Pianist Stefan Stroissnig studied at the mdw and at the Royal College of Music in London. He performs at important festivals and venues such as the Royal Festival Hall in London, the Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, and the Philharmonie in Berlin. As a soloist, he has appeared with conductors like Kent Nagano, Heinrich Schiff, Thierry Fischer, and Enoch zu Guttenberg. In 2019 he was appointed guest professor of piano at the mdw.