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Praised by the press for her ‘finesse, power and liveliness’ Caroline Oltmanns has performed as a soloist
in major concert halls in Europe, South Africa, and North America. Performances in the United States
have included Steinway Hall and Weill Hall in New York City, Preston Bradley Hall in Chicago, and Leo
Bing Theater in Los Angeles. Regular recital tours to Germany, France and Switzerland have included
venues such as Stadttheater Fürth, Grundigvilla Zirndorf, and Festival International de Piano Franz
Liszt. During her concert tours of South Africa she appeared in Baxter Hall and Endler Hall, the
Monument and at the universities of Pretoria, Potchefstroom and Johannesburg.
Caroline Oltmanns’ playing has been heard on radio stations in Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Los
Angeles, and Cape Town, South Africa. Radio interviews in Germany have been broadcast on
Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Süddeutscher Rundfunk, Radio Bremen, Hessischer Rundfunk and
Westdeutscher Rundfunk. Televised interviews and performances include Bayerisches Fernsehen,
Channel 25 Chicago, and KVCR-TV San Bernadino.
Caroline Oltmanns’ recently released and third solo album on Filia Mundi features Beethoven’s Waldstein
Sonata. Her world premieres and recordings of commissioned works for piano and large ensemble
include concertos by James Wilding, Till McIvor Meyn, Edward Largent, Rainer Schmitz, Dave Morgan,
and Tom Janson.
Caroline Oltmanns has presented master classes in the United States, Switzerland, Germany, South
Africa, and Canada. A Professor of Piano at Youngstown State University, her students have been
accepted into prestigious programs in the US and abroad, and have pursued outstanding careers in music.
Dr. Oltmanns is a native of Fürth, Germany. She received a Performance Diploma from the Staatliche
Musikhochschule Freiburg, and consequently accepted a Fulbright Scholarship and the prestigious
Stipendium der deutschen Wirtschaft for studies at the University of Southern California. Her musical
mentors were John Perry, Robert Levin, Vitaly Margulis and Malcolm Frager.
Caroline Oltmanns is an International Steinway Artist.
Press Biography:
Pianist Caroline Oltmanns has performed extensively in Germany, France, Switzerland, South Africa and
the United States. Reviews rave about her “focused and heartfelt emotion” (L’Alsace, France) and her
“mature creativity” (Fürther Zeitung, Germany). Her playing has been broadcast on radio and television
stations in the US, South Africa and Germany. In addition to a wide variety of piano solo and concerto
repertoire, Caroline Oltmanns frequently performs and premieres works by contemporary composers.
Caroline Oltmanns is a Fulbright Scholar and International Steinway Artist. A native of Germany, she
earned her Diploma at the Staatliche Musikhochschule Freiburg and her Master's and Doctoral degrees at
the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Her musical mentors were John Perry, Robert
Levin, Vitaly Margulis and Malcolm Frager. She is Associate Professor of Piano at Youngstown State
University.
Praised by the press for her ‘finesse, power and liveliness’ Caroline Oltmanns has performed as a soloist
in major concert halls in Europe, South Africa, and North America. Performances in the United States
have included Steinway Hall and Weill Hall in New York City, Preston Bradley Hall in Chicago, and Leo
Bing Theater in Los Angeles. Regular recital tours to Germany, France and Switzerland have included
venues such as Stadttheater Fürth, Grundigvilla Zirndorf, and Festival International de Piano Franz
Liszt. During her concert tours of South Africa she appeared in Baxter Hall and Endler Hall, the
Monument and at the universities of Pretoria, Potchefstroom and Johannesburg.
Caroline Oltmanns’ playing has been heard on radio stations in Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Los
Angeles, and Cape Town, South Africa. Radio interviews in Germany have been broadcast on
Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Süddeutscher Rundfunk, Radio Bremen, Hessischer Rundfunk and
Westdeutscher Rundfunk. Televised interviews and performances include Bayerisches Fernsehen,
Channel 25 Chicago, and KVCR-TV San Bernadino.
Caroline Oltmanns’ recently released and third solo album on Filia Mundi features Beethoven’s Waldstein
Sonata. Her world premieres and recordings of commissioned works for piano and large ensemble
include concertos by James Wilding, Till McIvor Meyn, Edward Largent, Rainer Schmitz, Dave Morgan,
and Tom Janson.
Caroline Oltmanns has presented master classes in the United States, Switzerland, Germany, South
Africa, and Canada. A Professor of Piano at Youngstown State University, her students have been
accepted into prestigious programs in the US and abroad, and have pursued outstanding careers in music.
Dr. Oltmanns is a native of Fürth, Germany. She received a Performance Diploma from the Staatliche
Musikhochschule Freiburg, and consequently accepted a Fulbright Scholarship and the prestigious
Stipendium der deutschen Wirtschaft for studies at the University of Southern California. Her musical
mentors were John Perry, Robert Levin, Vitaly Margulis and Malcolm Frager.
Caroline Oltmanns is an International Steinway Artist.
Press Biography:
Pianist Caroline Oltmanns has performed extensively in Germany, France, Switzerland, South Africa and
the United States. Reviews rave about her “focused and heartfelt emotion” (L’Alsace, France) and her
“mature creativity” (Fürther Zeitung, Germany). Her playing has been broadcast on radio and television
stations in the US, South Africa and Germany. In addition to a wide variety of piano solo and concerto
repertoire, Caroline Oltmanns frequently performs and premieres works by contemporary composers.
Caroline Oltmanns is a Fulbright Scholar and International Steinway Artist. A native of Germany, she
earned her Diploma at the Staatliche Musikhochschule Freiburg and her Master's and Doctoral degrees at
the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Her musical mentors were John Perry, Robert
Levin, Vitaly Margulis and Malcolm Frager. She is Associate Professor of Piano at Youngstown State
University.