Philipp Weigl
*3 October 1979
Works by Philipp Weigl
Biography
Philipp Weigl (b. 1979 in Freising, Germany) received his first piano lessons at the age of six at Musikschule Freising, the local music school. After graduating from Camerloher-Gymnasium Freising, he studied piano with Professor Ansgar Janke at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich. Philipp is also holding an M.A. degree in music pedagogy and musicology from Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich (LMU). Besides composing he is working as a piano teacher and as an associate lecturer for music pedagogy at the LMU Munich.
Since 2001 he is releasing music of different genres and styles on various labels. Latest releases include albums for major companies like Warner/Chappell and BMG/Klanglobby. Philipp’s music has been used in award-winning films, TV shows, commercials, podcasts and video games.
He lives with his wife and two children in his hometown.
About the music
The music of Philipp Weigl combines compositional techniques and elements of (contemporary) classical, enlightened romanticism and popular genres. His deeply emotional style includes elements such as postminimalism combined with rich harmonic layering.
Writing in The Guardian, music critic Chris Salmon described Philipp Weigl’s work as “lush, dreamlike compositions”.