Peter von Wienhardt is a pianist (winner of f.e Liszt Competition Paris), composer (f.e. his Piano Concerto performed 2024 by Münster Symphony Orchestra with him as the soloist and Golo Berg as conductor), arranger (his arrangement of Piazzolla’s 4 Estaciones for Violin Orchestra is currently the most successful arrangement in the world), and increasingly active conductor known for his constant exploration of new musical horizons. 

His work blends performance, improvisation, and recomposition, guided by a deep search for musical meaning. His teaching emphasizes efficient technique and movement economy which is rooted in the Chopin tradition, combined with hungarian and french school fingering and touching. His students work all around the world in exported positions.

Trained in Stuttgart under Oleg Maisenberg and influenced by figures such as Cziffra, Lachenmann, Kurtág (who were his teachers) von Wienhardt has performed in almost all major concert halls worldwide and in over 120 countries. He has given masterclasses internationally and taught for long years chamber music at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. 

Since 2006, he has been a piano professor in Münster and founded the Philharmonica Westfalica in 2017. His compositions are performed globally, and his concerts, recordings and awards reflect broad international recognition.