such as Highlights of Classical Music and the Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern Festival.
Artistic Education
| 2022 | Bachelor’s studies with Prof. Antti Siirala at the University of Music and Theatre Munich |
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| 2020 | Junior student with Prof. Antti Siirala at the University of Music and Theatre Munich |
| 2014 | Piano studies with Prof. Massimiliano Mainolfi (Trento / Nuremberg) |
| Pre college program, principal subject piano, secondary subject violin Municipal School of Singing and Music, Munich |
Awards
| 2025 | Third Prize, HKGNA Competition, Hong Kong, China |
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| 2023 | First Prize, Steinway Classical Promotion Prize (youngest prizewinner), Germany |
| First Prize, Valencia International Performance Academy, Spain | |
| 2020 | Erster Preis beim Online-Klavierwettbewerb EUPLAYY |
Concert Activity
In 2025, Vivien Walser performed Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto with the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Bodensee Philharmonic Orchestra in Constance and Friedrichshafen. In 2024, she appeared at the Laeiszhalle Hamburg with the Hamburg Chamber Symphony and, as part of the Munich Opera Festival, at the Prinzregententheater performing Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2. She has also been a guest at the Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern Festival, the Resonanzraum in Hamburg, the Holzhauser Musiktage, and the Philharmonie at Gasteig. Further appearances include the Winners and Masters Festival and the Stars & Rising Stars Festival.
Competition Program
4 June 2026
J. S. Bach:
Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 869
L. van Beethoven:
Sonata in C major, Op. 53 “Waldstein”
Allegro con brio
Introduzione. Adagio molto
Rondo. Allegretto moderato
5 June 2026
R. Schumann:
Symphonic Études, Op. 13
G. Ligeti:
Étude No. 16 “Pour Irina”
Book III, No. 2
M. Lindberg:
Étude II
7 June 2026
S. Prokofiev:
Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28
F. Chopin:
Barcarolle in F‑sharp major, Op. 60
F. Chopin:
Étude, Op. 25 No. 11 in A minor
A. Scriabin:
Étude, Op. 42 No. 5 in C‑sharp minor