Katharina Sellheim
"Katharina Sellheim proved herself to be a confident musician with mature pianistic skills. Her broad repertoire overview, including solo performances, combined with her ability to sensitively respond to diverse characters, makes her an ideal motivator and leader for all who entrust themselves to her."
(Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau)
Katharina Sellheim - piano
Katharina Sellheim is a passionate chamber musician. The pianist is fascinated by discovering and retelling stories in music. While still a student, she was engaged by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as a lieder accompanist for his masterclasses. Since then, Katharina Sellheim has been a regular guest at international festivals, most recently the Beethoven Festival Bonn, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Heidelberg Spring Festival, the Saxon Symphony Orchestra, and others.
Katharina Sellheim is a piano partner of renowned artists and regularly performs at the Elbphilharmonie, the Laeiszhalle Hamburg, the Gasteig Munich, and others. She also regularly performs in the Duo Sellheim with her brother Konstantin, a violist with the Munich Philharmonic, and in the Sellheim-Kuti Trio with László Kuti, the principal clarinet of the Munich Philharmonic. The pianist also founded the Hannover Piano Trio with violinist Lucja Madziar. The trio made its debut at the Elbphilharmonie in September 2018.
Her CDs "Fantasy" for viola and piano and "Fairy Tales" for clarinet, viola, and piano have received critical acclaim, and her performances have been recorded for radio and television by NDR, WDR, SWR, and HR.