The 22-year-old German pianist Robert Neumann – who was a 2017 Discovery Award winner at the ICMA (International Classical Music Awards) – has been appointed deputy artistic director of Cultur in Cannstatt and festival director of the Cannstatter Klavierfrühling. The organization is based in Bad Cannstatt, a district of the German city Stuttgart.
The first edition of the new festival will take place at the Großer Kursaal in Bad Cannstatt starting April 14, 2024, and will feature pianists Anton Gerzenberg, Alberto Ferro, Vadym Kholodenko, Maria Eydman and Robert Neumann.