Jörg Schweinbenz was born in Tübingen and studied music education, piano and orchestral conducting at the University of Music in Freiburg. Following his music studies, he took up teaching positions in Freiburg and Tossingen, and since 2008 has been Professor of Lied Improvisation and Performance at the University of the Arts in Berlin. Together with Philipp Moehrke and Peter von Wienhardt, Schweinbenz teaches the course “Klavier aktuell” (The Piano in Modern Life) at the Music Academy in Trossingen.Jörg Schweinbenz and bass-baritone Markus Flaig have been musical collaborators since their student days. In recent years, Schweinbenz has also been specializing in free improvisation, concentrating especially on new and experimental music. He concertizes regularly both as a soloist and in chamber ensembles, and is active in a variety of genres from classical to jazz.
