Michael Wollny

Michael Wollny

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Michael Wollny is a German jazz pianist known best for performances and recordings with the Michael Wollny Trio, whose style according to a 2015 review in the Irish Times "is suffused with a theatrical, romantic air of mystery". Commenting on the Trio's 'Nachfahrten' EP, the newspaper said the pianist "doesn't so much burn as smoulder". Named at the Ronnie Scott's Jazz Awards in London as the Most Promising International Newcomer of the Year for 2007, he composes and features works by others including Gil Evans, Thelonious Monk, Billy Strayhorn and Björk.

Born in central Germany, he studied piano and violin at the local Musikschule Schweinfurt and then at the Hermann Zilcher Conservatory and Hochshchule für Musik in nearby Würzburg. He recorded with the group Young Friends and from 1999 performed regularly at the Staatstheater Nürnberg and the Nationaltheater Mannheim. After he signed a recording contract with the ACT Music + Vision label in 2005, he released several albums with his trio with a 2007 solo album 'Piano Works VII - Hexentanz'.

He teaches at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig and in 2018 he commenced a tour of venues in Germany, Switzerland and Belgium with French jazz accordionist Vincent Peirani, with whom he released the 2016 album 'Tandem'. Peirani also appears with Wollny along with French saxophonist Emile Parisien and Swiss vocalist Andreas Schaerer on 'Out of Land' (2017) and Wollny performs with Finnish jazz pianist Iiro Rantala and Polish jazz pianist Leszek Mozdzer on 'Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic VII - Piano Night'.

Top tracks

05
Velvet Gloves & Spit
Michael Wollny
Mondenkind
02:43
Composers: Taylor Kirk - Simon Trottier - Mathieu Charbonneau
03
Little Person
Michael Wollny
Weltentraum
03:43
Composers: Jon Brion - Charlie Kaufmann
04
II. Andantino
Michael Wollny
Oslo
05:09
Composers: Gabriel Fauré
01
Lets Act Together
Nils Landgren
3 Generations
04:14
Writer: Canned Heat / Composers: Traditional
04
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Nils Landgren
Eternal Beauty
04:39
Writer: James Taylor / Composers: James Taylor
05
Green Fields
Nils Landgren
Eternal Beauty
04:25
Writer: Richard Dehr - Terry Gilkyson - Frank Miller / Composers: Richard Dehr - Terry Gilkyson - Frank Miller
04
Silent Way (Live)
Wolfgang Haffner
The Act Jubilee Concert
06:13
Composers: Wolfgang Haffner
03
Fragile
Nils Landgren
Fragile at Schloss Elmau
06:50
Writer: G.M. Sumner / Composers: G. M. Sumner
02
Another Kind of Blue
Nils Landgren
Eternal Beauty
03:21
Writer: Torsten de Winkel / Composers: Nils Landgren - Torsten de Winkel
01
Love of My Life
Nils Landgren
Eternal Beauty
02:51
Writer: Nils Landgren / Composers: Nils Landgren
07
Spring Dance
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive II
03:00
Composers: Michael Wollny
02
Walk Tall
Nils Landgren
The Jubilee Concerts
05:44
Composers: Esther Marrow - James Rein - Joe Zawinul
06
Summertime (Live)
Leszek Mozdzer
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic VII: Piano Night
07:53
Composers: George Gershwin
03
Broken Wings
Nils Landgren
Eternal Beauty
04:08
Writer: Steven George - John Lang - Richard Page / Composers: Steven George - John Lang - Richard Page
03
Hold on My Heart
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive II
05:17
Writer: Phil Collins - Tony Banks - Mike Rutherford / Composers: Phil Collins - Tony Banks - Mike Rutherford
02
Tears for Esbjörn (Live)
Iiro Rantala
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic I
06:53
Composers: Iiro Rantala
06
Sunrise
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive II
04:12
Composers: Nils Landgren
12
For Your Love (Quem Me Dera)
Nils Landgren
Eternal Beauty
04:41
Writer: Lisa Nilsson / Composers: Ivan Lins - Vitor Martins
11
We Don't Need Another Hero
Nils Landgren
Eternal Beauty
04:39
Writer: Terry Britten - Graham Lyle / Composers: Terry Britten - Graham Lyle
04
Rezeusler (Live)
Emile Parisien
Out of Land
10:19
Composers: Andreas Schaerer
01
Chapter II
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive II
03:02
Composers: Michael Wollny
02
Adagio for Strings
Michael Wollny
Tandem
05:45
Composers: Samuel Barber
04
The Sound of Silence
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive II
05:39
Composers: Paul Simon
05
Stars in Your Eyes (Live)
Nils Landgren
The Act Jubilee Concert
06:44
Writer: Herbie Hancock / Composers: Herbie Hancock
13
Dear Diary
Nils Landgren
Eternal Beauty
04:33
Writer: Per Holknekt / Composers: Esbjörn Svensson
01
Air Song (Live)
Emile Parisien
Out of Land
04:35
Composers: Vincent Peirani
06
One Frozen Moment
Nils Landgren
Eternal Beauty
03:15
Composers: Johan Norberg
02
Hello Dave
Michael Wollny
Oslo
04:06
Composers: Michael Wollny
10
Your Song
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive II
04:30
Writer: Elton John - Bernie Taupin / Composers: Elton John - Bernie Taupin
07
Eternal Beauty
Nils Landgren
Eternal Beauty
04:01
Writer: Eva Svensson / Composers: Johan Norberg
08
Fields of Gold
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive II
04:40
Composers: Gordon Sumner
03
Der Wanderer
Michael Wollny
Nachtfahrten
04:17
Composers: Michael Wollny
06
Hymn (Live)
Cæcilie Norby
The Act Jubilee Concert
06:59
Writer: Caecilie Norby / Composers: Lars Danielsson
01
Nacht
Michael Wollny
Weltentraum
03:35
Composers: Alban Berg
14
Nachtfahrten
Michael Wollny
Nachtfahrten
06:05
Composers: Michael Wollny
09
Get Here
Nils Landgren
Eternal Beauty
04:20
Writer: Brenda Russel / Composers: Brenda Russel
01
Nacht / Rufe in der horchenden Nacht (Live)
Michael Wollny
Living Ghosts (Live)
18:16
Composers: Alban Berg - Paul Hindemith
03
Zigzag Blues (Live)
Céline Bonacina
The Act Jubilee Concert
05:46
Composers: Céline Bonacina
08
Isn't It a Pity
Nils Landgren
Eternal Beauty
03:57
Writer: George Harrison / Composers: George Harrison
02
Willow's Song
Michael Wollny
Ghosts
04:20
Composers: Paul Giovanni
01
I Loves You Porgy
Michael Wollny
Ghosts
03:52
Composers: George Gershwin
02
B&h (Live)
Emile Parisien
Out of Land
09:55
Composers: Vincent Peirani
03
Hauntology
Michael Wollny
Ghosts
03:17
Composers: Michael Wollny

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  • Discography
Albums
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVI: Piano Night II
℗ 2025 ACT Music + Vision GmbH & Co. KG
27-06-2025
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVI: Piano Night II
01
L'Horloge Créole
Michael Wollny
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVI: Piano Night II
05:51
Composers: Michael Wollny - Iiro Rantala - Grégory Privat - Leszek Możdżer
02
Ritournelle
Michael Wollny
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVI: Piano Night II
06:20
Composers: Michael Wollny - Iiro Rantala - Grégory Privat - Leszek Możdżer
03
Etude in C Minor "Revolutionary"
Michael Wollny
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVI: Piano Night II
04:52
Composers: Michael Wollny - Iiro Rantala - Grégory Privat - Leszek Możdżer
04
Singing in the Rain
Michael Wollny
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVI: Piano Night II
03:58
Composers: Michael Wollny - Iiro Rantala - Grégory Privat - Leszek Możdżer
05
Smile
Michael Wollny
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVI: Piano Night II
04:17
Composers: Michael Wollny - Iiro Rantala - Grégory Privat - Leszek Możdżer
06
July
Michael Wollny
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVI: Piano Night II
05:33
Composers: Michael Wollny - Iiro Rantala - Grégory Privat - Leszek Możdżer
07
More Tuna
Michael Wollny
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVI: Piano Night II
08:25
Composers: Michael Wollny - Iiro Rantala - Grégory Privat - Leszek Możdżer
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Living Ghosts (Live)
℗ 2025 ACT Music + Vision GmbH & Co. KG
28-02-2025
Living Ghosts (Live)
01
Nacht / Rufe in der horchenden Nacht (Live)
Michael Wollny
Living Ghosts (Live)
18:16
Composers: Alban Berg - Paul Hindemith
02
Hauntology / In a Sentimental Mood / Little Person (Live)
Michael Wollny
Living Ghosts (Live)
19:36
Composers: Michael Wollny - Duke Ellington - Jon Brion
03
Hand of God / Lasse! (Live)
Michael Wollny
Living Ghosts (Live)
20:13
Composers: Nick Cave - Warren Ellis - Guillaume de Machaut
04
Willow's Song / This West (Live)
Michael Wollny
Living Ghosts (Live)
12:28
Composers: Paul Giovanni - Jeff Babko
Duo
℗ 2024 ACT Music+Vision GmbH+Co.KG
26-01-2024
Duo
01
Vienna Pitch
Michael Wollny
Duo
06:18
Composers: Michael Wollny
02
Eclat
Michael Wollny
Duo
07:44
Composers: Joachim Kühn
03
Fatigue
Michael Wollny
Duo
07:49
Composers: Michael Wollny
04
Somewhere
Michael Wollny
Duo
07:37
Composers: Ornette Coleman
05
Aktiv
Michael Wollny
Duo
05:38
Composers: Joachim Kühn
06
My Brother Rolf
Michael Wollny
Duo
05:35
Composers: Joachim Kühn
4 Wheel Drive II
ACT Music+Vision GmbH+Co.KG
29-09-2023
4 Wheel Drive II
01
Chapter II
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive II
03:02
Composers: Michael Wollny
02
Still Crazy After All These Years
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive II
05:27
Writer: Paul Simon / Composers: Paul Simon
03
Hold on My Heart
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive II
05:17
Writer: Phil Collins - Tony Banks - Mike Rutherford / Composers: Phil Collins - Tony Banks - Mike Rutherford
04
The Sound of Silence
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive II
05:39
Composers: Paul Simon
05
Just Another Minute
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive II
03:44
Writer: Nils Landgren / Composers: Lars Danielsson
06
Sunrise
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive II
04:12
Composers: Nils Landgren
07
Spring Dance
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive II
03:00
Composers: Michael Wollny
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Ghosts
ACT Music+Vision GmbH+Co.KG
30-09-2022
Ghosts
01
I Loves You Porgy
Michael Wollny
Ghosts
03:52
Composers: George Gershwin
02
Willow's Song
Michael Wollny
Ghosts
04:20
Composers: Paul Giovanni
03
Hauntology
Michael Wollny
Ghosts
03:17
Composers: Michael Wollny
04
Hand of God
Michael Wollny
Ghosts
05:14
Composers: Nick Cave - Warren Ellis
05
Ghosts
Michael Wollny
Ghosts
02:52
Composers: David Sylvian
06
Monsters Never Breathe
Michael Wollny
Ghosts
03:37
Composers: Michael Wollny
07
Erlkönig
Michael Wollny
Ghosts
02:45
Composers: Franz Schubert
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Heinrich Heine - Traumbilder
ACT Music+Vision GmbH+Co.KG
29-10-2021
Heinrich Heine - Traumbilder
01
Denk' ich an Deutschland in der Nacht
Christian Brückner
Heinrich Heine - Traumbilder
02:21
Writer: Heinrich Heine / Composers: Michael Wollny
02
Traumbild
Christian Brückner
Heinrich Heine - Traumbilder
02:14
Writer: Heinrich Heine / Composers: Michael Wollny
03
Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland
Christian Brückner
Heinrich Heine - Traumbilder
02:21
Writer: Heinrich Heine / Composers: Michael Wollny
04
Ich habe gerochen alle Gerüche
Christian Brückner
Heinrich Heine - Traumbilder
01:37
Writer: Heinrich Heine / Composers: Michael Wollny
05
Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen
Christian Brückner
Heinrich Heine - Traumbilder
01:22
Writer: Heinrich Heine / Composers: Michael Wollny
06
Liebesantrag
Christian Brückner
Heinrich Heine - Traumbilder
01:38
Writer: Heinrich Heine / Composers: Michael Wollny
07
Die Welt ist dumm
Christian Brückner
Heinrich Heine - Traumbilder
00:33
Writer: Heinrich Heine / Composers: Michael Wollny
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ACT Music+Vision GmbH+Co.KG
30-04-2021
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01
Somewhere Around Barstow
Michael Wollny
XXXX
04:14
Composers: Michael Wollny - Emile Parisien - Tim Lefebvre - Christian Lillinger
02
Dick Laurent Is Dead
Michael Wollny
XXXX
04:47
Composers: Michael Wollny - Emile Parisien - Tim Lefebvre - Christian Lillinger
03
Too Bright in Here
Michael Wollny
XXXX
05:33
Composers: Michael Wollny - Emile Parisien - Tim Lefebvre - Christian Lillinger
04
Grandmother's Hammer
Michael Wollny
XXXX
01:59
Composers: Michael Wollny - Emile Parisien - Tim Lefebvre - Christian Lillinger
05
The Haul
Michael Wollny
XXXX
05:03
Composers: Michael Wollny - Emile Parisien - Tim Lefebvre - Christian Lillinger
06
Find the Fish
Michael Wollny
XXXX
03:05
Composers: Michael Wollny - Emile Parisien - Tim Lefebvre - Christian Lillinger
07
Doppler Fx
Michael Wollny
XXXX
03:59
Composers: Michael Wollny - Emile Parisien - Tim Lefebvre - Christian Lillinger
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Mondenkind
ACT Music & Vision GmbH & Co KG
25-09-2020
Mondenkind
01
Lunar Landscape
Michael Wollny
Mondenkind
00:49
Composers: Michael Wollny
02
Father Lucifer
Michael Wollny
Mondenkind
04:26
Composers: Tori Amos
03
Things Behind Walls
Michael Wollny
Mondenkind
01:07
Composers: Michael Wollny
04
Sonatine (Nr. 7, 2. Satz)
Michael Wollny
Mondenkind
04:23
Composers: Rudolf Hindemith
05
Velvet Gloves & Spit
Michael Wollny
Mondenkind
02:43
Composers: Taylor Kirk - Simon Trottier - Mathieu Charbonneau
06
Tale
Michael Wollny
Mondenkind
03:31
Composers: Michael Wollny
07
Mondenkind
Michael Wollny
Mondenkind
04:40
Composers: Michael Wollny
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4 Wheel Drive
ACT Music + Vision GmbH & Ko KG
15-03-2019
4 Wheel Drive
01
Polygon
Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny, Lars Danielsson & Wolfgang Haffner
4 Wheel Drive
03:42
Composers: Michael Wollny
02
Another Day in Paradise
Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny, Lars Danielsson & Wolfgang Haffner
4 Wheel Drive
04:33
Writer: Phil Collins / Composers: Phil Collins
03
Lady Madonna
Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny, Lars Danielsson & Wolfgang Haffner
4 Wheel Drive
04:14
Writer: Paul McCartney - John Lennon / Composers: Paul McCartney - John Lennon
04
Shadows in the Rain
Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny, Lars Danielsson & Wolfgang Haffner
4 Wheel Drive
03:53
Writer: Gordon Sumner / Composers: Gordon Sumner
05
Lobito
Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny, Lars Danielsson & Wolfgang Haffner
4 Wheel Drive
03:34
Composers: Wolfgang Haffner
06
Maybe I'm Amazed
Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny, Lars Danielsson & Wolfgang Haffner
4 Wheel Drive
03:46
Writer: Paul McCartney / Composers: Paul McCartney
07
She's Always a Woman
Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny, Lars Danielsson & Wolfgang Haffner
4 Wheel Drive
05:42
Writer: Billy Joel / Composers: Billy Joel
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4 Wheel Drive Live
ACT Music + Vision GmbH & Ko KG
15-03-2019
4 Wheel Drive Live
01
4WD (Live)
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive Live
10:23
Composers: Lars Danielsson
02
Lobito (Live)
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive Live
06:13
Composers: Wolfgang Haffner
03
That's All (Live)
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive Live
08:06
Composers: Phil Collins - Mike Rutherford - Tony Banks
04
Shadows in the Rain (Live)
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive Live
05:45
Writer: Gordon Sumner / Composers: Gordon Sumner
05
Polygon (Live)
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive Live
12:31
Composers: Michael Wollny
06
Le Chat Sur Toit (Live)
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive Live
01:52
Composers: Nils Landgren
07
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Live)
Nils Landgren
4 Wheel Drive Live
06:38
Writer: Gordon Sumner / Composers: Gordon Sumner
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Wartburg
ACT Music + Vision GmbH & Ko KG
23-03-2018
Wartburg
01
Atavus (Live)
Michael Wollny
Wartburg
03:46
Composers: Eric Schaefer
02
Big Louise (Live)
Michael Wollny
Wartburg
04:10
Composers: Scott Walker
03
Perpetuum Mobile (Live)
Michael Wollny
Wartburg
03:09
Composers: Eric Schaefer
04
Synonym (Live)
Michael Wollny
Wartburg
02:46
Composers: Michael Wollny - Eric Schaefer - Christian Weber
05
19. Interludium, sehr ruhig (Live)
Michael Wollny
Wartburg
03:33
Composers: Paul Hindemith
06
Antonym (Live)
Michael Wollny
Wartburg
02:26
Composers: Michael Wollny - Eric Schaefer - Christian Weber
07
Gravité (Live)
Michael Wollny
Wartburg
02:06
Composers: Eric Schaefer
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Oslo
ACT Music + Vision GmbH & Ko KG
23-03-2018
Oslo
01
Make a Wish
Michael Wollny
Oslo
02:37
Composers: Michael Wollny
02
Hello Dave
Michael Wollny
Oslo
04:06
Composers: Michael Wollny
03
Farbenlehre
Michael Wollny
Oslo
03:21
Composers: Michael Wollny
04
II. Andantino
Michael Wollny
Oslo
05:09
Composers: Gabriel Fauré
05
Zweidrei
Michael Wollny
Oslo
02:17
Composers: Eric Schaefer
06
19. Interludium, sehr ruhig
Michael Wollny
Oslo
03:55
Composers: Paul Hindemith
07
Roses Are Black
Michael Wollny
Oslo
04:21
Composers: Heinz Sauer
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Out of Land
ACT Music + Vision GmbH & Ko KG
28-04-2017
Out of Land
01
Air Song (Live)
Emile Parisien
Out of Land
04:35
Composers: Vincent Peirani
02
B&h (Live)
Emile Parisien
Out of Land
09:55
Composers: Vincent Peirani
03
Kabinett V (Live)
Emile Parisien
Out of Land
09:12
Composers: Michael Wollny
04
Rezeusler (Live)
Emile Parisien
Out of Land
10:19
Composers: Andreas Schaerer
05
Ukuhamba (Live)
Emile Parisien
Out of Land
13:38
Composers: Andreas Schaerer
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic VII: Piano Night
ACT Music + Vision GmbH & Ko KG
21-04-2017
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic VII: Piano Night
01
Candide Overture (Live)
Iiro Rantala
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic VII: Piano Night
05:05
Composers: Leonard Bernstein
02
Freedom (Live)
Iiro Rantala
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic VII: Piano Night
06:41
Composers: Iiro Rantala
03
White Moon (Live)
Iiro Rantala
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic VII: Piano Night
06:05
Composers: Chris Beier
04
She Said She Was a Painter (Live)
Leszek Mozdzer
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic VII: Piano Night
04:41
Composers: Leszek Mozdzer
05
Africa (Live)
Leszek Mozdzer
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic VII: Piano Night
07:17
Composers: Lars Danielsson
06
Summertime (Live)
Leszek Mozdzer
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic VII: Piano Night
07:53
Composers: George Gershwin
07
Fiesta (Live)
Leszek Mozdzer
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic VII: Piano Night
08:05
Composers: Chick Corea
Tandem
ACT Music + Vision GmbH & Ko KG
23-09-2016
Tandem
01
Song yet Untitled
Michael Wollny
Tandem
04:16
Composers: Andreas Schaerer
02
Adagio for Strings
Michael Wollny
Tandem
05:45
Composers: Samuel Barber
03
Hunter
Michael Wollny
Tandem
03:55
Composers: Björk Guðmundsdóttir
04
Bells
Michael Wollny
Tandem
03:13
Composers: Michael Wollny
05
Did You Say Rotenberg?
Michael Wollny
Tandem
05:02
Composers: Vincent Peirani
06
Sirenes
Michael Wollny
Tandem
05:05
Composers: Michael Wollny
07
Uniskate
Michael Wollny
Tandem
04:03
Composers: Vincent Peirani
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