Dr. Tilman Skowroneck

Biography

Tilman Skowroneck is a Bremen-born harpsichordist and fortepianist with a rich academic background. He studied under prominent teachers including Bob van Asperen and Gustav Leonhardt. He performed with the Swedish baroque ensemble Corona Artis beginning in 1991, contributing to concerts and recordings. He defended his doctoral dissertation on the performance practices of Beethoven’s piano works in 2007 at the University of Gothenburg's Department of Cultural Sciences, subsequently publishing a book titled 'Beethoven Pianist' with Cambridge University Press in 2010. From 2009 to 2011, he held a postdoctoral fellowship with the Swedish Research Council on a project involving Viennese fortepianos, working at the University of Southampton. Currently, he serves as a senior lecturer in Musical Performance at the Academy of Music and Drama at the University of Gothenburg. Skowroneck has collaborated with notable figures such as Roger Moseley at Cornell University and is the editor of 'Keyboard Perspectives', a peer-reviewed yearbook produced by the Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies. He has engaged in extensive research, with publications exploring historical performance and musical expression from the 18th century.

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