Uwe Volkmer

Uwe Volkmer serves as a Lecturer in Piano within the Department of Music at the University of Kassel, a position he has held permanently since 2015. Based at the Mönchebergstraße campus (Room 1018), he teaches piano and school practical piano playing, contributing to the university's music education programs.

His educational foundation was built at the Kassel Music Academy, where he studied instrumental pedagogy in piano under Nikolai Posnyakov, a former professor of the St. Petersburg Academy of Music. He deepened his artistry through postgraduate studies in artistic maturity with Posnyakov and master classes with renowned pianists Igor Shukov and Anatol Ugorski.

Volkmer's professional activities span performance and pedagogy. As a performer, he engages in solo recitals, ensemble collaborations, orchestral concerts, and contemporary music premieres (including CD productions), often partnering with the Staatstheater Kassel. His teaching encompasses piano instruction at various levels and institutions, emphasizing both technical mastery and expressive interpretation, as noted in press reviews for his "noble touch culture" and "exquisite delicacy" in rubato.

Throughout his career, he has held teaching appointments at the diocese of Fulda (theory and piano), the Music Academy Kassel (teaching practice), and the University of Kassel. While his current role focuses on undergraduate instruction, he has also composed for commercial projects such as REWE.