Severin von Eckardstein, born on August 1, 1978, in Düsseldorf, Germany, is a German concert pianist and professor. He began his piano studies at age six and later studied under Barbara Szczepanska, Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, and Klaus Hellwig. Von Eckardstein's career includes notable performances at venues such as Berlin, Moscow, London, Paris, New York, and Tokyo. He collaborated with conductors including Philippe Herreweghe, Lothar Zagrosek, Marek Janowski, Valery Gergiev, Paavo Järvi, and Jaap van Zweden. Von Eckardstein won numerous competitions, including the Steinway-Wettbewerb in Hamburg in 1990, the Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD in Munich in 1998, third place at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2000, and the Grand Prix International Reine Elisabeth in Brussels in 2003.
