Biography Julia Rinderle

International Concert Activity

Pianist Julia Rinderle is considered one of the versatile artists of her generation. She performs internationally, both as a soloist and chamber musician, combining a broad stylistic range with thoughtfully curated programs and a compelling stage presence.

Early in her career, she performed with orchestras such as the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Sopot and appeared at festivals and concert halls including the Köthen Bach Festival, the International Music Festival in Goslar, the Chamber Music Series of the Lower Saxony State Theater, the Grafenegg Festival, Styriarte Festival (broadcast on Austrian classical channel Ö1), Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen, the Glass Hall of the Musikverein Vienna, and the Herkulessaal of the Munich Residenz.

In the summer of 2016, she performed in the USA as part of the renowned Pianofest in the Hamptons, and in 2019 she toured China with six solo recitals in Wuhan, Beijing, and Chongqing.

Piano Education

Julia Rinderle completed her Master’s degree in Piano at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover under Prof. Roland Krüger and her Master’s degree in Chamber Music and Lied Interpretation at the Mozarteum University Salzburg in the class of Prof. Imre Rohmann.

Her training was enriched by numerous masterclasses in piano and chamber music with renowned professors, including Bernd Glemser, Matthias Kirschnereit, Emanuel Ax, Bernd Goetzke, Matti Raekallio, Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, Paul Badura-Skoda, and Arie Vardi.

CD Releases

In June 2025, she released the CD GRANDES DAMES with works by female composers, recorded together with cellist Marilies Guschlbauer (CAvI Music / Deutsche Grammophon distribution).

In May 2019, she released her second solo album Schubertiade on Piano (ARS Produktion).

Her debut CD, released in February 2016 on HELBLING/NAXOS, features the world premiere recording of Anselm Hüttenbrenner’s Geisterszenen and Robert Schumann’s Geistervariationen.

Awards, Prizes, and Honors (Selection)

• 2024: Music Promotion Award of the Schwaben District

• 2023: Cultural Award of the City of Memmingen

• 2021 & 2022: Scholarship recipient “Neustart Kultur”

• 2020: Silver Medal (with violinist Sophia Herbig) at the 5th International Music Competition, Manhattan, USA

• 2016: Rupert-Gabler Foundation Cultural Award

• 2013: 1st Prize at the II International Youth Pianists Competition, Troisdorf

• 2012: 1st Prize with highest score at the International Piano Competition “Lia Tortora,” Italy

• 2010: 1st Prize and Audience Prize at the 16th International Louis Spohr Competition, Kassel

• Various other prizes in international competitions including Munich, Italy, and the Netherlands

She has also been a recipient of the Deutschlandstipendium (2012–2013) and the “Musik braucht Freunde” scholarship (2011).

Versatility and Artistic Engagement

Julia Rinderle frequently moderates her concerts, adding context, anecdotes, and background information. She is open to innovative concert formats and interdisciplinary projects, integrating literature, theater, and visual arts. She is committed to music education for young audiences, regularly performing in schools and educational initiatives such as Rhapsody in School.

A particular focus of her work is performing and rediscovering compositions by female composers, both historical and contemporary. In addition to the classical repertoire, she is deeply engaged with contemporary music, collaborating with living composers, premiering new works, and creating interdisciplinary projects that connect music with social themes such as nature, memory, identity, and climate change.

From 2016–2026, she served as artistic director of the piano festival Klangperspektiven Allgäu e.V., which she founded.

Teaching Activities

From 2019–2022, she was a lecturer for piano at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, and since October 2020, she has held a teaching position for piano and accompaniment at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig.

She has also given numerous masterclasses, including at the international Sommer Klavier Festival in Troisdorf, and has served as a juror for the International Louis Spohr Competition (Kassel), the International Youth Pianists Competition (Troisdorf), and the national competition Jugend Musiziert.