Marie Rosa Günter was born 1991 in Braunschweig/Germany. After several years in the class of Wolfgang Zill, she enrolled in the early study program of th IFF Hannover where she was pupil of Matti Raekallio and Jelena Levit.

She has been studying in the class of Bernd Goetzke since 2010 and is currently pursuing a master´s degree. It is certainly no accident that the young pianist has chosen the Goldberg Variations for her debut CD- the music of Johann Sebastian Bach has occupied a central place in her repertoire since the very beginning.

Her involvement with Bach has been underlined by a first prize of the Bach Competition in Köthen and her participation in Leipziger Bachtage and the Würzburg Bach Festival.

Other notable awards in her musical career have included first prize in Steinway International Competition, the Classical Music prize from the City Münster and WDR and the first prize at the International Grotrian Steinweg Competition.

As a finalist of the German Music Competition in 2015, the pianist was awarded a scholarship which includes several concerts in Germany.

Marie Rosa Günter also has an intensive commitment to chamber music, joining cellist Stanislas Kim as prizewinner of the 8th International Swedish Duo Competition and the 12e Concours de Musique de Chambre de Lyon.

The duo´s debut CD featuring works by Bach, Beethoven and Franck was released in 2014, a live recording from Bremen´s Sendesaal.

Until his retirement in 2018 Michael Ladenburger was director of the museum and curator of the collection of the Beethoven-Haus Bonn the biggest and most diverse Beethoven collection. During his active time he was the main actor in the acquisition of the autograph of the »Diabelli Variations«, amongst others.

Not least he highlighted several aspects of Beethoven's life and work in special exhibitions and accompanying publications, mostly based on original documents. His special interest is dedicated to the autographs, furthermore to the contemporary instruments and the former performance praxis as well as the exploration of the spiritual world of the composers. 

Being restless in retirement he is currently primarily engaging in research about Beethoven during his earlier times in Bonn and piano instruments which have been forgotten as well as playing the organ or his grandchildren. He is regularly publishing his research results and critical reflections on michaelladenburger.blogspot.com/.