Volker Bertelmann is an internationally acclaimed pianist, composer and experimental musician. In 2023 he won a BAFTA and Oscar in the Best Original Score category for All Quiet on the Western Front. His score for Lion, which he composed in collaboration with Dustin O’Halloran was nominated for multiple awards, including Oscar for Best Original Score, Golden Globe for Best Original Score, and Best Film Music at the BAFTAs. He has provided music for several leading films and television series, including the score for Patrick Melrose, The Old Guard, Stowaway, the episode “Red Book” from Black Mirror, and the 2020 film Ammonite, co-composed with O’Halloran, which received a spot on the Academy Awards short list for Best Original Score. In 2022, he scored War Sailor, an official selection at the Toronto International Film Festival. He will collaborate with director Edward Bergain again in 2023, scoring the film Conclave.

A uniquely innovative pianist, who in his solo work goes by the name Hauschka, Bertelmann has worked with, among others. the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, where he was the artist in residence, and the Grammy-winning violinist Hilary Hahn. In 2018, he accepted an invitation to join the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts, and Sciences.

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