Adrian Baianu, pianist (Germany)
Collaborative piano and vocal coach

Adrian Baianu studied in Munich (piano with G. Hefele, collaborative piano with E. Werba, H. Deutsch, N Shetler and S. Mauser), musicology and drama, as well as Italian philology at the Ludwig Maximilians University and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.

Adrian Baianu works as vocal coach and collaborative pianist with Susan Anthony, Wolfgang Brendel, Albert Dohmen, Wolfgang Koch, Petra Lang, Noemi Nadelmann, Andreas Schmidt, Juha Uusitalo, Michael Volle, Edith Wiens and Elena Zaremba, amongst others.

He has given recitals in Berlin (Komische Oper), Bern, Brussels (Théâtre de la Monnaie), Geneva (Grand Théâtre de Genève), London (Wigmore Hall), Leipzig (Gewandhaus), Munich (Prinzregenten Theater), Savonlinna (Opera Festival), Stuttgart, Valencia (Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia) and Zürich, amongst others.

He is also a specialist in Italian vocal technique, which he applies to the German vocal repertoire, particularly to that of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. Together with Petra Lang he has given Italian technique master classes in Münster, London, Bayreuth and Munich.

Mr. Baianu has recorded several CD’s, including: songs by Enjott Schneider (Wergo), songs by Franz Schreker (Arte Nova/BMG), songs by Engelbert Humperdinck (EDA), songs by Hans von Büllow, Bruno Walter and Clemens Krauss (Oehms Classics), and Brahm’s Schöne Magelone (Brilliant Classics)..

Session III