In Memoriam Prof. Michael Uhde (1953 - 2024) - Pianist & Chamber Musician
When in January 2024 I received the unexpected news of the sudden passing of Prof. Michael Uhde at the age of only 70, it came as a huge shock and with great sadness. Not only had he been one of the most outstanding advocates of chamber music in general, but in particular that of the German Classics & Romantics - with Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms amongst his favourites -, and he was furthermore a renowned music teacher, pianist, chamber musician and researcher - plus, on top of all, my first piano teacher and musical mentor, but more about this later. Obituary for Prof. Michael Uhde Michael Uhde was a pivotal figure within an established musical family, born in 1953 as the son of one of post-war Germany's most revered scholars: pianist, writer and teacher Prof. Jürgen Uhde (1913-91), himself author of three detailed volumes on the entire piano music by Ludwig van Beethoven 1 . Jürgen Uhde - Beethovens Klaviermusik, Vol I-III Jürgen Uhde would make his name not only by perfor...
