Teresa Wenhart - Music, Brain, Psychology

am i a musician?

Being a musician is a way of life,
a deep inner need to understand the world through sounds and communicate with it.
My training has been and continues to be intense, diverse, and full of passion – though unconventional. It has not only provided me with the technical foundation but also the freedom to find my own path – outside of traditional degrees, yet in the heart of music. I draw inspiration from a variety of influences: from classical music to jazz, from contemporary styles to piano, cello, and choral singing.
Music is, for me, an expression of freedom and individuality.
Being a musician means telling stories, touching people, and putting a part of ourselves into every note – whether on stage, teaching, or simply playing because
the heart demands it.
„A musician is someone who dedicates themselves to a higher idea.”
Gustav Mahler
Musical Training & Experience
February 2024 - February 2025
February 2023 - February 2024
since October 2016
January - February 2018
2014 - 2016
2009 - 2011
2000 - 2011
CAS Music Performance (violoncello) ,
Zurich University of the Arts , Prof. Orfeo Mandozzi
CAS Music Performance (violoncello) ,
Zurich University of the Arts , Prof. Orfeo Mandozzi
Cello lessons with Prof. Orfeo Mandozzi, Christoph Croisé, Sorin Munteanu & Hauke Siewertsen
Choral Conducting-D-Training , Lower Saxony Choral Association

Studied Musicology at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Music advanced course (Abitur) , practical + theoretical Abitur examination (piano), Gymnasium Gröbenzell
Piano lessons (private, classical) with Dietlind Henke, Munich
The connection between music and psychology
Music and psychology have one thing in common: they are about people and their stories. In music, I look for the melody behind the notes, the story that a piece tells. In my psychological work, it's about understanding the stories and patterns that people carry within themselves. Both require the ability to read between the lines – or, in music, to hear between the notes. Being a musician means telling stories, sharing emotions, and putting a part of oneself into every note.
"The musician draws from the depth of their inner self and brings the invisible to sound."
" (Robert Schumann)
In both areas, I work with the invisible: with emotions, inner conflicts, and the search for understanding – in both a philosophical and scientific sense. This is what makes music and human relationships so fascinating to me.
Masterclasses
Worlds Beyond Orchestra Tour (08/2023) "The Jazz Symphony" with Daniel Schnyder, Christoph Croisé and others; Moods Zurich, Schwaz(AT), Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Festival Puplinge Classique, Lucerne Festival (cello)
International Summer Academy Mozarteum (07/2022), Salzburg (AT), Prof. Orfeo Mandozzi (cello)
Moods, Zurich (06/2022): Workshop by Daniel Schnyder with Christoph Croisé, David Bruchez-Lally & Francois-Xavier Poizat (cello)
International Chamber Music Festival Ochsenhausen , Prof. Konstantin Heidrich (et al.), (cello)
Engers, State Music Academy of Rhineland-Palatinate (05/2022) : Prof. Benedict Klöckner (cello)
Limoux, Southern France (03/2022): Prof. Matias Pinto/Arthur Hornig (cello)
Choir workshop with Neill Ferris (04/2018): Cambridge University Symphony Chorus

Jazz
Worlds Beyond Orchestra (2023)
Old School Big Band (2012-2013)
Big Band Gymnasium Gröbenzell (2003 -2011)
Orchestra
Studio Ensemble, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
Orchestergesellschaft Zürich (2019-2022)
Hannoversche Orchester Vereinigung (2018-2019)
Choir
Chor der Musikakademie der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (2016-2019)
Choir Conducting (D) Certificate (2018)
Seefelder Kammerchor Zürich (2019-2021)
Collegium Muwicum, LMU München