Nicolai Pfeffer

Nicolai Pfeffer studied under the guidance of Bruce Edwards, Sharon Kam, and others before enrolling at the Cologne University of Music and Dance, with Ralph Manno. He continued his studies at Indiana University in Bloomington, where he completed postgraduate education with Howard Klug. He also attended various Masterclasses of Sabine Meyer, Karl Leister, Alan Hacker, Charles Neidich etc. Njicolai Pfeffer is the recipient of many prizes, scholarships, and grants.
He has given guest performances at major festivals throughout Europe, South America, the United States and the Middle East. He plays regularly with pianist Felix Wahl, with whom he has appeared in concert series such as SpitzenTöne, Mendelssohn Haus Leipzig, Beethovenhaus Bonn, and many others. The same passion and expertise that drives his playing also inspires his musicological research and teaching activities mainly at the Cologne University of Music, The Bremen Hochschule für Music and the Music University in Hannover.