Roland Krüger is a German pianist and music educator, born on July 17, 1973, in Kassel. He studied with Oleg Maisenberg and Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, then worked in Krystian Zimerman’s class at the Basel Conservatory from 1999 to 2001. In 2001, he won the Geneva International Competition for Performers.
Krüger made his debut with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in 1998. He has performed with conductors including Fabio Luisi, Otmar Maga, Marc Soustrot, and Dennis Russell Davies. His recordings include Claude Debussy’s Twelve Études and an album of works by Joseph Merk with cellist Martin Rummel.
From 2002 to 2008, Krüger taught in Kassel. Since 2007, he has been a professor at the Hanover University of Music.