Teachers of the piano school

The pianist, who was born in Ulm, began taking lessons at the age of nine and was trained at the Ulm Music School. From an early age, he successfully competed in various contests, including “Jugend musiziert,” the Yamaha Piano Competition, and international festivals.

In 2012, he began his studies at the Trossingen University of Music under Prof. Wolfgang and Prof. Raluca Wagenhäuser, majoring in piano and teacher certification, and graduated with top grades. His training was supplemented by master classes with, among others, Prof. Gerhard Oppitz and Prof. Konrad Elser.

As a musician, Ülker has gained extensive experience in chamber music and piano accompaniment and performs regularly at concerts, such as the Ulm Culture Night. In addition to his artistic work, he is passionate about his roles as a piano teacher and school principal.

Nadja Niederberger is responsible for marketing and administrative tasks. She can also be reached by phone.

One of her greatest strengths lies in the social sphere, which is why she places great importance on fostering good relationships with employees and customers.
Nadja Niederberger manages the children’s section “PiaNino Kinderwelt” with great passion. She brings to this role experience in the field of psychology, including expertise in “gifted children,” “underachievers,” and “ADD/ADHD.” Nadja Niederberger develops learning strategies for children and loves to work with them.

The young pianist from Shanghai, China, has been learning the piano since childhood and was finally admitted to the Trossingen State Academy of Music through diligence and talent, where she worked as an assistant accompanist. Later she worked as a piano teacher at the Donaueschingen Conservatory.

During her studies she studied with the American pianist, artistic director and deputy rector of the HfM Trossingen Prof. Peter Nelson, Prof. Irmgard Priester, and Prof. Jacques Ammon. She participated in many concerts and master classes, such as Trossingen Meisterklasse Lied Akademie, Meisterklasse Internationaler Kultur- und Kunstaustausch Lübeck and visited with the Prof. Ulrich Eisenlohr, Prof. Manfred Aust , Prof. Konrad Elser . She has also participated in concerts in Shanghai, Trossingen, Hamburg and other cities. In 2017, she was a keynote speaker at the German-Chinese Cultural Exchange Concert at Tongji University in Shanghai, and in 2016 he participated in the live music short film concert “Der andere Blick” in Villingen-Schwenningen. In 2014 she also gave the concert “New Music” with the school orchestra.

In terms of her academic and professional skills, she completed two master’s degree programs, specializing in solo piano, piano pedagogy, and artistic song interpretation. It is evident that the young pianist’s musical talent and outstanding skills have been well-developed and refined.

Sofia Kourtidou was born in Greece. She received her first piano lessons at the age of 7. In 2004 she began her studies in piano and theory as a scholarship student at the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki. After receiving her diploma in 2011, she completed a master’s degree in piano at the Hochschule für Musik und Künste Bremen in the class of Hubert Rutkowski in 2015. In July 2015, she completed her studies as a specialist in early musical education at the Music College Hannover.

Sofia Kourtidou has been teaching piano students since 2013. From 2015 to 2021 she worked as a piano teacher at the Neu-Ulm Music School. Since 2022 she has been working as a piano teacher in the Ulm Piano School and she is studying music education at the University of Nicosia. Her students have successfully completed high school exams and entrance exams, as well as winning first prizes in Jugend Musiziert competitions. Students applying for music majors were successfully prepared by her.

She has given concerts as a soloist and as a chamber music pianist in Greece and Germany and participated in concerts in Italy and Austria. In 2010, she appeared in two TV programs of the Greek State Television (ERT) on the subject of classical music. In addition to her musical education, Sofia Kourtidou graduated from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a degree in architecture.