Thomas Haberlah, born 1962 in Waibstadt near Heidelberg, studied piano with Hans Thürwächter in Mannheim and in Hannover with David Wilde (a student of the legendary Nadia Boulanger).
Masterclasses with Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, Leonid Brumberg, Oxana Yablonskaya, and his participation in several international piano competitions completed his musical education.
In 1992 he won a prize at ...
Thomas Haberlah, born 1962 in Waibstadt near Heidelberg, studied piano with Hans Thürwächter in Mannheim and in Hannover with David Wilde (a student of the legendary Nadia Boulanger).
Masterclasses with Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, Leonid Brumberg, Oxana Yablonskaya, and his participation in several international piano competitions completed his musical education.
In 1992 he won a prize at the 3rd International Franz Liszt Piano Concours in Utrecht, Netherlands, as to date the only German in the history of this competition.
His solo repertoire includes works not only for piano, but also organ and harpsichord from early baroque era up to classical modern pieces.
The music of the late romantic era and the turn of the century (member of the 'Jahrhundertwendegesellschaft Heidelberg' since 1988) with emphasis on lesser-known composers (eg 1998 performance of the complete work of Julius Reubke for organ and piano) has been especially close to his heart.
Aside from his activities as solo pianist and organist, he has been working as piano assistant at the 'Musikhochschule Hannover' since 1993. In this function he was also invited several times by the Musikhochschule Lübeck and Detmold.
As a guest lecturer he presented a special seminar in 2009, titled 'Sonatas for flute and piano by German composers of the 1920s' at the Musikhochschule Malmö, Sweden.
He works frequently as a piano accompanist at international music-festivals and masterclasses like 'Ticino Musica Lugano', 'International Summer Academy Prag-Wien-Budapest', 'Konzertarbeitswochen Goslar'; together with Hatto Beyerle, Johannes Peitz, Karl Leister, Eberhard Feltz, Andrea Lieberknecht, Felix Renggli, Karl-Heinz Steffens and many others.
Time and again, he has been highly regarded by students as a competent go-to person for various questions related to music and performance.
As a soloist and chamber musician, he has toured not only in Europe but also to Korea and Japan.
