Presenter for classical music & culture
Presenting
For more than ten years I have been presenting classical music and culture – live on radio, on stage and on camera. Symphony concert, festival or panel: I prepare thoroughly, tell stories vividly and let the music take the lead.
What I do for your event
“Knowing music from the inside – and telling its story so that everyone listens.”
Concert presenting
I guide audiences through symphonic and chamber concerts, matinees and family concerts – in the hall and, if required, for radio at the same time. Well prepared, with stories about the works and the people behind them, and always keeping the music at the centre.
Gala & festival
Anniversaries, festival openings, award ceremonies and competitions: I hold the evening together, react live to whatever happens and give artists and hosts the space they need.
Panels & artist talks
Pre-concert talks, lecture recitals, panel discussions and artist interviews – in German, English or French. As a journalist I research thoroughly; as a musician I ask the questions musicians enjoy answering.
Presenting with music
I am a trained pianist. On request I play the piano myself: a theme you will recognise later in the orchestra, a small encore, a musical bridge between two items.
Listen
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Live on stage – WDR 3 Konzert from Neuss (German)1:49
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WDR 3 Mosaik – studio presenting (German)1:05
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WDR 3 Tonart – programme opening (German)1:29
On radio
- WDR 3 Tonart
- since 2021 · Monday to Friday, 3 to 5:45 pm
- WDR 3 Konzert
- since 2022 · Monday to Friday, 8 to 10 pm
- ARD Konzert
- since 2024 · for the ARD cultural stations, 8 to 10 pm
- Deutschlandfunk & Deutschlandfunk Kultur
- concert and feature programmes; 2014–2022 “Tonart Klassik”, around 100 live shows
Live on stage
- Concert in Paris: stars play for Notre-Dame – three hours live on ARD Konzert
- Birthday gala “60 years of WDR 3” – live from Bochum, with Claudia Dichter and Jörg Lengersdorf
- “The veil of the temple” – the great choral night from Dortmund, live on WDR 3 Konzert
- Opening concert of the Witten Days for New Chamber Music
- International ACHT BRÜCKEN composition competition – on stage at the WDR Funkhaus
- “Musik der Zeit” and chamber concerts of the WDR Symphony Orchestra – at the Funkhaus and the Kölner Philharmonie
- WDR 3 Tonart live from the Herne Early Music Days
Three languages
I present and interview in German, English and French – also switching between them, for instance at international festivals or with guests from France.
Presenting with music
What a presenter at the piano can do: before the orchestra plays, I play the theme – and the audience listens differently afterwards. Hear for yourself how I sounded as a pianist.
Book me as presenter
Tell me about your event. Every field you fill in strikes a key – when you send it, your enquiry becomes a melody.
Or directly by email: p.quiring.musikjournalist@gmail.com
Your melody is complete
Thank you for your enquiry!
I look forward to your event and will get back to you personally.