Matthias Reinis equally active as soloist, lieder accompanist and chamber musician. He took the prize for best accompanist in the 2005 Kerkrade International Lieder Competition. His repertoire is broad and encompasses works from Bach and Scarlatti to contemporary composers.He has been active as a rehearsal pianist and coach at the Cologne Musikhochschule (Aachen campus) since 2001. Prior to that, he studied with Alexandr Satz (Graz) and Claudio Martinez (Madrid).Matthias Rein is a sought-after collaborative pianist and vocal coach in international masterclasses. In 2003 he received his first invitation to play for the cello course at the European Music Academy in Montepulciano. A year later, he began his involvement with the Wels International Singing Academy, and has contributed his skills to many other courses since that time.In 2007, he was a soloist at the Euriade Festival, and also made his debut appearance for WDR in their “Night Music” series. In 2008 and 2009 he appeared with the internationally-active chamber music group, Valerius Ensemble. In May of 2010, he performed works by Chopin at a recital in Aachen to honour the International Charlemagne Prize winner Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland.Matthias Rein is well-known to local audiences in Aachen through his yearly concerts in the ballroom of the old spa hotel. As soloist and collaborative pianist, he has given concerts throughout Germany and has appeared in Austria, the Netherlands, Spain and Russia.As an accompanist, Matthias Rein has assisted tenor Kwon-Shik Lee (2002) and flautist Aurélie Corbet (2009), helping them win first prizes in important competitions. Matthias Rein is a member of the “Trio con Cor”, together with Corina Liefers (horn) and Michael Rein (violin).
