Thomas Duis is a German

Germany

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 pianist.

Duis studied with Kurt Gerecke in Wiesbaden, Karl-Heinz Kämmerling

Karl-Heinz Kämmerling

Karl-Heinz Kämmerling is a notable German academic teacher of classical pianists, who prepared at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover pianists for a career as performers and academic teachers, particularly in the early training of highly gifted...

 in Hannover and Fanny Waterman

Fanny Waterman

Dame Fanny Waterman, DBE is a piano teacher, and the founder, Chairman and Artistic Director of the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition. She is also president of the Harrogate International Music Fesitval.-Life:...

 in Leeds.

He was the top-ranking pianist at the 1986 Artur Rubinstein Competition in Tel Aviv (he was awarded the 2nd prize, the 1st being declared void), and was awarded 2nd prize at the 1986 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition

Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition

The Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition is based in Salt Lake City, Utah and is the second largest piano competition in the United States....

 and 3rd prizes at the 1985 Sydney Competition

Sydney International Piano Competition

The Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia is a music competition, presented by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in association with the University of Sydney and broadcast live throughout Australia. It is held every four years, over a three-week period in July-August, and is...

 and the 1987 ARD Competition in Munich. Duis had his discographical debut for EMI

EMI

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, and has performed internationally since.

He is the rector of the Hochschule des Saarlandes für Musik und Theater, and a musical ambassador for the Goethe-Institut

Goethe-Institut

The Goethe-Institut is a non-profit German cultural institution operational worldwide, promoting the study of the German language abroad and encouraging international cultural exchange and relations. The Goethe-Institut also fosters knowledge about Germany by providing information on German...

.

Premieres

• Benjamin Yusupov: Concerto-Intimo for piano and orchestra. Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
  Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
  The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra of the Israel Broadcasting Authority is a major orchestra of Israel...
  
   - Leon Botstein
  Leon Botstein
  Leon Botstein is an American conductor and the President of Bard College . Botstein is the music director and principal conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra and conductor laureate of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, where he served as music director and principal conductor from 2003-2010...
  
  , conductor. Henry Crown Hall, Jerusalem; March 28, 2007.