Julian Gast

Biography

Born in Leipzig in 1999, Julian Gast began playing the piano at the age of six. He has performed with renowned orchestras such as the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and the Norddeutsche Philharmonie, and with artists such as Nils Mönkemeyer and Priya Mitchell. He studied with Prof. Matthias Kirschnereit in Rostock from 2016-2022. Since 2022 he studies with Jacques Rouvier at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. Gast has won prizes at national and international competitions and received support from foundations such as the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben. He has also been accepted into the German National Academic Foundation in 2020. He was part of important festivals such as Musiktage Hitzacker, Festspiele Mecklenburg Vorpommern, International Festival Bodensee, etc.