Manuel Lange

The Berlin-born pianist studied piano with Oleg Maisenberg in Stuttgart and Hans Leygraf in Salzburg and Berlin. He also took song masterclasses with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aribert Reimann and Wolfram Rieger. During his studies, he won first prize for piano accompaniment in the international Paula Salomon-Lindberg Song Competition „Das Lied“, the special prize for best piano accompaniment at the Hilde Zadek Voice Competition in Passau and the Hanns Eisler prize at the Academy of Music „Hanns Eisler“.

In 2006, he came together with baritone Sebastian Noack to found the MEISTERLIED concert series in Berlin, which is primarily dedicated to German romantic Lied. After several years of working as Song Repertoire Professor at the Berlin University of the Arts, Manuel lange accepted a call of the Hochschule für Musik Detmold to become Professor of Lied Accompaniment and Lied Composition.

Manuel Lange has appeared in concert partnering Anne Schwanewilms, Mojca Erdmann, Maria Bengtsson, Sibylla Rubens, Stella Doufexis, Lothar Odinius, Jussi Myllys, Sebastian Noack and many more on all major concert venus throughout Europe and gets invited at festivals such as the Baden- Baden summer festival, the Ruhrtriennale, the Lake Constance Music Festival, Autumn Music Days in Bad Urach and the Bebersee Festival.

Manuel Lange lives with his wife and two children in Berlin. He is the twin brother of the composer Marius Felix Lange.