Christian Ludwig Mayer (born March 21, 1974) is a German pianist and composer. He also appears under the pseudonym of Ludwig Auwald. Mayer began as an autodidact and studied jazz piano and classical piano with Leonid Chizhik at Richard-Strauss-Konservatorium München, as well as harpsichord and jazz composition. He has worked with Gunther Klatt, Giora Feidman, Marcus Woelfle, and New Orleans based trombonist Dwayne Paulin. He also works frequently with Montauk based violinist Bob Stern. Partial discography 1997 Black & White, Dwayne Paulin Quartet, Bauer Studios Ludwigburg-CHAOS 2004 Cabaret Modern, AudioFilm with Noël Akchoté, Red, Giovanna Cacciola, John Greaves, Jean-Louis Costes, etc., Winter & Winter 2009 Dedications, MAQ, Michael Ausserbauer Quartett 2010 Robert Schumann – Von Wilden Reitern und Träumereien, classical music history for children, based on Robert Schumann IGEL-Records, BR-Klassik References External links Web presence, biography biography Derry Journal MacCinema german biography 1974 births Swing pianists Stride pianists German composers Living people German jazz pianists 21st-century pianists