Moritz Ernst (born in 1986), began playing the piano at the age of 5. After his Abitur in1992, he studied piano and musicology at the Detmold Academy of Music. Further studieswith Peter Feuchtwanger (London) and in Basel (where he also studied harpsichord at theSchola Cantorum). While still a student, he already began his international career, which hastaken him to the most important centres of musical life. For many years, he has championedthe work of forgotten, oppressed, and prosecuted composers - as well as the work of manycontemporary composers, who value his congenial interpretations of their complex scores.A large number of internationally acclaimed recordings - including the complete pianoworks of Viktor Ullmann, Arthur Lourié, Hans Erich Apostel, as well as many modern andavant-garde works, but also the sonatas of Haydn - attest to his versatility.As a teacher, he has given master classes at renowned conservatories such as the NewEngland Conservatory, Boston, the Malmö Academy of Music, the music academies of Bernand Stuttgart, and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.As a researcher, he supervises music editions for Schott and Boosey&Hawkes.Moritz Ernst is a Steinway Artist