Klaus Hellwig is a professor of piano at the University of the Arts Berlin. His students have won awards at major international competitions. Graduates from his class have gone on to teach at notable universities in Europe, Asia and the United States. 

Klaus Hellwig has taught numerous masterclasses, in some places over many years – for example at the Verbier Festival, in Berlin, Fellbach/Stuttgart, at the Edwin Fischer Summer Academy in Potsdam.

He has long-standing experience as a jury member for competitions.

Klaus Hellwig studied under Detlef Kraus in Essen and Pierre Sancan in Paris. Furthermore, his artistry was influenced by masterclasses with Wilhelm Kempff and Guido Agosti, as well as by collegial exchange with György Sebok during his frequent masterclasses in Berlin.

He appeared on the concert-stage in solo recitals, concerts with orchestra, and chamber music with many different partners mainly in Europe, Asia, and the United States.