Gottlieb Wallisch

The Austrian pianist Gottlieb Wallisch has placed himself squarely in the long tradition of Viennese music, combining Classical-period works and contemporary music in his programs. He is also a noted impresario and educator. Wallisch was born in Vienna on August 7, 1978. His whole family was musical, and his great-uncle Johann Nepomuk David was a noted composer. Wallisch was something of a child prodigy, winning admission at age six to a class for gifted children at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. He was the school's youngest student at the time. Walli...