Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Volker Banfield (born 9 May 1944, Oberaudorf, Bavaria) is a German pianist. He studied at the Nordwestdeutsche Musikakademie in Detmold, beginning at age 14. Afterward he moved to the United States and studied at the Juilliard School (with Adele Marcus) and at the University of Texas (with Leonard Shure). He then returned to live in Germany and toured extensively. His repertory emphasized late 19th century and 20th century music featuring works by Bartók, Debussy, Messiaen, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, and Scriabin. The contemporary composers György Ligeti and Detlev Müller-Siemens have dedicated works to him. He has also become identified with the works of Schumann.He holds a professorship at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg.