Alexander Maria Wagner (b. 1995) studied composition with Tristan Murail, Franz Hummel, and Kenneth Hesketh, and piano with Pavel Gililov and Theodor Breu at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg and the Royal College of Music in London. He received further artistic inspiration from Thomas Adès.
His concert career has taken him not only to numerous venues in Germany (Herkulessaal and Gasteig in Munich, the Beethoven House and Beethovenfest in Bonn, the Regentenbau in Bad Kissingen, and others) but also to Austria, Italy, France, the Czech Republic, England, Romania, Azerbaijan, Switzerland, and the United States. Prominent radio and television stations such as BR, WDR, Deutschlandradio Kultur, 3Sat, and ORF have broadcast portraits of him. In 2018, he made his debut with the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3; shortly before that, his recording of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra was released. He has performed as a guest artist in several concert halls, presenting Bach’s Goldberg Variations and his own piano pieces *Rhapsotude* and *Miniatures on Poppies*. In the fall of 2026, he will make his debut at the Konzerthaus Berlin as part of C. Bechstein’s renowned piano series.
At the age of 14, Alexander Maria Wagner composed his First Symphony, *Kraftwerk*, which was recorded by the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2017, the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra also recorded his Second Symphony. The piece was selected by the English National Ballet School in London as the music for a new choreography; in 2023, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (OE1) also broadcast the highly acclaimed orchestral work. He writes his own lyrics for many of his compositions (Triptychon, Rosendorn, Käfer töten). For years, he has also maintained a close artistic collaboration with the author Helen Brecht (Arien ohne Vorhang; Traum einer Maschine, among others). His most recent piece, “Worte in Trance,” premiered in May 2026 at the Music Center in Budapest as part of the celebrations marking György Kurtág’s 100th birthday. He is currently working on a string quartet, the piece *Octocorallia* for vocal octet and Japanese wind chimes, and a new opera. His works are published by Universal Edition Vienna.
Programm
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Chromatische Fantasie und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 903
Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Geistervariationen Es-Dur, WoO 24
Alexander M. Wagner (*1995): „Mohn“ – Fünf Miniaturen (2020)
Alexander Skrjabin (1872–1915): Fantasie h-Moll, op. 28
Alexander Skrjabin (1872–1915): Sonate Nr. 9 „Schwarze Messe“, op. 68
Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Fantasie C-Dur, op. 17
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