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"Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances." - Maya Angelou

To trace the essence of sound with the joy of discovery and open-minded versatility – that is the musical credo of Tobias Koch, one of the most fascinating current performers in the area of historical keyboard instruments. Koch never ceases to surprise his audiences with a series of exceptional projects, featuring an extensive variety of repertoire and a pronounced curiosity for discovering rare historical instruments and unknown musical gems.

A comprehensive musical career as soloist, chamber musician, and vocal accompanist has led him to tour throughout Europe. He appears as a guest artist in leading festivals such as Schleswig-Holstein, Ludwigsburg, Verbier, and the Warsaw Chopin Festival.

Important musical partners include Andreas Staier, Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis, Concerto Köln, Collegium 1704 Prag, Hofkapelle München, Frieder Bernius with Hofkapelle Stuttgart, the choirs of the broadcasting entities WDR (Cologne) and BR (Munich), and singers such as Dorothee Mields, Jan Kobow, Thomas E. Bauer, and Markus Schäfer, with whom he has been collaborating for many years. Tobias Koch works in tandem with instrument makers and restorers, as well as with some of the most important musical instrument museums;

He is on the faculty of the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf and imparts masterclasses on an international level. A wide range of publications and a great number of broadcast productions for radio and television round out his work in the field of music, along with over 40 CD releases of works ranging from Mozart to Brahms.

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Ludwig van Beethoven
In Search of New Paths, Beethoven
Tobias Koch
Franz Schubert
Schubert, Die Winterreise
Markus Schäfer | Tobias Koch
Franz Schubert
Schubert, Schwanengesänge
Markus Schäfer & Tobias Koch
Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Giselher Klebe
Metamorphosis
Premysl Vojta | Tobias Koch
Historical Recordings
Karlrobert Kreiten
Robert Schumann, Ferdinand Hiller
Piano Quintets
Tobias Koch
Ludwig Berger, Franz Schubert
Die schöne Müllerin
Markus Schäfer
Ludwig van Beethoven, Carl Leopold Röllig
Complete Piano Pieces
Tobias Koch