Biography
Angela Metzger
performs internationally as a concert organist and soloist with orchestras such as the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, the Essener Philharmoniker and the Augsburger Philharmoniker. She has performed with the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln at venues including the Kölner Philharmonie, the London Southbank Centre, and the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.
Her performances have taken her to prestigious venues worldwide, including the the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Philharmonie Essen, the Gewandhaus Leipzig, the Auditorio Nacional de Música Madrid, the Musashino Civic Cultural Hall Tokyo, and the Royal Opera House Muscat (Oman). Additionally, she has been invited to perform as soloist at renowned concert series and festivals such as BR musica viva, Milano Musica, Toulouse les Orgues, the Musikfest ION Nürnberg, and the Varaždin Baroque Festival.
Angela Metzger is passionate about a wide range of styles, keeping organ repertoire from the late Renaissance to contemporary music vibrantly present. She collaborates with composers such as Betsy Jolas, Mark Andre, Moritz Eggert and Philipp Maintz, and her work is documented in numerous radio, television, CD and video productions.
During the winter semester 2017/18, she taught as a substitute for Prof. Bernhard Haas at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich; she is currently serving there as a mentor for the programme Leading Creatives: Women in Music Leadership. Since the academic year 2023/24, she has been teaching at the Hochschule für evangelische Kirchenmusik Bayreuth.
She has been awarded prizes at prestigious international organ competitions, including those in Bad Homburg, Tokyo, Wiesbaden, and Wuppertal, as well as at the ARD competition in Munich. Additionally, she has received the Bayernwerk-Kulturpreis, the Music Promotion Award of the City of Munich and has been honoured with the Bayerischer Kunstförderpreis (Bavarian state award for the advancement of arts).
Angela Metzger studied church music and organ at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich under the guidance of Professors Edgar Krapp and Bernhard Haas. She successfully attained all her diplomas, completed her master’s degree, and earned an Artist Diploma with the highest honors. She also studied oboe at the Innsbrucker Landeskonservatorium with Konrad Zeller.
