Biography
Angela Metzger
performs internationally as a concert organist and soloist with orchestras such as the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln and the Augsburger Philharmoniker. She has performed with the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln under the direction of François-Xavier Roth 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 Orgelpark Amsterdam, the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Philharmonie Essen, the Musashino Civic Cultural Hall Tokyo, and the Royal Opera House Muscat (Oman). Additionally, she has been invited to perform at renowned festivals such as Toulouse les Orgues, the Musikfest ION Nürnberg, and the Varaždin Baroque Festival.
Angela Metzger’s repertoire spans from the late Renaissance to contemporary music, and she collaborates regularly with contemporary composers such as Betsy Jolas, Mark Andre, Moritz Eggert, Johannes X. Schachtner, and Philipp Maintz.
Her work has been documented through radio and television recordings with BR, WDR, and Deutschlandfunk, and she has released CD productions featuring solo and chamber music works with labels such as Rondeau Leipzig, Solo Musica Munich, Are-Verlag, and Organum Classics. Her album “Raumgestalten,” recorded on the organs for contemporary music at the Kunst-Station Sankt Peter Köln, was acclaimed by the specialist press as a reference recording and was nominated for the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik.
During the winter semester 2017/18, she taught as a substitute for Prof. Bernhard Haas at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich. 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 for outstanding achievements in music 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. Throughout her studies, she was a recipient of the Cusanuswerk scholarship, the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship, and was selected to participate in Yehudi Menuhin’s “Live Music Now” programme.
