Leon Kerner Profile

Leon Kerner

Composer & Pianist

Currently studying Composition for Film and Theatre at ArtEZ University of the Arts Arnhem.

Vita

  • Since 2023
    Studying Composition for Film an Theatre at ArtEZ University of the Arts Arnhem.
    2nd chairman of "Musicians for a better life e.V." (MuFo)
  • 2022-2023
    Studying Advanced Film Music and Production at the Musicube Academy
  • 2021
    Co-founding member of the Kerner GbR Music School
    Winning the "SchoolJam Recording Contest" with the piece "Welcome"
    Becoming a semi-finalist in the international "Film Music Contest FMC" with the piece "Apache Air Mission"
  • 2020
    Work as a jazz piano lecturer at the College of Arts in Bagamoyo, Tanzania
  • 2019-2023
    Pursuing a degree in Music Education for Gymnasium with jazz piano as the primary instrument at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich
  • 2019
    Internship with German film music composer Sebastian Fillenberg in the field of film music production
    Work as a pianist in the "Tuesday Night Bigband" of the Municipal Singing and Music School in Munich
  • 2018
    Activities including pianist for the international music project "Little Jazz Mass" by Bob Chilcott at the Wilhelm-Hausenstein-Gymnasium Munich. Participation as a singer in the 6th "Klasse Klassik" event by Bayerischer Rundfunk. Winning 1st prize at the Regional Competition "JugendMusiziert" Munich. Winning 1st prize at the State Competition "JugendMusiziert" Bavaria. Winning 2nd prize at the National Competition "JugendMusiziert".
  • 2018-2019
    Composition lessons with Dr. Victor Alcántara at the Municipal Singing and Music School in Munich
  • Since 2018
    Member of "Förderverein Jazz & Malerei e.V."
  • 2017
    Work as a pianist for the musical "FAME" at the Wilhelm-Hausenstein-Gymnasium Munich. Participation in a jazz workshop at the Dresden University of Music
  • 2017-2019
    Continued jazz piano lessons with Dr. Victor Alcántara at the Municipal Singing and Music School in Munich
  • 2016
    Participation in the "Combo Kicks" support program of the State Youth Jazz Orchestra Bavaria under the direction of Mr. Harald Rüschenbaum
  • Since 2016
    Work as a private piano and music teacher
  • 2016-2018
    Enrollment in the scientific-propaedeutic seminar "Creativity in Music" and writing a paper on "Composition in the Context of Fusion" at the Wilhelm-Hausenstein-Gymnasium Munich, receiving a perfect score of 60 out of 60 points in the evaluation
  • 2015-2017
    Continued jazz piano lessons with Mr. Matthias Preißinger at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich
  • 2015
    Participation in the "Jazz Juniors" support program of the State Youth Jazz Orchestra Bavaria under the direction of Mr. Harald Rüschenbaum.
    Admission to the support class program at the Municipal Singing and Music School in Munich
  • 2014-2015
    Jazz piano lessons with Mrs. Inna Surzhenko at the Municipal Singing and Music School in Munich
  • 2012
    1st prize at the Regional Competition "Jugend Musiziert" Munich with advancement to the State Competition. 2nd prize at the State Competition "JugendMusiziert" Berlin
  • 2007-2017
    Piano lessons with Dr. Romald Fischer at the Municipal Singing and Music School in Munich
  • 2006-2007
    Continued accordion lessons with Dr. Romald Fischer at the Municipal Singing and Music School in Munich
  • 2005-2006
    Accordion lessons with Mrs. Perda M. Pauler at the Municipal Singing and Music School in Munich
  • 2003-2005
    Musical early education with Mrs. Christine Schäfer at the Municipal Singing and Music School in Munich