Sebastian Wienand

Sebastian Wienand (b. 1984) is one of the younger generation of harpsichordists and fortepianists. He began piano lessons at the age of five and fell in love with the instrument straight away. Even before encountering the fascinating world of Baroque music and historical instruments, it was clear to him that he wanted to make his career in music. Sebastian Wienand is now a much sought-after soloist and chamber music partner and performs with groups such as the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, London Baroque, Les Plaisirs du Parnasse, Concerto Vocale and Ensemble l’Ornamento at national and international festivals including the Mozart Festival Salzburg, Musica Antiqua Bruges, the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, La Folle Journée, Schwetzingen Festival, and Innsbruck Festival of Early Music. He has also worked for several years as music assistant to the Belgian conductor René Jacobs in opera productions. He has performed a Mozart piano concerto with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra at the Arts Festival in Hong Kong. A CD recording of Mozart’s Idomeneo conducted by René Jacobs, with Wienand playing the recitative accompaniments on fortepiano received the German Record Critics’ Annual Award in 2009. Various radio, CD and television recordings illustrate his wide-ranging artistic achievements.